Any tips for a long car ride with two toddlers? one potty training?
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traveling with 2+ kids
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Posted 8 months ago #
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My husband and I just did this this past January. We took our 2 kids to see my parents in TX. We live in TN. It was a 14 hour drive. Granted, my oldest was already potty trained and my youngest is still in diapers. We got up early, 4am, and started the trip. Doing it this way allowed the kids to sleep awhile and for us to put some miles behind us before they woke up and started getting fussy. They both actually did really well, and didn't start getting fussy until a couple of hours before we got to my parents house. My suggestion would be to take the child your potty training out with you every time you stop for a potty break or to fill up on gas. Find rest stops, if possible, for potty breaks. Some have little parks to play on while you wait for everyone to go to the bathroom and it's a lot easier to 'stretch your legs' at a rest stop than a gas station where you feel rushed to move out of someone's way. Restaurants work too, though you run the risk of the kids wanting to eat every time you stop. If you're not in a hurry, make your trip a vacation in itself. Find interesting places to stop at or sight-see. You can get good family pictures and probably even a decent place to go to the bathroom and/or refresh yourself!
Posted 8 months ago # -
I have 3 and we are always traveling to see family! We did it when our daughter was potty training too. :) We have an SUV and just made sure the back was cleared of strollers (if we didn't need it) and set a blanket (for her to cover up), some wipes and her potty seat in the back. If she needed to go we would pull over and she would go in the back of the truck... usually we were out in the middle of nowhere... my family lives in the mountains, so disposing of the pee wasn't too hard! Oh and we kept some cleaning spray and paper towels too to clean the potty thing with afterwards. OF course we also had a bag back there for the paper towels until we came across a trach can at a gas station or something. She refused to go on any other "big" potty but the one at home so we had to drag along that portable one alot. lol other then potty training, we make sure the kids have plenty of toys or books to play with. We tried to go around nap time so they didn't miss out on that and it was a smoother ride. We also had kids music in the CD player to play if they wanted it. :) Oh and we had snacks like some juice and animal crackers, gold fish or something incase they get hungry before we can stop for food. :)
Posted 1 month ago #
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