Re: Meeting all kinds of people
We used the dvd when the boys got antsy. Otherwise, there was so much to see and talk about. They DO tire though and movies were a real godsend I mean to get out west, it took almost 3 very full days. We did some night driving, not much to see. We drove thru a horrific storm with zero visibility - those were times that the boys were watching for sure. But with DVDs, you can choose what they see and if its fun and educational, nothing wrong with that...we have one farm animal dvd that asks questions and the boys all yell out the answers. We have the silly movies too - barnyard and madagascar but they were really reserved for the times that we really needed to use them. When the little ones are seeing so many new things and such different and new landscapes, its really easy to get them interested in what they see out the window. And the DVD player is now packed away, its not for use around town or even for the 90 minute drive to aunties house, sorry boyz no can do and thats the end of the story, so lets talk about where we're going and what we see. Anyway, the little player we got is really nice, it plugs into the car, the screen swivels so they cant reach the buttons on it and its very compact, fitting on the armrest between the front seats. Its not a permanent part of the car so once we put it away its out-of-sight and out-of-mind. We'll take it out again next summer when we hit the road again!
As far as discrimination, we saw none. Some fascination once or twice but nothing negative at all. We experienced some "child" discrimination, stayed at a place that advertised a "family atmosphere" but it actually catered to bikers and didnt appreciate having little kids around.
They are 6, 5 and 3 years old.
and ps, I love keema and chapli! :)