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June 16, 2010
Top tips on how to travel with kids in a car
With over 60 years of experince taking driving holidays with kids we decided to come up with our top list on how to survive a long journey with kids.
- 1) DVD player
- 2) Ideally a single DVD players per child with headphones.
- 3) Set them running before you set off as its murder trying to change cds on the go
- 4) Time your stops to the length of a movie, most are between 1-30 to 2 hours, so kids can handle " 2 movies until our next stop"
- 5) Dont forget the chargers and plenty of videos/games
- 6) Toilet breaks - Dont ask who wants to go, take them all
- 7) Blankets/pillows in the car so children can get cozy ( and hopefully drop off)
- 8) Dont worry about children sleeping in the caras they will probably
still sleep at night.
- 9) Limit drinks to water - no sticky/fizzy drinks.
- 10) Use travel sickness tablets if any if any doubt before you strat your journey.
- 11) Get
children to take off shoes/socks as soon they get in the car. Remember where you put them though!
- 12) Dont allow books to be read. Fast track to getting nausea
- 13) Take
water free hand wash, wet wipes, toilet roll & kitchen roll all are
useful on the journey.
- 14) Take spare t-shirts
- 15) Make sure the first aid kit is accessible
- 16) Pack an dedicated bag for overnight stops, saves you having to unpack the whole car
- 17) Keep the children
informed so they know how long the journey will take. Explain why it is
necessary, what they will enjoy when they get to the destination and lastly
- 18) DVD player
Paul Quigley
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