A photo: press service archiveAccording to children's psychologists? This may be due to several reasons: firstly, in small children a car or other type of transport may cause a feeling of fear, because this is an unusual place where the child is practically alone. As a rule, parents sit in the front, and if they are near, they cannot take him in their arms. Secondly, the situation of the vehicle is not attractive enough for the baby and it is difficult for him to occupy himself. The kids are active and eager to explore the world, they cannot just sit quietly and look out the window, therefore they are clearly expressing their displeasure. Thirdly, the child may simply be uncomfortable: uncomfortable to sit, hot or cold. Many little travelers are swayed, and this causes not only discomfort, but also fear. It is not as difficult to fight as it seems at first glance. In the first case, the child should be gradually accustomed to the car: sit down with him, take him in his arms, but first do not go anywhere. You can also allow to touch everything that he wants, to acquaint with the surrounding space and to tell about everything that he is interested in. Thus, the situation will no longer be frightening, but, most likely, will become a new interesting place.
Photo:archive of press servicesIf it is easier with a car, since its movement depends on you, then with trains, ships and planes it is different. Here you will have to distract your baby from external stimuli. There are many ways to do this: you can take a bunch of toys with you, you can play finger games with him, sing songs, read books. But when there is no opportunity to take large bags filled with children's entertainment, children's educational mobile applications and games for phones and tablets come to the rescue, which take up little space and are always at hand. Some of the most popular today are "Paper", "Arkady Parovozov" and "Mi-mi-bears", created by Russian developers based on the animated series of the same name on the "MULT" TV channel. Children are happy to be distracted by them and stop being capricious. In addition, these games are educational - a child can learn to draw without dirtying everything around, cook a virtual dinner and feed their favorite characters, clean the bee-bee-bear's room, feed the fish, and assemble a puzzle. And for older children, there are exciting puzzles. If a child wants to watch their favorite cartoons on a trip, there is the "Mult" app for this. It contains only good cartoons: "Fairytale Patrol", "Arkady Parovozov", "Bee-bee-bears", "Paper Stuff", "Tima and Toma" and "Magic Lantern". They can be downloaded in the app at home and watched on a trip without advertising and the Internet. If all this does not help, then most likely you have the third reason: the child is uncomfortable. Check if the child's hands and nose are warm, if he is not sweating, or try to ask him in simple words: "Are you hot, cold, do you feel bad, are you seasick?" So that he could answer "yes" or "no". The most difficult situation is when the baby is motion sick, but it is quite solvable. In this case, you need to contact a neurologist, he will prescribe special children's drugs that will relieve symptoms, or tell you how and when to feed the child before the trip. Also interesting:
