Car Rides & Road Trips: Toddler
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Car Trip with a Toddler
Asked by M.J. from San Francisco
on September 1, 2010
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I'm making an 7-8 hour car trip with my almost 3y/o. Any suggestions to help her pass the time would be GREATLY appreciated! p.s. She very rarely sleeps in the car.....
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- I drove from Missoula MT to Eagle River AK with a 2 and 4 year old! My best friends were snacks and a portable DVD player. Also plan to stop and let them run a littl...
- I agree with the poster that mentioned surprises and playing games. That worked so well with our son. He is NOT a car sleeper and we look an 8 hour trip to Legoland. E...
- Bring a magnadoodle if you can!! It helped a lot with my 2 year old. We also have an I-touch with a couple movies downloaded on it. They are expensive though around...
15 Month Old and 15 Hour Car Trip???
Asked by H.W. from Des Moines
on July 22, 2011
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Thinking of driving several states away to visit my parents (15 hours drive.) We have flown before, but nowdays we are a one-income family and that's not an option. Ha...
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- we always try to leave in the afternoon/evening for long car rides, it doesnt make it so much fun for mom & dad the next day but does make the travel much easier...tha...
- Yeah, prepare for all possible behavioral emergencies, definitely plan snacks, get new toys to surprise him with, do everything possible to keep your regular schedule ...
- My husband and I have done this type of trip multiple times (about 2x per year since my son was 9 months old). Our trip is usually 18-19 hours. At the 15 month age, ...
Car Trip Ideas
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on May 10, 2010
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Hey all you creative Momma's. Hit me with your best ideas/tips/suggestions on surviving a 10 hour car trip with my VERY ACTIVE 17 month old!! Thanks.
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- do most of the driving overnight if you can. They will sleep and you will have peace. I do this anytime I travel, even with my almost 5 yo
- We just did it at Christmas twice with 2 kids (3.5 and 20 months). First from Indianapolis to Cleveland and back (300 miles each way) and then from Indy to DC and bac...
- I couldn't agree more with the advice already given here. My family lives in Texas, my husband's family lives in Iowa and we live in Chicago so we are always in the ca...
Seeking Car Trip Advice
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on November 17, 2011
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We are driving to Florida (from Illinois) and I have a almost 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl. I think I have enough entertainment and snacks, but just in case is...
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- For long car trips I always pack a stash of small new toys, games, etcetera that I can hand out as needed and plan lots of stops along the way to stretch (this drives ...
- J.: That's a long drive. I hope you plan on stopping about every two hours to let the kids out and run. That's what we do when we take trips that are long - VA to M...
- Pillow case and towel from home. (Scents of home are comforting when asleep). extra underwear for accidents water prescriptions just in case sunblock
Car Trip with a Two Month Old
Asked by J.O. from Sarasota
on November 20, 2007
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I am thinking about taking a road trip back home for Christmas. It is my son's first Christmas and I don't think I can stand to be away from my family. This will be ...
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- I have taken trips with my son while he was young, It wasn't quite 20 hrs but it was 13-14 hrs. As your son he sleeps in the car..even to this day and he is 12. I thin...
- First of all I would have a little morte realistic expectations. You are going to need more then one night in a hotel because of all of the stops it will take. Not onl...
- It is much easier to take a trip with a child that age. When my youngest was 2 weeks old. We fled from Hurricane Frances (I think was the name) and we had a 8 year old...
Dinner for a Car Trip
Asked by J.C. from Washington DC
on August 20, 2009
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We are headed out of town soon. The trip will take about 5 hours, and we are leaving later in the afternoon. We didn't want to stop for dinner but would rather let m...
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- My 2-year-old prefers a steady rotation of little things, so I would pack little baggies of olives, chicken or hot dog pieces, slices of apples and peanut butter, box ...
- I just did a 4 hour road trip with a 2 1/2 yr old last week. Go ahead and stop around dinner time. Try to plan it out so that its at about the 1/2 way point. Do bathro...
- I bought each of my kids a sectioned Tupperware-type box and packed them with a meal. I packed sandwiches when they were older, but at two string cheese and cut up lu...
Long Car Trip with My 18 Month Old
Asked by S.T. from New York
on January 31, 2010
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Hi Moms, I heading from New England to the pan handle to spend a month in FL. The plan is to stop and visit family in NC for one night, so there are 2 days of travelin...
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- We have done it with DVD player and without. Mine are very used to long car rides. Take lots of breaks while he is awake. When he is asleep, drive.
- I have 3 boys and travel a few times a year with all of them. We have a DVD player in our van but I don't even know if it works. We let the boys pick a couple of toy...
- Hi S., Skip the DVD player. My husband and I moved across the country (New Mexico to New Jersey) when my son was just 15 months old and the trip went great. It wa...
Long Car Trip
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on October 14, 2008
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My in-laws want my husband and i and our soon to be 1 yr old to go on a 11+ hrs. trip so we can meet up with family for thanksgiving. I really don't want to go b/c th...
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- Both of my children have traveled a lot since birth, both in the car and on planes. I have a 5 yr old daughter and a 2 year old son. Kids do very well traveling if y...
- The sooner you get the kids used to car rides the better. I understand your relunctance in going. It is a lot of work and it is always tough when it comes to family....
- Could you have people come to you? If not, and you really would like to go, but are just nervous, I would say the bestthing to do would be to drive overnight. My hus...
Disneyland for a 22 Month Old?
Asked by J.H. from Los Angeles
on May 5, 2009
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I am able to get into Disneyland for FREE on my birthday this year... and I really want to go!! But there are several questions/concerns.... my son will be 22 months a...
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- GO! My kids both had their first visit when they were a week old. We love Disneyland. Go and have fun. There are places to change your little one and feed him too....
- You should go. I think this is the only year where they are doing the free birthday thing and it is so expensive! Is there someone else you can take instead of/in ad...
- Ugh. Go by yourself. Or get a sitter. We went when my first daughter was 2 1/2 and it was too hot, too sunny, too loud, $15 for a crummy cheeseburger, lines were to...
10 Hour Car Ride with 20 Month Old Toddler
Asked by A.C. from Washington DC
on June 4, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestions for making a 10 hour trip more enjoyable (tolerable) for a 20 month old little boy? We just ordered a travel tray thing to help out a...
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- Hey A., I traveled with 16 mth old daughter from Spain to England WITH my mother-in-law and lived to tell the tale! ;) My daughter enjoyed puppets at the time so I ...
- http://JustSettling.com/Fairfax has Tips for Travelling with Chidlren in the Getting Away section... see if that helps...
- A trick I learned from my husband's grandmother who drove from Illinois to GA every year with her grandchildren make prize bags. She buys inexpensive books and toys a...
