waht do you have to keep your child entertained in the car?

now that she is forward facing....any toy she has gets tossed over the side and when I'm alone, it's kind of hard to reach back there!!!!!

She NEEDS something to keep her busy

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The only thing that works for us is singing along to cds. She really loves this Sesame St one I have, and she's just starting to sing along with some of the songs, it's really cute!

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the radio and windows

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She's forward facing already? She's not 1 yet right?

Please read this

To answer your original question - we usually give him a book...that's about it. He's usually very happy just looking around in his car seat.

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Nothing really. She usually just gets her pacifier and her baby and looks out the windows I guess because generally she doesn't complain too much unless she drops her pacifier.

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for christmas my sister got me a portable dvd player. can i tell you, its the best invention, EVER. i hang it behind my seat, play a dvd. and the kids are in heaven and so am i.

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Nate has a play hammer and telephone that is kept in the car.

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A singing mom.

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Posted by Bxgell2

Posted by monkeybride

Nothing really. She usually just gets her pacifier and her baby and looks out the windows I guess because generally she doesn't complain too much unless she drops her pacifier.

OMG, seriously, reading these kind of posts is making me realize more and more that I truly have the most difficult child on the planet

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Thankfully since Jacob is now forward facing, he just likes looking out the windshield and the side windows at all the cars. I give him toys but he just flings them. In that respect, i lucked out!!!

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Cds, books (ihave a great puzzle one that keeps interest longer - but she's too young for that), i keep small toys like matchbox cars and stuff like that in the seat with him. I have a few bigger toys on the floor of the car and he plays with them and eventually they get thrown down. We also point out everything out the windows - he loves traffic lights, other cars and trucks and buses, we look for dogs, etc.

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We have a rear entertainment system in our car so Mikey watches DVDs. But I only turn it on for him for longer trips not everytime he's in the car.

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Nada...just look out the window and listen to the tunes.

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I have a ton of kid cds in the car. I swear it is the only thing I can do to keep Tristan happy. I have been doing it since he was about 10 months and he is three now and it still works like the first time. Also I have a few little books back there. I have one thatthe shapes pop out, like a puzzle. I have two older kids (10 and 12) to keep him company if it gets real bad, but usually they are the ones to tick him off...instigators...LOL.

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I give Talia a snack cup with cheerios in it. She usually has more fun emptying the cup than eating them. I always have a CD on for her. She also gets figity after about 20 min or so - it's just the way they are at this age.

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DVD player, thank goodness and music for the girls, or they listen to their ipods