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Back in the late 1980s one of the scoutmasters of my Boy Scout troop had van with a TV set in for the back-seat passengers. The "older" scouts got to ride in it by virtue of seniority. I can't remember if it had a VCR, but we hooked a Nintendo up to it. That made road trips to distant camp grounds a lot more bearable, not just for us but probably for the scoutmaster too.
My dad drove us coast to coast in the late 50's. Needless to say there was no TV to look at. We sang. And looked out the window. And sang. And talked. And slept. And sang.
Did the same thing with my kids. Drove all over the country. Singing the same silly songs. "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain" is a two-generational favorite. I'm a firm believer that kids can learn a lot about life just by looking out a car window.
I'm agin' em.
I agree. Went on a 3 week, cross country roadtrip when I was a kid and did not have any TV or gameboy to play with. Talked with my brothers and parents, looked out the window, listened to the radio, played travel sized board/card games, etc. Was a great trip.
I am not planning on kids for a couple years, but I would not allow them to be watching TV or listening to an Ipod while we are traveling as a family.
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I am not planning on kids for a couple years, but I would not allow them to be watching TV or listening to an Ipod while we are traveling as a family.
It fairly unreasonable to expect children, of all ages, to sit nicely, sing songs & chat away w/ mommy & daddy for 10-13 straight hours.
When you have kids of your own & are in the car for hours on end, you will not mind an ipod.
TV came standard in our car. Doesn't mean we have to use it & we don't minus long road trips. Our inlaws live 13 1/2 hrs away; 45 mins of Max & Ruby is much appreciated by all.
Growing up we travelled everywhere via car & coomunicated/played games w/ one another. We also read books & listened to our walkmans.
Key is moderation
Took my 17 yo on on a 3 day road trip last month...He forgot to pack the earbuds to his iPod...we had a ball! I am a lucky one who doesn't get carsick reading. I also used to read books, or read to my kids when in the car....books on tape worked too once they were at ages they could enjoy the same kinds of books....At least that way we could all enjoy it together....
When I was growing up, we drove to my grandmother's house (9 hours away) every year and we never had a tv in the car. Actually she didn't even have cable on her tv in her house so we never watched tv while we were there. We survived just fine.
My car doesn't have a tv. I don't want one. My youngest brings books and my oldest brings ipod on long trips. I also try to get them to help navigate our trip. I find the gps a crutch.
However, my kids now complain when we fly and there are no movies/boring movies on the plane.
I use one when I travel 8 hrs to my parents with just me and the 2 1/2 yr old in the car. It helps a lot. I try to leave at 4 am so she will sleep most of the way. Then we stop for breakfast let her strech her legs, then back in the car with a movie. It sure beats her crying to get out of the car seat.
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