When sending your child on a Lingoo Homestay Language Immersion Holiday, preparation is an important part of giving your child the best possible experience, and of providing you with peace of mind whilst they are away. The amount of money that your child will need to take on a homestay language holiday will vary depending on the location and length of their stay, as well as the activities they take part in. This preparation starts with using our platform to find the right host to suit your needs, and extends all the way to planning the journey documentation, insurance, and the right amount of the destination currency.
Why Will My Child Need to Bring Money?
On a homestay language immersion holiday your child will take part in the life of the host family. While board and lodgings will normally be included, you may agree to trips that can be paid for in advance or on the day depending on what you arrange with the host. Your child will be on a fun and exciting experience, and it is likely that they will want to buy extra food and souvenirs during their stay. Therefore, we recommend that you use the Lingoo platform to communicate with your host family to discuss the kind of expenses to expect during the stay. They will have the local knowledge and hosting experience to give you advice on what is an appropriate amount of local currency.
How to Manage Your Child’s Money
Giving your child money to take on holiday may be worrying; you may be concerned that they will lose or misspend the money. However, there are options that may help you manage this. One way to do this is to give your child a certain amount of local currency for the first couple of days and give them the rest in a prepayment card, which can be loaded by the parents with limits set on what can be spent/withdrawn each day. Some cards may also have a function to stop your child using the card to buy inappropriate items, such as alcohol. A final option could be to pay the host family the agreed amount of spending money, which would then be distributed by the host family as pocket money during the trip.