My family of five recently traveled internationally for the first time together. Many of our friends called us brave when we said we were going to Italy with three toddlers, ages 4, 2, and 2, for two weeks. While the comments were meant to encourage us in our travels, they did the opposite for me, and I wondered if we were setting our kids up for failure in a foreign country.

I was wrong, and quickly discovered that Italy is an incredibly kid-friendly place to visit. Our vacation was amazing because of this, and something we will remember forever.