Littles Sad About Business Trip

London: Liam's mom is going on a business trip. Most of the littles are sad because they will miss her. We are looking for ideas to keep them occupied and less sad about her going away. Pretty much, do you have any advice to keep 2-11 year old children happy when someone they love is going away on a trip?

I don't have any littles in my system but I have a bunch of younger cousins and a younger sibling. What I've found is that kids love to make cards for people and pictures. So depending on how long she's gone maybe they can make some and send them to her. Or give them to her when she gets back. It's nice because, it kind of makes the going away fun, and usually kids love to see the reactions their work gets. Plus, it nice to get cute little pictures from them.

Other than though, i guess just the normal, movies, games, etc. Whenever one of my parents went on a trip we'd get to basically have "fun days" where we got to eat out wherever we wanted, go wherever we wanted like the movies or bowling alley. So even though we missed the parent that was gone it was fun at the same time because we knew we'd get to have awesome days.

My outside kids love to get postcards from the person who is away. If the trip is domestic, you can even organize the postcards and postage stamps in advance of the trip. Mailing postcards on an international trip is more difficult but a good hotel front desk may be very helpful.

distractions. focusing on having fun or doing stuff they like or something like that so that they're not focused on who they're missing or feeling sad or anything.


and phone calls can help too. having that form of still being connected and stuff.


reassurances that they'll be back, it's just a business trips, and stuff can help.


and having stuffed animals to cuddle and be with and play with to help not feel alone can help too.


- cassie (age ?)