Prepping for Road Trips

Road trips are super exciting but also super dysregulating. Check out the interview tips Robyn provided to AAA in this article or the snippet below!

"Get kids involved.

If your child is 4 or older, have them pack their own bag, suggests licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist Robyn Rausch of Calming Communities. “It helps them be responsible for their things, limits bag destruction while people are looking for something, and helps them be excited for the trip.”

Pack entertainment.

Stash away plenty of toys—such as puzzle books, coloring tools, Rubik’s cubes, and other small manipulatable devices, Rausch suggests. Make several playlists—both ones for kids and ones for adults—so that you can alternate, she says. Organize family-friendly road trip activities, such as scavenger hunts or I Spy games, too."

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