What to do if a child gets seasick in a car?

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But what if the child cannot stay in the car for a long time?

How to get rid of the drowsiness, dizziness and nausea of ​​the youngest family member during the trip?

Most often, children under 2 years old suffer from motion sickness, some up to 12 years old experience such problems. According to statistics, motion sickness is a fairly common problem. At the indicated age, problems of this kind remain in a third of children.

Motion sickness occurs due to a poor sense of balance and the development of the nervous system.

How to help a child if he is sick?

1. Try to choose a time for the trip close to the child's sleep.

2. Give the older baby lollipops and the baby a bottle with a nipple.

3. Avoid fatty and high-calorie foods before traveling.

4. Do your best to keep fresh air in the cabin.

5. The child should not be strangled by clothes, unbutton so many buttons and zippers so that the baby can breathe freely.

Psychologists remind that in a situation with motion sickness at a child in no case should you shout, because he experiences stress even without an attack of parental disapproval. If motion sickness interferes with the family's life schedule, then you need to consult a doctor, modern pharmacology will help eliminate the problem completely 

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