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• Pre-trip planning: Talk about the trip with your children. Tell them about things like how long the car or plane ride will be, where they'll sleep and eat, what kinds of things they'll see and the people they may visit. Plan to collect things for a "trip" scrapbook.
• You can involve tour children in the planning stages of the trip, such as where to sight see. Show that your interested in their opinions; let your children know you are all in this trip together
• Car activities: Bring along a bag of surprises for your children and bring out things as they get bored or cranky. Older youngsters can help navigate and read road signs. Story telling and music tapes, books, car games, snacks and good conversations can help occupy time and make the trip meaningful. Let children participate in making small decisions, such as where to eat or when to stop, to help give youngsters a feeling of teamwork, ownership and control.
• Skills: Car travel provides an opportunity to practice things like colors or letters. Spotting something that starts with each letter of the alphabet, finding rhyming words, and like-minded games can be fun. Let your children practice picture taking skills.
• Delayed gratification: Discuss with children how the road trip is means to an end, and how they can make the best of it. Talk about other situations that are examples of gratification delay, such as driving in order to visit grandma.

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• Preparation Key When Traveling With Your Pets: The sun's shining, the flowers are blooming and road is whispering that it's time for a country drive. Sounds good, but there stands the dog at the dog, at the door, wagging his tail, looking at you with those big brown eyes as if to say, "What about meeeeee?"
• If your dog is not accustomed to traveling in your car, here are some tips on how to prepare Rover for the road. First you will want to see how your dog responds to the car. Take practice drives of varying lengths. If your dog gets motion sickness, withholding food and water for about two hours before driving makes it less likely.
• Motion sickness often is related to visual stimulation. If your dog is just sitting in a seat or looking out, that may be part of the problem. I recommend traveling with your dog in a crate. Most dogs will lie down in a crate and generally feel more secure.
• A second tip would be to help your dog associate car rides with something fun. If you start with very short trips, that end in fun, like going to the park, or just a run around a school yard playing fetch, then you may be able to modify the behavior.
• Signs of impending nausea include sudden restlessness and heavy drooling. Try to end the trip before these symptoms present themselves.

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When traveling with pets and children, many families find it helpful to investigate vacation destinations well in advance of actual departure. Wise parents and pet owners check on accommodations, campgrounds, restaurants and recreational activities long before arriving at the vacation destination. Travel Industry Association of America

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In the time it takes you to read this short article, 30 people will have crashed their cars. The statistics are frightening, but the reasons for driving carefully and preparing in case of an accident are compelling. Here are some tips designed to save you time, money, frustration and possibly your life

• Always carry your insurance card and vehicle registration in your car. Not only can save you time, but it may save the cost of a citation later down the road.
• Review your insurance coverage. Make certain it will pay for a rental car it your get banged up in a accident. For an average of $2 a month, your insurance company will pay for your rental car while yours being repaired. A damaged car is in the shop for average of 12 days.
• Carry a flash light, tire iron, jack, spare tire and jumper cables -- and KNOW HOW TO USE THEM. Trying to use these under duress is difficult and can be nearly impossible in the dark.
• Keep a medical card with you if you have allergies to any medicine, or you have a condition that requires special attention. Remember in an accident you may not be conscious to relay this information to paramedics.
• Keep your vehicle regularly maintained and safety checks done. The last thing you need is to be responsible for an accident that was preventable.

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