Survival: the New World Dictionary states, The act, state, or fact of surviving. That is just the tip of the ice burg when it comes to traveling with children. Children can be sweet, loving and well behaved most of the time, but get them strapped in the back seat of a vehicle inches from each other for a long period of time, and one begins to wonder if they are truly your off spring. To ensure everyone's survival and your sanity, try these simple rules while traveling with children.

Make sure everyone under the age of 18 has gone potty. An empty bladder makes for a smoother ride. But be warned; the first rest stop you come upon, both children will be screaming they have to "pee" as if they hadn't gone for hours. Do not try to explain that they just went potty 20 minutes ago, because you will just be wasting your breath. Try to find some good in this early stop. Stretch your legs, take a deep breath, and clean the million and one bugs off your windshield.

Even though you had feed your little angels before departure, about an hour into your trip hunger and thirst will be predominate on their little minds. Be sure to

The law of average is, no matter which direction you are traveling the sun will be shining through the window on one of the little angels. Sunshades that attach to the inside of the window with your child's favorite cartoon character will prove to be a wise investment. Please avoid asking the other child in the back seat to roll down the window, place a blanket or shirt in the opening of the window and then roll it back up. Remember one is traveling between 55-75 mph. This task could cause the loss of the blanket, shirt or possibly cause ouchy fingers and that always means tears.

A family trip is a time of togetherness and happiness, but without these simple rules for traveling with children it could turn out to be hazardous. Or you can always hope the car breaks down before you leave the driveway. Enjoy your trip.

The favorite toy will always be dropped on the floor out of reach of the child in the car seat and one can bet the child sharing the back seat will not be able to reach it. One can count on the tears to start rolling. If you allow your children to bring toys with sound, prepare yourself for a very long trip. This would be a good time to open that bottle of Motrin you packed for those "just in case moments", or you can just replace the working batteries with dead batteries while they are sleeping or taking one of their many potty breaks. I have found that this works wonders for parents who are on the brink of throwing that lovely toy out the window.

You may reach a time during your trip when things become quiet and the eyes of your little angels become heavy as they enter dreamland. As tempting as it may be to allow them to fall asleep, you must first check the gas gauge. If the gauge reads under a half a tank, search for the nea

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