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Digital nomads
Until recently, long road or overseas trips were generally seen as for younger adults before they ‘settled down’, or older adults who had raised their families.
The digital nomad experience was 20-something backpackers plugged into their laptops at beach bars. But now things are changing, as a growing demographic of parents choose to travel for extended periods with their children.
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The emergence of the anywhere worker
The anywhere worker is a new breed of digital nomad who tends to have a stable knowledge-work job that allows them to base themselves wherever they want.
Out of 1,400 people surveyed, 54% identified as anywhere workers, and 70% of those were parents who took their children with them on their travels.
Two key changes have made it possible since the pandemic: More people can work flexibly now, and many parents understand how homeschooling or remote learning could function.
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A travel-filled lifestyle can benefit children
Parents who embrace a travel-filled lifestyle believe their children have much real-life learning to gain, such as exposure to new languages and cultures, skills like resilience and adaptability, or simply an appetite for adventure. It's about helping children realise how many opportunities are out there. It also makes you realise that learning never stops.
Yet, experts are concerned that children might lose out on community and continuity that comes with growing up in one place.
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Finding friends and structure
Experts point out that digital nomad parents need to be aware of possible downsides.
A lack of routine and wider support networks can be detrimental to children as young children crave a sense of familiarity. School-age children will require at least one parent to dedicate themselves full-time to their education or to work with a travelling teacher.
Anywhere workers say children can still have a semblance or ritual and routine. Because a whole network also works remotely, friends often travel together and maintain a sense of community.
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