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[quote=Anonymous]I drove on my own with my then-toddler ds to NY on a regular basis.   Key things were:

- Leave early to catch the morning nap.  So getting as much as I could loaded in the car the night before was key.

- DO NOT STOP THE CAR DURING THE NAP.  So fill up the gas tank the day before.   Do not get stuck having to stop for gas with a sleeping child.  Happened to me just once.  Lesson learned!!

- If child is still rear-facing, have a mirror attached to the back of their seat so they can see you and you can see them.

- Have in the passenger seat a bag with snack cups and sippy cups with milk, juice, water, so you are ready to pass them back as needed.

- Lots of places to stop for lunch on the NJ tpike.  On the way back, the last reststop gets crowded with everyone getting cheap gas at last place.  Stop at the next-to-last-one, it's usually easier to deal with.

- Have a stash of good carseat toys.  Stacking cups are good, board books, small favorites.

I did it every few weeks starting when mine was about that age.  If we were heading to the city, I'd definately consider the train (did that once with two kids - it went pretty well!), but we were going to north of the city, so it wasn't a good option for us.[/quote]

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