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Show Parent Guide By NANCY MOORE THURMOND Infants are usually lulled to sleep"." by the humdrum motion of the car. TODDLERS and older children, however, easily tire and quickly grow restless and bored from the long confinement. They are also easily and quickly entertained. Gift-wrap a few of Junior's small toys for a surprise grab bag when the going gets tough. ANY SHOEBAG, cardboard box, clothespin bag, or small shopping shop-ping bag will be perfect to hold a child's toys. Encourage your child to pick up his traveling toys when he has finished playing, so your car will not look like a cyclone hit it by the time you reach your destination. THERE ARE endless car games, such as "I see a black car, what color do you see?" The older the child, the more sophisticated the games you can play. Try guessing state license plates or brands and makes of cars you spy along the way. IN YOUR local library or bookstore, book-store, look for a book on things to do while traveling. The child may even enjoy making mak-ing up their own car games. When you all run out of ideas, play lotsa luck, also known as please keep quiet. The rules are easy: whoever keeps quite longest wins. |