Hello witch-ga,
I know it all too well!
From my own experience the baby may be either hungry, thirsty or tired
and cries out for mother for comfort. So feeding baby before travel
can be wise. It helps if the baby seat is of the type that faces the
mother so baby has eye contact, though may not always be possible due
to the child seat design. If both parents are in the front seat facing
forwards, and baby is in the back facing the back of a seat, it can
get pretty lonely back there! If baby has something to play with for
entertainment that keeps them preoccupied. A blanket or piece of
clothing with mothers 'scent' on, suggests to the baby that mother is
around. It also helps if the the parents can play soothing 'baby'
music, nursery rhymes for example, which baby enjoys, as baby may be
irritated by the parents choice of music, e.g. playing heavy metal.
(it maybe tricky finding that magic track) I still play children's
music in my car, the same tape over and over again, and I can tell you
it's not very 'cool' or 'hip' especially with the windows wound down!
but it keeps the younger one happy. However all babies are individual.
Here are some parenting resources which cover the topic:
How to keep your baby buckled in while maintaining your sanity
by Debra Evans Mar/Apr 1999 christianitytoday.com
http://www.christianitytoday.com/cpt/9g2/9g2044.html
Travels and Tribulations by Shel Franco hipmama.com
http://www.hipmama.com/features/trib.html
When Your Baby Hates the Car Seat by Gayle Peterson MSSW PhD
parentsplace.com
http://www.parentsplace.com/features/safety/qas/0,10338,258910_112881,00.html
Traveling by Car by Judy Magram May 18 2000 familydeducation.com
http://www.familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/front/0,2551,1-15725-4150-13,00.html
Car Travel with Kids opinion by Jshi June 03 2000 epinions.com
http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-14D3-5BB31C9-39399CFB-prod5
Travelling with a Baby: Car Travel by Kate Capage psychiatry.uc.edu
http://psychiatry.uc.edu/cqir/bha/pep/travelca.htm
Live and Learn have a car seat toy which claims
"Yes, car trips will be much quieter when baby has the Car Seat
Gallery as entertainment...that alone makes the Car Seat Gallery worth
buying. If you have ever travelled with a crying baby in the car you
know what we mean! "
Live and Learn, Car Seat Gallery Visual Activity Toy
http://www.liveandlearn.com/carseat.html
Search Strategy
screaming baby car travel
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=screaming+baby+car+travel
"crying baby" "car seat"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22crying+baby%22+%22car+seat%22&btnG=Google+Search
crying OR screaming baby "car travel"
://www.google.com/search?q=crying+OR+screaming+baby+%22car+travel%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&start=20&sa=N
I hope the above suggestions are helpful in some way.
kind regards
lot-ga |
