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About Traveling With Children
Levi Quinn
Traveling with children can be challenging especially if proper
arrangements are not made. As such, parents should pack the necessary
things that not only keep the children comfortable, but busy during
the journey. Failure to this, the children may become jittery and may
even make the travel uncomfortable for other in the car. Worse still,
the children may fail to enjoy the journey, which is every parent's
nightmare. To make a smooth start, parents should buy the children new
toys if the budget allows. The new toy should only be used, once
everyone is in the car, as it will provide enough distraction to the
children as a start off. Puppets, stuffed animals and dolls can also
be parked especially if the children draw comfort from such during
meal or nap times.
One should also park snacks, sandwiches and beverages that the children like to provide enough nourishment during the journey. Remember that unlike adults, children do not know how to control their hunger. In addition, spill-free bottles should be brought along as this makes drinking beverages less uneventful. A large cover should be spread where the children will be seated to catch any spills and food crumbs. The parent should avoid packing gravy foods, and instead park foods such as chips and other dry foods, which will cause minimal spills in the cat. Once they are fed, the children will most likely want to take a nap, as such, the parent should pack enough covers and pillows to make nap time in the car comfortable. It is also advisable to pack car games for the children to play with during the journey. If the car has a DVD player, entertaining DVD's will most likely provide the much-needed distraction to the children who may be bored by the long travel.
Blank papers, pencils, markers, crayons and books should also be packed for the older children. Hand-held video games are also a perfect inclusion for travel. Cartoon based DVD's are especially appealing to children. Alternatively, one can park different music CD's that the children. One should also pack enough clothes to last the children the entire time they will be away from home. Parents should be careful enough to check out the weather conditions in their travel destinations. This determines the kind of clothes they pack. One thing to remember is that despite the summer weathers in their destinations, warm clothes should be parked for any weather eventuality.
For children still on diapers, the parent should pack enough change of diapers and a good base cream to avoid the child developing diaper rush during travel. The diaper bag should be kept close enough to allow easy access to it whenever the need arises. A plastic bag to place the soiled diapers and wet clothes should also be carried. Wet paper wipes are also a vital travel necessity since they can be used to clean a soiled baby and even clean their hands during meal times and after meals and the messy faces. Despite the restricting nature of car seats, younger children should only travel in such, because safety of the children should come first. One can however reconsider the car seat rule if an adult is sitting beside the children during travel.
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This news arrived on: 10/26/2009
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11-04-2009 00:27
Cindy wrote:
This was the most hideously written piece I have ever encountered on this site.
Goodness, did the author even consider glancing over their work before hitting the submit button??
"spill-free bottles should be brought along as this makes drinking beverages less uneventful"
Wow, I didn't realize that as a parent I'd like the drinking of beverages to be what....more uneventful?...less eventful.....
I couldn't even bring myself to continue reading beyond that point.
Goodness, did the author even consider glancing over their work before hitting the submit button??
"spill-free bottles should be brought along as this makes drinking beverages less uneventful"
Wow, I didn't realize that as a parent I'd like the drinking of beverages to be what....more uneventful?...less eventful.....
I couldn't even bring myself to continue reading beyond that point.
11-02-2009 11:43
Stephanie wrote:
Not only are there several grammatical errors in this article, but it is suggesting that it is ok for a child not to sit in a car seat as long as there is an adult next to him! Comfort should not come first, safety should! Obviously whoever wrote this article either doesn't have children or doesn't care enough about them to make sure they are safe! I would certainly hope the police would ticket anyone they saw who didn't have their children in a proper car seat!
11-02-2009 06:09
Maggie wrote:
proofreadin
This article looks as if it was copy-typed from a handwritten piece and the typist didn't consider the meaning of what he/she was typing. Presumably it was done at the last minute and never edited or the above errors would not have appeared in print. It would have benefited from a re-write anyway. Should not have been published as is.
11-02-2009 02:45
Susan wrote:
editing
The c and r are not close enough on the keyboard to suggest typos; this suggests that the writer doesn't knoe pack and park are not interchangeable. First paragraph-failure to this? Second paragraph, In addition,spill-free bottles should be brought along as this makes drinking beverages less uneventful. Do you want drinking beverages to be less uneventful?
11-02-2009 02:41
Susan wrote:
Spill free bottles should be brought along as this makes drinking beverages less uneventful. (?)
Seriously, before you post, especially a professional piece, please check for spelling and usage errors. Is the editor on vacation with children? And in the first paragraph, failure to this? The c and the r are not close on the keyboard, suggesting that the writer doesn't know there is a difference between pack and park.
Seriously, before you post, especially a professional piece, please check for spelling and usage errors. Is the editor on vacation with children? And in the first paragraph, failure to this? The c and the r are not close on the keyboard, suggesting that the writer doesn't know there is a difference between pack and park.
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