My family loves to travel. We often do travel by road with my wife and three year old son. My son Kyle David loves to travel so much since  the early age of  2 months. By then he has already experienced traveling for 6 hours straight already and by 6 months he already traveled by plane. I had something to learn from this. May this experience help you or guide you if you have plans to travel by road with your kids.

Plan first your family road trips, what kind of travel you’re in. A relaxed ride with plenty of breaks? Or does your car travel like a space capsule, hurtling through vast distances without a stop? Its not really a problem for my son if we travel even that far, as long as I drive fast with traffic, he just got irritated when we’d be stuck in a traffic.

1.  Travel Comfort – ensure first your kid comfort, because even your mood is directly affected by how comfortable you are. There  are a few things you can do to keep your kids happy by simply keeping them, first and foremost, comfortable. Put your kid in a position when he can see the road and other cars. My son loves car he even knows all brands of car so every time I’d sense that he will get irritated I do some question and answer on what car is that we’re seeing on the road.

>Make sure each kid has a small pillow and blanket, especially one from their own room that will be familiar and soothe. I bring with me my son Lighting Mc Queen pillow. >Stop often so the kids (and the parents) can get a chance to stretch their legs. This will also help them burn some pent up energy. Do it at rest areas and restaurants and other gasoline stop over..Give everyone a chance to move around.>My son loves classic music too, bring and play your son or daughter favorite songs.   

 

2. Don’t let your kids  go hungry and thirsty. Ensure always that they feel nourished on the road:>Pack a cooler with bottled water, diluted juice and other  drinks ( as well as some healthy snacks like fresh diced fruit and sandwiches>I bring with me back pack or back complete with my sons all daily needs. A special backpack or bag for each child, with crayons, books, toys, activity sets, stickers, handheld games– including some new wrapped surprises for little kids and the most important Car Magazines which my on loves to read. Better if you have a new one which he will only open  in time of travel.

>Eat a good meal before you set off on the road so you won’t need food again for a while.

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3. Keep the kids entertained on the road. Any parent knows a bored kid will, inevitably, get grumpy and start whining.> Play kid car trip games, ask him what car color, type or brands. You might even look for a book full of road trip games before you go.  >Bring a mix of entertainment items for each kid. Have books, magazines coloring books, games, handheld video games and handheld DVD players. My son loves to take some photos so he had always his digital camera with him.  

 

Enjoy the whole trip, sing with your family but make sure road safety first. Start early, stop early. It will be less stressful for the kids to pull them out to the car predawn, and let them sleep through the ride a few hours, than to drive well into the night and drag them into a strange hotel to sleep.