Maintain the health of the child during the long journey by car
Long trip with family is usually done in the holiday season, or visit the parents, relatives. Meet the parents or relatives can relieve homesickness and fatigue during long trips.
However, in order to travel safely and comfortably, necessary preparation. especially if you bring the kids, make sure that no child is not sick and feel comfortable the trip, and keep their nutritional needs are met.
Make a list of the luggage that will be needed so that nothing is forgotten. Do not forget to check the condition of the vehicle, especially if the journey is quite far with rugged terrain. Ensure a healthy body condition, if you feel tired you should look for a resort and do not force to drive. Make sure the car is also available in the medicine chest and a map of the path of travel.
Make a list of the luggage that will be needed so that nothing is forgotten. Do not forget to check the condition of the vehicle, especially if the journey is quite far with rugged terrain. Ensure a healthy body condition, if you feel tired you should look for a resort and do not force to drive. Make sure the car is also available in the medicine chest and a map of the path of travel.
Communication tools are not damaged and the battery is full. Do not forget to lock the house when the house will travel and make sure you leave it in a safe condition
Health problems of children at the time of the trip away
Priority to children when going very important because in general will quickly get bored and easily cranky during the trip. Provide objects that children enjoy so that children are not fussy. Also do not miss to bring food and drinks that kids love. Make sure the child is not in a state of hunger and thirst, so that children are not exposed to gastric disease due to late to eat. Try not to buy food carelessly on the road, because the lack of cleanliness and can result in a child with diarrhea.
Child drug different from adult medicine, you should seek advice from your doctor about medications that have to be prepared. Generally when traveling much easier child colds, cough, fever, diarrhea and motion sickness.
Priority to children when going very important because in general will quickly get bored and easily cranky during the trip. Provide objects that children enjoy so that children are not fussy. Also do not miss to bring food and drinks that kids love. Make sure the child is not in a state of hunger and thirst, so that children are not exposed to gastric disease due to late to eat. Try not to buy food carelessly on the road, because the lack of cleanliness and can result in a child with diarrhea.
Child drug different from adult medicine, you should seek advice from your doctor about medications that have to be prepared. Generally when traveling much easier child colds, cough, fever, diarrhea and motion sickness.
Prevent motion sickness (carsick) in children during long trips
In addition to a healthy body condition and adequate rest, food intake before and during the trip must be considered, so that the child does not carsick on the way which resulted in sick and disturbing journey forth. Some tips to prevent motion sickness :
- Before departing do not let the child in an empty stomach, the stomach will produce excessive amounts of acid that can cause stomach irritation and stimulate reflex nausea.
- Consumption of snacks or some cookies for about two hours before departure, so that food can begin to digest when traveling.
- Avoid eating too many foods that are slowly digested, food or drink that can make nausea stomach like strong flavored foods and foods rich in fat.
- Stop eating the big one hour hour before departure, because the stomach is full and satiated will easily nausea and vomiting.
- To avoid motion sickness, children above the age of 3 years can be drunk hangover trip. For babies and toddlers telon apply oil or eucalyptus oil in the abdomen, chest and back that feel warm.
- Make sure the comfort of his seat to avoid dizziness and motion sickness
Bring food and drinks during the trip away
Food and drinks for lunch during the trip should be a long-lasting dry food and sweet drinks and warm, if you still want to bring food moist during the trip must be considered is the food consumed no more than 6-8 hours after manufacture.
Some examples of food provision should travel far below the current practical, easy to eat and filling like :
- The rice which there minced meat, chicken or vegetables wrapped in banana leaves or aluminum foil and then steamed. better if made itself immediately will be traveling so fast fresh and not stale.
- Sanwich. prepare bread and contents, can be made at home or on the way.
- Schotel macaroni, food is quite filling.
- Steamed Bun, has a dense texture makes early satiety, and variations in the contents of the manifold.
- Fruits, very practical for the journey distant, eg oranges, apples, bananas dal etc.
- Water and sweet tea. Drinks are required to avoid dehydration.
