Welcome back to How I Parent, where we get a glimpse into how the nation is raising their kids.
This week, Nikki Collinson-Phenix, 47, from the Isle of Wight, tells us how her family of four ditched their lives in the UK to travel the world in their tiny caravan.
Their small but mighty caravan, affectionately named Suzy, is just 8m in length. Nikki and her husband, Ian, sleep on a double bed, while their kids, Laanii, 12, and Raif, six, have bunkbeds in the same room.
‘It’s taught us how you don’t need much stuff, and the importance of family and time over material things,’ Nikki tells Metro.co.uk.
Nikki loves to travel – but didn’t start globetrotting until she was in her late teens.
‘My childhood was very dysfunctional and didn’t include any travel, so I didn’t start seeing the world until I was an adult,’ Nikki explains.
‘Aside from a couple of package …