Traveling with children can be quite stressful.. Before you even start the engine, you had to fight with the children to tie them according to safety measures, fold the cart and put it in the trunk, and probably, you will have placed inside the car all kinds of bags that make every time You leave the house it seems that you are moving: the bag with toys, spare parts for clothes, diapers, water, snacks, coats in case it cools, scooters, bikes, etc.
And once you start the car, driving can also be much less quiet than normal if you are hearing constant screams, protests and cries from children. All this means that driving with your beloved children in the back seat of the car can be less safe than it should. These tips will help you make car trips with children even safer.
First of all, let tranquility reign
We must instill in children that the priority in the car is safe driving.
The car should be a quiet place, free of screaming. Driving safety is essential, especially if we travel with children. We must instill in children that the priority in the car is safe driving. The driver must be attentive to driving and the co-driver can help the children by offering them water, picking up if a toy has fallen, etc. If you travel alone with children, they should understand that you cannot attend them at all times or distract your gaze from the road. If there is any urgency, we will have to stop, for example, if any of the children get dizzy, if they need to go to the bathroom, or if they are constantly protesting because they want water or food.
Of course you must meet your particular needs, and keep in mind that for the little ones, the car trip can be a bit hard. If you take a long trip, you can adjust the trip to their schedules so that they do much of the trip asleep, or you will have to make stops more often, every hour and a half or two hours to stretch your legs, go to the bathroom, play a little, drink and eat something, etc. In the car it is convenient for you to have on hand things that you can ask for, such as water or cookies and try to travel with the most comfortable clothes possible without going too cold or too hot.
AdvertisingWhen you travel with several children, they are usually habitual the fights between the children in the backseat. To avoid this, you can have everyone bring their own toy and make it clear that they can only play with their own, not with the brother's. This will prevent fights. And especially prevent fights by making a stop before they are too bored or tired, which is when the fights increase the most.
How to entertain children in the car
To make the trip more enjoyable and that we all travel quieter, technology comes to our rescue: DVD players, tablets, or books (if children don't get dizzy by reading or watching them) can be a blessing. Otherwise, we will have to resort to classical methods, such as putting a CD of your favorite songs. Or even more fun, make the whole family of singers and sing in unison the best children's hits of all time (clowns, traditional songs, cartoons, etc). It can also be a good time to make up stories or resort to Traditional tales. Children don't get tired of hearing stories from their parents.
Further, there are many games and entertainments that your children can have fun without you having to take your eyes off the road: the traditional I see I see, the game of chained words, or simply, talk to them about what their day has been, about the fun plans that await you, about the gifts they want to ask for their birthday or for Christmas. If you find a fun topic of conversation that interests you, surely the car trip makes them more enjoyable, fun and quiet. Even a two year old baby can be entertained if you play to imitate animals.
The car can also help us
Fortunately, the family cars our needs are increasingly taken into account to make travel safer and more comfortable. The vehicles are more versatile and flexible, adapting to the particularities of trips with children.
One of the favorite minivans for families is the Volkswagen Touran, with its more than two million vehicles sold worldwide. Now in September the new generation of Touran vehicles has just launched, with a capacity of 5 to 7 passengers, which includes important developments that increase the comfort and safety of the vehicle, as the increase of the interior space and the possibilities of personalization of the same to give solution to the familiar needs.
The vehicle can be configure to your liking with a variety of ways thanks to the new system of adjustment of modular seats with anchors ISOFIX in the second and third rows of seats. This last row is easily accessed thanks to the "Easy entry"If what we are looking for is storage capacity we will get it thanks to the 743 liters of boot capacity in the five-seater Touran, which can be expanded if we fold down the seats.
The technology puts itself at the service of safer driving and achieves more comfortable trips, in which the possible tripping or errors of the driver are reduced.
How security measures, the new Touran includes the front, head and side airbag systems, as well as the Isofix system, which is more comfortable and safe when it comes to taking children in the car. If we get to know more technical details, we see that it has a series multiple collision brake, adaptive cruise control "ACC" and Front Assist with City Emergency Brake, proactive occupant safety system Pre-Crash, Side Assist dead angle detector with Exit Assist and safety system. Trailer Assist trailer. Also new in the Touran are the electric opening / closing mechanism of the boot, the Easy Open function of the boot (activated by a movement of the foot), the selection of the driving mode, the LED headlights and the Emergency Assist system. If we do not get lost among so much talk, what is appreciated is that technology is put at the service of safer driving and get more comfortable trips, in which the driver's mistakes or mistakes are reduced. The new design has made the new Touran get the highest 5-star score in the Euro NCAP independent safety tests.In the entertainment part, both older and children will be excited about the three radio and navigation systems and the App-Connect which allows a wide selection of apps to be displayed on the Touran infotainment system screen. Another thing that will make it easier for us not to talk loudly with children is electronic voice amplification. This system uses a microphone in the front passenger area to transmit the conversations to the rear seats through speakers installed in the rear seats.
Travel with children comfortably and comfortably It is easier with the new technology that is put at your service to make driving easier and safer, as well as the entertainment programs that incorporate new vehicles that go on the market.
