BY MICHELLE S. RODGERS
Extension Home Economist
Traveling with Tiny Toddlers
“You can control a modern
automobile with your fingertips,
but controlling the young passen
gers inside it is a problem auto
engineers haven’t solved,’’ quoted
a wise mouicr. Little passengers in
the bassinet stage will travel
peaceably, as long as they are dry
and fed. It is the children past that
stage who can create a carload of
noise and confusion.
By the time you read this. I’ll
have taken some of my own
advice, packed our bags, my hus
band and V/i year old and began a
six-hour trek to ski country. While
we have traveled distances before,
Elise was then a docile bundle of
joy. By this age, she more closely
resembles a tornado in both speed
and upheaval.
So, while the destination
sounds fabulous, the effort to get
there was almost enough to keep
me from going until I enlisted
some references on how to survive
the six hour drive with a new tod
dler. What follows are some ideas
that I’ve pulled together for that
age that is in between infant and
“reasonable” toddler.
Whatever age and type of
travel, keep in mind that safety
must come first. Insist on your
child using a seat belt or child
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restraint seat Remember to set a
good example with your own
behavior.
Don’t expect youngsters to be
thrilled by filings other than those
very close a hand, such as radio
knobs, or seat recliner buttons.
The spectacular, such as large
doses of scenery, is rarely interest
ing to a child. On long trips, rest
lessness can be minimized if you
stop every two hours. Let the
children out to stretch, though
they will need close supervision at
busy test stops. Some experts sug
gest that child controllability is
best if you stop traveling by 4:00
p.m.
Another aid to child control lies
in not crowding young passengers
inside the car. Pack carefully,
avoiding taking “everything”
along. What you will want to
include are the following items:
• Healthy snacks that are neither
messy nor perishable
. . . pretzels, crackers, cookies,
grapes, carrot sticks.
• A litter bag, tissues and damp
washcloth to wipe sticky hands
and unexpected spills.
• Small individualized juice
cans come in handy, although
water from home is hard to beat as
a thirst quencher and is less likely
to stain if spilled.
• A child’s bed pillow or famil
iar blanket will help to take a nap
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when they get drowsy.
• For entertainment enroute, the
two to seven set will enjoy cray
ons, paper, and blunt scissors. Put
a few small light toys inside the
box with the snack. Small picture
books, games, magnifying glas
ses, magnets are good idesa. You
might try one or two new play
items for some excitement.
You may want to try tape
recorded stories as another option.
Before you leave, tape some of
your child’s favorite songs or sto
ries or you can buy many of
these already recorded. You may
even find it fun to tape record your
child and they play it back for
some family fun.
Remember, too, to put comfort
able, familiar clothes on your kids.
The layered book may help to
adjust to temperature changes that
will occur throughout your
travels.
And despite all of your efforts,
if pandemonium does break loose
inside your car, let it go until you
can safely pull off of the highway.
Only when you have safely come
to a stop can you properly deal
with the situation within the car.
As for the success rate of these
ideas ... I’ll let you know if I
survive the drive! Happy travels.
Tightening our homes through
the use of window and door seal
ers, wealherstripping, and other
energy conserving measures will
considerably reduce the amount of
energy required for healing and
cooling. Unfortunately, these
practices also reduce natural vent
ilation to the point that moisture
generated by typical everyday
activities such as cooking, bathing
and even breathing presents a
problem.
Condensation on interior win
dows, wood decay and growth of
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Question Comer
ANSWER Mary Schlaseman, Mt. Zion, requested
a recipe for molasses coconut Easter eggs. Thanks
Ruth Grube, Barnesville, for sharing yours.
Molasses Coconut Eggs
3 /« cup light cream
% cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
V* cup molasses
2 tablespoons baking molasses
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups flaked coconut
Place cream, sugars, molasses and butter in a heavy
sauce pan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissol
ved. Boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a
soft ball forms when a small amount is dropped into cold
water. Remove from heat. Add coconut, stir well. Drop
by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet. Shape into
eggs when cool enough to handle. Chill. Dip into melted
chocolate made from:
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted
Did You Know?
mold and mildew on walls or ceil
ings are sure signs of excessive
moisture. Because excess mois
ture can cause hidden problems as
well, a clear understanding of why
problems occur is an important
first step towards a successful
solution.
To learn about causes and a
range of possible techniques to
eliminate home moisture prob
lems, come to the "Moisture and
Water Control in Residential
Environments" seminar spon
sored by the Penn State Coopera-
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live Extension, Lancaster County.
It will be held from 1:00 to 3:00
p.m. and repeated from 7:00 to
9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, at
the Lancaster Farm and Home
Center. Phyllis Earner, Ph.D.,
Extension Housing and Home
Environment Specialist, Penn
State University, will teach the
seminar.
The seminar is free and open to
the public. Please call Penn Slate
Cooperative Extension at
394-6851 with your reservation.
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