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[quote=Anonymous]In the short term, I would load up on quiet, highly desirable snacks (that are only for these car rides), and put the 9yo in front with noise cancelling headphones and music or an audiobook (not a screen they control). No, a 9yo in front is not ideal, but sometimes you have to choose from the best of all bad options. For the longer term, I would really dig in to try to figure out *why* they are melting down every day. At a guess from experience, 9yo is overstimulated from school, and 6yo is hungry - hence my original suggestions - but gentle, occasional, no-pressure questioning may reveal additional or more nuanced answers. This works best if you can stick to the positive expectation they are not meeting - something like "why are you having trouble playing quietly for the car ride home? what do you want most right after school?" - without bringing what they are doing wrong into it (don't say "why can't you stop hitting your brother?!").[/quote]
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