{"id":38525,"date":"2025-05-27T13:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=38525"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:37:44","slug":"travel-with-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel with teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>How to take a holiday with teenagers (and retain your sanity)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Travelling with teenagers can be a minefield &#8211; too many rules or too much structure, and the complaints never stop; too few activities and boredom sets in causing them to retreat behind their screens! On the other hand, too much freedom, and you risk barely seeing them, let alone bonding as a family.<br \/>\nBut according to Shaun Lamont, Managing Director of First Group Hotels and Resorts and father of a teen and tween, the key to a successful family holiday isn\u2019t about keeping your teenagers entertained every second &#8211; it\u2019s about giving them space while making time for meaningful shared experiences that strengthen your connection.<br \/>\nBased on his own experiences, Lamont shares his top tips:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Involve them in the planning<\/strong><br \/>\nGive your teenagers a sense of ownership by involving them in the trip planning process and decision-making. Let them suggest places to visit or activities to try.<br \/>\n<strong>Make the journey part of the fun<\/strong><br \/>\nRoad trips can be the most painful part of a holiday. Let the kids take charge of the playlist and choose roadside stops, even if it means a detour, as it adds an element of adventure and fun to the journey.<br \/>\n<strong>If you can\u2019t beat them, join them<\/strong><br \/>\nTeenagers love Instagram-worthy moments, and while parents may be tempted to resist this obsession with social media, embracing it can lead to planning activities that create memorable experiences everyone can enjoy and share.<br \/>\n<strong>Teens still love to play &#8211; so play with them<\/strong><br \/>\nThey may act cool, but teenagers are kids at heart and given the chance still enjoy having some fun with mom and dad. Playing pool or darts, tennis doubles, fun games in the pool, and card or board games are great ways to bond.<br \/>\n<strong>Give them some independence<\/strong><br \/>\nTeenagers want some freedom, and a holiday is the perfect chance to let them have it\u2014within limits and age-dependent. Choose resorts like Magalies Park, Breakers Resort, or Hermanus Beach Club, where they can safely explore on their own.<br \/>\n<strong>Make it about experiences<\/strong><br \/>\nDragging teens from one tourist attraction to another is a recipe for boredom. Instead, mix it up with experiences like zip-lining, visiting a water park, quad biking, or kayaking, along with fun evenings like a DIY pizza competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Group Hotels and Resorts,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstgroup-sa.co.za\/\"><em>www.firstgroup-sa.co.za<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to take a holiday with teenagers (and retain your sanity) Travelling with teenagers can be a minefield &#8211; too many rules or too much structure, and the complaints never stop; too few activities and boredom sets in causing them to retreat behind their screens! On the other hand, too much freedom, and you risk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":38526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10184,19,35],"tags":[12058,438,12057,150,12056,12053,8622,6899,357,12055,12054],"class_list":{"0":"post-38525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kids","8":"category-lifestyle-travel","9":"category-travel","10":"tag-first-group-hotels-and-resorts","11":"tag-holiday","12":"tag-kayaking","13":"tag-kids","14":"tag-quad-biking","15":"tag-resorts","16":"tag-teenagers","17":"tag-teens","18":"tag-travel","19":"tag-water-park","20":"tag-zip-lining"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Travel with teens - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Travel with teens - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to take a holiday with teenagers (and retain your sanity) Travelling with teenagers can be a minefield &#8211; too many rules or too much structure, and the complaints never stop; too few activities and boredom sets in causing them to retreat behind their screens! On the other hand, too much freedom, and you risk [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GetItMagNC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-27T11:37:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1255\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor | Jennifer Campbell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@GetItMagNC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GetItMagNC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor | Jennifer Campbell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor | Jennifer Campbell\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c37185ab1e181ae984e02feec3b5ab1c\"},\"headline\":\"Travel with teens\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T11:37:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":400,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"First Group Hotels and Resorts\",\"Holiday\",\"kayaking\",\"kids\",\"quad biking\",\"resorts\",\"teenagers\",\"teens\",\"travel\",\"water park\",\"zip-lining\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Kids\",\"Lifestyle &amp; Travel\",\"Travel\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/\",\"name\":\"Travel with teens - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T11:37:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c37185ab1e181ae984e02feec3b5ab1c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1255},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/27\\\/travel-with-teens\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Travel with teens\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/\",\"name\":\"Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga\",\"description\":\"Lifestyle Magazine\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c37185ab1e181ae984e02feec3b5ab1c\",\"name\":\"Editor | Jennifer Campbell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Jen-Campbell-scaled-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Jen-Campbell-scaled-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Jen-Campbell-scaled-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Editor | Jennifer Campbell\"},\"description\":\"jennifer@getitnc.co.za\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/getitmagazine.co.za\\\/ballito-umhlanga\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/jenc\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Travel with teens - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Travel with teens - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga","og_description":"How to take a holiday with teenagers (and retain your sanity) Travelling with teenagers can be a minefield &#8211; too many rules or too much structure, and the complaints never stop; too few activities and boredom sets in causing them to retreat behind their screens! On the other hand, too much freedom, and you risk [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/","og_site_name":"Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GetItMagNC","article_published_time":"2025-05-27T11:37:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1255,"url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor | Jennifer Campbell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@GetItMagNC","twitter_site":"@GetItMagNC","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor | Jennifer Campbell","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor | Jennifer Campbell","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/#\/schema\/person\/c37185ab1e181ae984e02feec3b5ab1c"},"headline":"Travel with teens","datePublished":"2025-05-27T11:37:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/"},"wordCount":400,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg","keywords":["First Group Hotels and Resorts","Holiday","kayaking","kids","quad biking","resorts","teenagers","teens","travel","water park","zip-lining"],"articleSection":["Kids","Lifestyle &amp; Travel","Travel"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/","url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/","name":"Travel with teens - Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-27T11:37:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/#\/schema\/person\/c37185ab1e181ae984e02feec3b5ab1c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Travel-with-teens_MAIN-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1255},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/travel-with-teens\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Travel with teens"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/#website","url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/","name":"Get It Ballito &amp; Umhlanga","description":"Lifestyle Magazine","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/#\/schema\/person\/c37185ab1e181ae984e02feec3b5ab1c","name":"Editor | Jennifer Campbell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Jen-Campbell-scaled-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Jen-Campbell-scaled-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Jen-Campbell-scaled-96x96.jpg","caption":"Editor | Jennifer Campbell"},"description":"jennifer@getitnc.co.za","url":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/author\/jenc\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38609,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38525\/revisions\/38609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}