7 Truths About Road Trips With Kids

Road trips with Kids are fun and super challenging.  As we all know that kids get irritated and bored easily, therefore entertaining them throughout the trip is very difficult for parents. Each challenge depends on the age group you are traveling with. Different age group has different challenges, none is easier than the other.

Parents need to carry lot of things with them when traveling with kids. Foods, candies and fruits will help them to get rid of their craving. For entertainment you can carry educational toys, comic books and as every parent must have experienced that kids of today’s era love to play smart phone games. So, don’t forget to install some great games for your kids.

Though we have seen that some children gain the ability to entertain themselves in a road trip for a longer period of time, which is great for parents. But still it doesn’t mean that every child will gain this ability , there will be some ups and downs which you have to experience when traveling with kids. Therefore, we have come up with 7 truths about road trip with kids which you may face anytime.  Lets discuss them :

-Every space of car will be filled with stuffs you believe your kids need on holiday . And trust us even half of them will not get used.

cars-You will keep the nappy bag and snack stash under all the things you don’t need and when your baby will demand to eat something at that moment you will not get a chance to find that snack bag while moving in the car.

Eating-In-Car-You must have planned that you will have only one stop where you can get your kids there quicker, but unfortunately you end up, stopping many places for snacking and napping changing process.

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rest-stop-It happens a lot when you literally past the perfect stop and a voice comes from back that “ I need to go to Loo” and unfortunately their is no another stop for 27 miles.

rest area-You carry selective toys for your kids entertainment and what they do is, they go ahead by dropping them all in the foot well. Either someone will keep on retrieving them the whole journey or the toys stay there. Things change from “ i want my toy” to “ Are we nearly there yet?” .

children-in-the-car-You think that you have out foxed them by informing them that by what time you are going to arrive at your destination. You are right! It will stop but another question will arrive soon “ what’s the time?” after every 5 minutes.

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kids-happy-in-car-The longer you are on the road, the longer kids are going to sleep. This will make your trip more bearable but don’t feel relaxed. Get ready for the bedtime drama, as your kids will not sleep. If you are planning to have wine when your kids go to bed then you have to miss it as you will be crashing out that time.

sleeping kidsIt is always fun to be near your kids and to visit new places with them. But sometimes road trips turns into a mess due to some ups and downs during journey. But as a parent you should always have alternatives to handle any situation. These are few truths which you may face in your road trip but it is also quite possible that you may not. So don't get scared and plan an awesome road trip with your family and enjoy your vacation.

7 Truths About Road Trips With Kids was last modified: August 3rd, 2016 by Baby Couture India