[...] a lot of weight on education? I sure do! That is why I was really excited when I read a post on Boots N All about audio books for kids and how they can be used to quell boredom on long [...]

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/your-savior-on-long-car-trips.html/comment-page-1#comment-173083 Sheila Scarborough Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:13:28 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/your-savior-on-long-car-trips.html#comment-173083 ** Hi oemperor, sometimes you can justifiably yell at them to "look out the window" because there's stuff to see, but other times....maybe not, so it's good to have backup. ** Hi BrandyS -- I hear you on that one; my son tends to get carsick and in fact we had a little barf-o-moment just last week on a short road trip. Gee, thanks for the strawberry pancakes note, that's a lovely mental image. :)

** Hi oemperor, sometimes you can justifiably yell at them to “look out the window” because there’s stuff to see, but other times….maybe not, so it’s good to have backup.

** Hi BrandyS — I hear you on that one; my son tends to get carsick and in fact we had a little barf-o-moment just last week on a short road trip. Gee, thanks for the strawberry pancakes note, that’s a lovely mental image.

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/your-savior-on-long-car-trips.html/comment-page-1#comment-172786 BrandyS Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:29:12 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/your-savior-on-long-car-trips.html#comment-172786 I remember one particularly long road trip with my then-6yo son. This was before incar entertainmenet systems were very affordable, so we handed him the laptop to keep himself occupied. Which worked great until he too became carsick, and projectile vomited strawberry pancakes all over himself and the interior of the car. God bless the tyke, he managed to keep the mess OFF the computer.

I remember one particularly long road trip with my then-6yo son. This was before incar entertainmenet systems were very affordable, so we handed him the laptop to keep himself occupied. Which worked great until he too became carsick, and projectile vomited strawberry pancakes all over himself and the interior of the car. God bless the tyke, he managed to keep the mess OFF the computer.

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/your-savior-on-long-car-trips.html/comment-page-1#comment-172749 Ontario Emperor Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:19:17 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/your-savior-on-long-car-trips.html#comment-172749 Three years ago, before my daughter (then 14) got her own iPod, we planned a cross country trip from California to Illinois. My daughter was not that enthused about the trip, so my father in law made sure that his laptop (with DVD capability) could be powered from within the car. If she had been younger, perhaps audio books (which were then available on CD and cassette) would have done the trick.

Three years ago, before my daughter (then 14) got her own iPod, we planned a cross country trip from California to Illinois. My daughter was not that enthused about the trip, so my father in law made sure that his laptop (with DVD capability) could be powered from within the car.

If she had been younger, perhaps audio books (which were then available on CD and cassette) would have done the trick.

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