The car is especially dangerous because of the fact that you can go minutes without noticing that your child has something in his or her mouth. Anything with small pieces or items that your toddler can fit in their mouth is out of the question. There are a few easy rules when deciding which toys to bring (or buy): The easy part is knowing that you need toys, the hard part is knowing which toys to bring that your toddler won’t get bored of within the first five minutes. The top (and most obvious) road trip with toddler hack is finding toys and activities that distract. To help make your life just a bit easier, today I’m going to share with you my top parenting hacks when traveling with your toddler (feel free to send me a thank you letter when you return from your trip) Road Trip with Toddler Hack #1: Bring Toys and Activities That Distract I’ve had to endure a lot of tantrums, poopy nappies and spit up to get here, but now I consider myself somewhat of an expert level road-tripper. While there is no magic wand to make road trips go smoothly, over the years I have developed a toolkit of essential road trip with toddler hacks. With their short attention spans and ear-splitting screams, a long car trip with a toddler is the ultimate test of parenting patience.

Does taking your toddler on a road trip scare the knickers off you? I used to feel this same sense of dread.

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