Do you know the feeling? You start to get hot and sweaty, a little giddy, dizzy and then nauseas.

If you or one of your kids suffers from car-sickness, you will know that it is no fun, especially if you have a long road trip ahead.

What is car sickness?

Car sickness is a physical reaction the body has in response to the brains confusion between what the ear feels and the eye sees.

The ear has receptors which detect the car is moving; the eye is focussed on the non moving car interior. These mixed signals produce the physical side effects of car-sickness.  

Children under the age of three do not suffer from car-sickness, even when the car seat is still rear facing; with the majority of children growing out of it by the age of 10.

What you can do to avoid it

§  Try to look outside the car, preferably on objects that are not in motion e.g. light poles, houses

§  Do not read, play games or watch DVD’s

§  Keep your head as still as possible

§  Don’t have a full stomach, especially if you have just eaten fatty foods

§  Open a window and let in fresh air

§  Try to sit in the front seat of the car, or if it is a child, move their car seat from the middle to one of the windows

The essential car anti sick bag!

Pack the following items into a Galmatic tote bag to be prepared for those feeling sick moments.

§  Face washers to dampen to apply to your neck and wash up any mess

§  Bottle of water for drinking and wetting face washers

§  Baby nappy bags to put dirty cloths/clothes in

§  Crackers or fruit. No biscuits as they are very high in fat. Watch out for bananas too as they make very messy vomit!

§  If you have kids who get car sick, pack a spare change of clothes

§  A container with a lid that you can vomit into

§  Fresh breath mints

Enjoy your next car trip by being prepared. The Smart Girl roadside Emergency Kit is a great car essential too!

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