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Letting children travel alone over the festive season

Toya Njeri Chege while her "me time" with a horse. (Jayne Rose Gacheri, The Standard)

This year, Christmas and New Year will be a long holiday. Christmas Day falls on a Wednesday. This means employers will give their staff a break-off on the last Friday before Christmas, with the holiday rolling over to the New Year.

Many parents will be sending off their children on solo travel. This may be for short or long distances, and for parents of teenagers and young adults, the travel may be out of the country.

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