{"id":8084,"date":"2019-02-12T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2019-02-12T01:00:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T00:00:49","slug":"yet-travelling-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/yet-travelling-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Are We There Yet? Traveling with Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14177\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main.jpg\" alt=\"kids_main\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kids_main-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>As families all over the country will be taking to their car for the mid-term break\u00a0we have\u00a0some tips to make your car a safer place to travel in for you and your family writes Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A mere three seconds can change your life; it is estimated that nearly 80% of crashes are caused by some form of driver distraction within three seconds before the event. Distractions in the car are far too numerous; we talk on mobile phones, read or write when we are stopped at the lights, refresh our makeup, eat, drink, the list is endless but most parents will admit nothing compares to the distraction of driving with children.<\/p>\n<p>The following are some tried and tested tips for travelling with children<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain to children that driving needs concentration and that safety takes precedence at all times, no matter how \u201curgent\u201d their needs may be sometimes it is necessary to ignore them.<\/li>\n<li>Always have a supply of \u201cgifts\u201d, something small like dices or hair clips wrapped up for those tricky moments. The distraction of unwrapping may just be enough to postpone a potential meltdown.<\/li>\n<li>A good way to keep peace in the car is to assign the older child the task of keeping an eye on siblings. This fosters a sense of responsibility in the older child.<\/li>\n<li>If there is a problem or issue find a safe place to pull over before the situation escalates.<\/li>\n<li>Reward good car behaviour, stickers, praise and a little extra of what your child enjoys goes a long way.<\/li>\n<li>Anticipate what children need before you embark on the journey and ensure that their games and car safe toys are easily accessible. Check that there are no choking hazards at arm\u2019s reach to small children and avoid anything that can be used as a missile\/weapon against parent or sibling.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that there is no sun or glare in your children\u2019s eyes as this can cause them to be irritable; a glare-reducing window screen is a good solution.<\/li>\n<li>If you are on a long journey and children need to have access to drinks or snack make sure they easy to reach, handle and hard to spill. Bite-sized snacks packaged in individual containers are the easiest and safest to deal with while on route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>12th February 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As families all over the country will be taking to their car for the mid-term break\u00a0we have\u00a0some tips to make your car a safer place to travel in for you and your family writes Geraldine Herbert A mere three seconds can change your life; it is estimated that nearly 80% of crashes are caused by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[356,117],"tags":[1706,247,503,1217],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are We There Yet? 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