Six things to make your road trip with toddler fun
We covered 3681 kilometers in our Honda Jazz with Ovee in this Pune-Rajasthan-Pune road trip. She is 1.9 years old -an age when they are fidgety and constantly want to be on their toes. We had our apprehensions, but they gradually faded away. 1. First things first...the baby ought to have a car seat to itself. We placed the car seat at the back in the centre. I used to sit next to her on the left, while the seat behind the driver was reserved for her toys and food.We kept Ovee's favourite toys and books handy near the car seat so that she could be easily entertained. It was like her play area in the car. First couple of days of the journey, we let her decide where she wanted to sit, giving her subtle hints that car seat would be fun with the toys around. On day 1, she must have sat in it for 40 per cent of the time. After three-four days she realised it was more fun in the car seat and she preferred it to my lap. 2. Take frequent halts...once every 2.5 - 3 hours W...