Holidays with kids

[Justhereforaibu1]

Hello 👋. On holiday with the kids (3 and 7) and wishing we'd never come! Not quite but it's so tough! Pre kids used to love sightseeing and cramming in as much as possible, but the eldest has a massive tantrum if we try leave the pool area. I'm so bored. I'd love to do one day of trips out and one day at the pool but she's not happy with that. I've tried bribes, ice creams, obviously kids things when we are our but she goes crazy if we leave the resort. Any tips?

Failing that, can anyone recommend a resort for next time which has absolutely nothing to see in the immediate area, seriously 😂. It would make me chill out more,and just enjoy time with the kids.

I'll add that I'm autistic and love to plan to the last detail (less since kids), and see as much as possible in the area when I'm on holiday and nothing makes me miss my old life more than going away with the kids 😂. I feel like such a cow but I doubt I'm the only one.

[TunaCrunchy]

We would go to resorts or an hotel not in a resort and do days out to aquariums, parks, a visit to an interesting cathedral etc followed by an ice cream stop. I’d usually Google or buy a book on best things for kids to do in such a such place and plan a few days around the suggestions.
I remember my 6 and 7 year old doing a Hemingway tour in Cuba with me and getting into it, they had a mocktail in a bar and each had a disposable camera and were taking photos of random bricks etc.
Life is different when you have DC but it’s also fun to try new experiences and see things through their eyes. I did a massive holiday for my 40th and we did loads of experiences, the one thing my DC loved and still talks about is when we looked in the rocks and there were hundreds of ants, not the horse riding on the beach, the cruise, catamaran tour or visit to Disney, no it’s all about the ants.
I used to find doing not too long day trips followed by a swim in the pool worked well. I’d keep a lot of trips to school trip length so after breakfast until about 3.30.
I don’t think an isolated place would prevent you wanting to see stuff, if you’ve got that urge it’s impossible to fight. Continue to take your DC away and you can see the world together.