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Families On The Road (FOTR) are families who are choosing not to wait until our kids are grown to live on the road. We are living our dreams, exploring America and beyond with our kids. We are here to educate, inspire and support all families who choose this lifestyle.
FOTR Top Sites and Blogs
The Blog provides unique destination travel information from well seasoned traveling authors.
Time4learning.com, is an award-winning online education program for preschool through twelfth grade that uses multimedia activities to teach standards-based cirriculum.
Welcome to FOTR:
The following families are new to families on the Road. Visit their blogs and help us welcome them.
Hi! We're the Colliers. For the past 2 ˝ years we've traveled fulltime with our 4 children, both with and without the RV- and have enjoyed each and every moment. We decided to homeschool our kids, which allows the whole family to learn new things wherever we are at the present time and discover the surrounding areas in depth.
While we travel, Antwon & I workamp® for income and a FHU, run an online business and write articles about this awesome lifestyle, for publications within the RV community.
A family of four with no set roots or 'brick and mortar' house. Husband retiring from military service after 24 years. Scheduled departure date is June 18, 2016 - the day after the last day of a 'brick and mortar' school. The trip is expected to last one year; the final destination, our new home, is TBD. We will be supported by the military pension, faith, and a sense of humor. The right family dynamic doesn't hurt, either. Peripherally, we live in an uncertain world with so much ugliness around us everyday. This is one way we can instill values in our children and foster in them an appreciation for God, life and country.
Roadschooling
Pursuing an education while traveling provides some unique opportunities and challenges. The Roadschooling Section provides tips, links, resources and advice about homeschooling on the Road.
Homeschooling requirements should be a factor that fulltiming families consider when choosing a home base state. Some states, such as Texas, have minimal requirements, while others may require supervised testing, record-keeping and more. Parents can obtain information about these requirements by contacting the state Department of Education. Often, a homeschooling group in that state will have helpful information as well.
Looking for some help with cirriculum on the road? FOTR provides information by subject (History, Language Arts, Science, Math and Miscellaneous) to help parents in educating their children.
Explorations
Explore things to do and find nationwide passes and discounts to museums, zoos, national parks and more.
The RV Lifestyle
Are you considering hitting the road? Want to learn more about living in a motorhome fulltime? If you are new to the idea of living on the road the lifestyle section is where you will learn about downsizing and job options for families on the go. Find information about budget, insurance and safety issues. Learn about technology that makes your mobile life a breeze. Plus answers to questions about how to stay in shape, take books along, get mail, take pets and more.
Resources
You will find books and movies recommended by families who are on the road in the resource portion of the FOTR site. Tips on how to buy an RV for family living, general information about RVs, travel and links to many articles.
"I think poor is more a state of mind than a state of finance. We are amazed at how little we actually need, and how much more happy we are now that we don't have to keep up with the Joneses. When you really start thinking about what is essential, you realize that it's only a handful of things, don't you? And there's no need to have all that wasted space in a big house. And when you're not stressed out trying to work for all the "toys", life becomes a joyful discovery of all the things we missed along the way."
~Vickie Swindling (FOTR since 2006)
