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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. They are 9 and 6. My ipad has no data plan, what can they do in the car ride? They are not carsick but just they are bored from looking at same scenery (trees, farms and a few houses) along the highway.

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honestly, parent better. Kids this age and in the age of portable electronics should be able to handle a 3.5 hr car ride and last a solid 5 hr without stops, jesus. Why do people allow their children to be whiny brats?

Download a few movies on the ipad and tell them to suck it up.

When I was growing up we drove from Boston to Myrtle beach with 3 kids across the backseat of a sedan.

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Not OP, but it takes practice for kids (and parents!) to figure out this kind of thing.  My family drove cross country when I was a kid — 5 8-hour days in the car with no A/C, no screens, and three kids ages 8, 9, and 11 — and we have fond memories of it.  But we regularly did 4-8 hour drives to visit relatives so it wasn’t as big a deal as the very first time a 6yo has to sit still for 3 hours, especially if the parents also aren’t used to long trips and haven’t planned.[/quote]

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