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I'd never dream of doing 90% of what I described with a family, not even an adult woman.

Back in 2000, crossing the Nepalese border into Tibet on foot required being totally searched by the CCP, having all books and religious items confiscated and walking through forestland with their guns targeting you... and after that there's the small item of bribing $500 USD with Maoist rebels in exchange for their "protection": they literally give a receipt in case you get abducted by Maoists so you can show you've already been extorted so they won't steal all your possessions.

The Maoists were regularly blowing up bridges and train tracks when I was backpacking through Tibet.

A pack of about 100 wild dogs break into my hostel in New Delhi, make their way up the stairs and attack about 50 people in the kitchen and common area (internet and TV) one night when I was in Agra.

When I returned, almost everyone had checked out because they were terrified the pack would return the next night.

I didn't care because I was barely there. I had one of the few lockable tiny rooms to myself that I used just for sleeping and storing clothing and food for breakfast.

I did have a pack of 50 wild dogs follow me a few times on my nightly walks around Kathmandu. That was unsettling, especially because almost all of Kathmandu streets falls into pitch darkness because they don't have power for the lights after 8pm. The wild dogs mostly kept their distance. I would not take a child into that environment.