Being prepared.....drinks, snacks and music you can all enjoy, sing along to and tell stories to!

Make them up a travel bag of things to keep them occupied. Keep the contents secret until you travel!

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Plan your trip to have extra breaks or visits en-route to alleviate the boredom and give them things to look forward to.

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Think of a game or make a list which they can find and tick off ect...to which you can keep them entertained as it makes a better journey.

Try to travel during nap times and ensure that you have sufficient food if you are stuck / late in arriving.

Invest in a portable DVD player for long journeys.

Travel during sleep times - avoids a big change to routine and means stress-free journeys.

Understand the custom of the place and dress according to the weather of the place.

Each - personalised travel bag -snacks, drinks, puzzles, headphones etc. Praise/points given throughout. Most points = treat for the winner.

take drinks, snacks and games, stop regularly.

Don't occupy your children every minute of every day. Let them be bored. Then they learn how to occupy themselves.

dose them with sleeping tablets ;)

Get them to look out for roadsigns, cars and new places - keeps them interested in your journey - above all - take breaks!

Tranquilisers! Not really...plenty of things to do to occupy them - i-spy, toys, giving them something to look forward to.