We are back from our road trip and it went fine. In the end we were glad that we did not go for the DVD player. The kids read a lot in the car and worked on some activity books. I also heard, "I am bored" a few times but then they would figure something out to keep themselves busy.
We made the onward journey almost non-stop because my younger one napped for two hours. It was easy to keep the older one busy - she read by herself for a bit, then I read to her. She also listened to some story tapes on her Walkman and looked at an "I spy" book. On the return journey there was a time that I was too tired to engage the kids and they were getting crazy back there. We ended up stopping and playing a few games of tag. Things improved after that.
Raising kids in a non-native environment while constantly worrying about striking the right balance.
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