The way to survive journeys with children? instructions for long car journeys with your kids

The way to survive journeys with children? instructions for long car journeys with your kids

Listed here are ways to help make your long car journey with babies and young children excellent:

Picking the right time of day for your car traveling should help with your baby or toddler's mood for travelling. If you can drive through the night while your small one sleeps in peace in the back, could make all the difference. Failing this, take time and make sure your child is fed and dry before setting off. The more easy she is, the more content she will be to sit for longer period.

With small kids, you really really do need to stop if you're travelling for upwards of two hours. Even if they don't need to have the loo, the time to run around and stretch their legs will certainly cheer them no end and minimize boredom. How many stops will you need? Add at minimum 45 minutes for each one to give some a realistic arrival time.

Portable DVD players are best for car journeys – you could get ones that hook over the back of the front car seats, as well as dual ones which means two children can enjoy a screen each. Get a stash of their most liked DVDs and you're good to go. MP3 players and iPods are the right investment, too, which enable it to be played through the car radio, plugged into those speakers - or, if your tolerance for Kipper stories on loop was exhausted a couple of miles back - listened to via proper headphones.

Stock up on essentials just like baby wipes and water.Lots of baby wipes are important. As well as bottles of drinking water, we put several big jerrycans of 5 and 10 litres of water in the boot, pretty much permanently. In the end you’ll be appreciative you did too. (Spills, puke, poo, sand, mud etc.) We usually keep a roll of black bin bags in the boot as usually a complete set of clothing or shoes needs separated from anything else until such time it can be dealt with suitably.

If children are resting as you approach a destination and are going to should be awake for some time once you get there, start to wake them in good time to make sure they have a opportunity to surface slowly despite of having to be instantly inform once you arrive