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Hi pallavi. Give your parents no reason to worry when you are out and about. Tell them everything about your travel. What place yyou are going, for how many days you are going, how you are going, with whom are you going, and if you are planning to take the trip alone, tell them the safety measures you are taking. Don't give them any avenue un tapped by you. When they see that you have taken care of everything they will let you go. And don't lie to your parents. They will always worry for you, but try to convince them with right reasons and go on a trip with their blessing.
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Were you able to travel Pallavi? If you did we would love to know your story and if not just plan a decent trip with parents first, lead their way and on trip tell them how safe it is now to travel alone and maybe they will understand better.
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It's really important to convince your family by gaining the trust and be confident when you speak to them. Family is everything and you are everything to your parents ❤️. So practically why don't you travel along with your parents for one time.
Tell them about your frds whim whom you are going to travel.
Everyone will tell you to lie but that will not work for everytime and when you like are putting yourself in danger. you know what I am trying to say..
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The best way to convince is to open up communications between you. For girls, most of the time. The problem is security and sometimes it's financial Step 1- Start with planning a trip to a metropolitan city (cause they are safe for the most part) nearest to you, preferably with friends . For ex : If I was a banglorean, I would start with mysore. Any place that can be visited in a day or two. Plan it to the T. The duration, modes of travel, cost and places to stay. Make a note of it. This will at the least give them confidence that you know what you are doing. Step 2- Sit them down and tell them at an appropriate time. That too is an art you probably have learnt over the years. Give the iterenary, and every detail. Tell them you will call after visiting every place if required and give them a list of the hotels you are planning to visit or stay. Having friends they trust going with you will be an added bonus. This is usually enough, logically speaking, to convince them. You can start off based on how sensitive the situation is. Take one step at a time. Let them get used to you travelling responsibly to closer trusted places, even the ones you probably have visited with your family. You can slowly start increasing the distance and hopefully one day, they will be so used to you travelling that all they ask is when the trip is. The key is trust, if they trust you to travel maturly and keep them updated, any reasonable parent won't stand in the way of their kids' wishes
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Hey Pallavi, Greetings from my side. I think I am too late to answer this query, but will include it. The reason is even my parents did not allow me to travel. There are concerns they have when their kid is travelling. So you have to crack out the mid way. First of all, tell your parents your desire of travelling. Explain them, why you want to travel. Most of people do, because they feel confident & also makes you learn lot of things. You can put this point. Also ask for their viewpoint. i.e. why they do not want to let you travel. Once you figure out this, you may reach a solution or explain them & convince them accordingly. Second point is, Travel with your parents. I know, it sounds a little weird, but just take your parents on a holiday with you. When you plan the holiday, handle things like a pro. By which I mean, right form booking the tickets to the dinner destinations, do it all by yourselves & make your parents assure, that you can handle yourself, even when you are travelling in a group of friends or solo. I really hope the above suggestions work for you, because it's every individual's right to travel & explore world's beautiful places. :)
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Hi,
I think the biggest concern of our parent is our safety and security. Explain every details of your plan like to whom you are going, vehicle you are using and most importantly where you are going to stay at trip and the safety during the trip.
once you give these facts they would defiantly consider your opinion.
These things actually worked for me!
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Try to make them understand by heart. Do something good for them. they become happy in little things. And then try.... they will definitely let you travel.
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Take them aling with you for some trips, once they will get to know the enjoyment and fun you experienced during a travel. You can start exploring on your own.
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Hey there!
This is a question I've been asking forever but I've finally found a way (atleast with my parents). Solo trips are still a no-no but otherwise they've become more open. 1. Apply to volunteer and try and get scholarships, they usually can't refuse free and scholarship trips. I got myself to Amsterdam through this one. (I know the opportunities aren't abundant but worth a try) 2. If your parents are Academic oriented and money isn't an issue, go for Summer schools and summer camps. 3. Try and earn enough to sponsor your own trips because once the money issue is out, it's easier to ask for permission because they cant give that excuse. This has worked wonders for me since I took up some internships, freelance jobs and part time work. 4. Take some trusted friends along, the ones your parents know. That's it from me!
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1. Convince them objective of the trip
2. Convince them how this trip is cost effective
3. Convince them this itinerary is best and safest
4. Tell them examples of the people who travel a lot and learn new things and how they succeed in life because of Travel
5. Convince them I have Plan B ready if anything were not happened according to the plan.
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Tell your parents that ladies are super strong and tell them the country you are visiting and see is that country good for ladies to visit alone..
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Apply for a job which consists of lot of travelling. and try to cover places like that, if possible. or make them sit, have a man-to-man conversation with them and explain them why do you want to travel. You cannot run away from it if you want to travel.
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Look parents these days are smart so you have to choose your travel destination also smartly or make up solid reason according to the place your going. If you wanna go to Goa of course they'll say no cause Goa has a bad rep for party and drugs and alcohol but you can still go to Goa by telling some destination pretty similar or near to Goa that way you can still cover your ass if shit hits the fan. Now let's say if you wanna go for a trek or a city say Jaipur or a normal travel destination and your parents are still not convinced you have to earn their trust. Sit them down show them your itinerary tell them everything about the place your going to and how safe it is and how many days your going for, where you will be staying and with whom. You have to make them trust your travel companion cause they are a very integral part of your travel , you can lay down ground rules like I'll call you every hour even video call you, show you everything I spend money on ,Give them your friends number, Do everything you can show them that you can be independent and if you love travelling enough eventually they will understand. If they still don't, get a job earn and travel or get into travel business.
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That's their concern for you..but you may start by taking someone with you who they trust well enough and or even you can include them in your trip..show them in that trip how hotels are booked in advance and introduce them to ola and uber so when find that it'll be safe,after one or two trips they will allow you and in that trip be in touch with them so they don't get worried about you
UpvoteCommentHi pallavi,
First of all, Its good that you like travelling,
To answer your question, every parent is concerned about their child. They are very protected about their kids, they care about you. You have to make them trust you that you can take care of yourself. You have to make them understand that you can do things independently. Speak to them, show how maturely you handle things, Show how independent you are, make them believe that. then they will allow you to travel.
Happy travelling!
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