Paris with Preschool Children, Episode 265

<p>Today’s episode is a trip report with Michelle Donnell Adzhemyan on a trip to Paris she took late August 2019 with her husband and two preschool children.</p> <h2>Paris with Preschool Children: Good Idea?</h2> <p>You may have wondered if taking your 4.5yo and 2.5yo to Paris is a good idea, and it probably wouldn't be for every family. But sometimes it works out great as you'll hear from Michelle on today's episode!</p> <p>Since Annie lived in the US when her only daughter was born, she made the long trip home to France to visit my family on many occasions, and traveling with young kids is not something most people look forward to. But it can be done, with class and panache, and it can be a very positive experience for the whole family.</p> <h3>Tips for Enjoying Paris with Preschool Children</h3> <p>In the episode Michelle talks about why they decided to take their two children and how they prepared them for the trip. They asked themselves all the right questions but still ran into a couple of minor mistakes you should avoid.</p> <p>And how difficult will it be finding bathrooms in Paris for a little boy who is in the middle of potty training? It wasn't hard in Paris, but it was a little more difficult in smaller cities.</p> <p>Michelle gives some great recommendations for apps, books, children's camera, stoller rental, French music, and where you can store your bags in Paris while you wait for your apartment to be ready.</p> <h3>Discussed in this Episode</h3> <ul> <li>3 days in Paris [06:21]</li> <li>Why did you decide to take your preschool children? [07:21]</li> <li>Preparing preschool children for a trip to Paris [08:12]</li> <li>Language Apps for children [08:39]</li> <li>Most French people react positively to young children [10:25]</li> <li>Learning about the Thinking Man before the trip [[10:44]</li> <li>Paris Hide and Seek book [11:18]</li> <li>Mission Paris book [11:50]</li> <li>Bringing Up Bébé book [12:47]</li> <li>Annie's Spotify French music playlist [[14:41]</li> <li>Teaching the kids about pickpo