Do you talk to your kid(s) while you drive?

[pinotgrig]

If your kids are older, did you talk to them before they were verbal? I feel like I should "entertain" him in the car maybe? Lol

What do you do?

[zeewifeandmama]

Yep, I also sing to them. I usually just turned on my music and sang to them, as they got older I pointed out things ( trucks, police car, bus, blue car etc.) and talked to them as a means of entertainment for them and to keep them quiet/happy. Now they have TV/music/story requests but my dd will ask to talk about every third time we're in the car or so.

[L]

Before verbal...not unless they were crying/fussing. I miss those days...my kids won't ever shut up now. Lol

[arch01]

Not really until he started babbling a bit. It has grown since then and we have some of our best conversations in the car now at 2.5.

[imojoebunny]

No. I am driving. Now that they can talk, I frequently tell them that I need to focus on driving to keep them safe, since they will ask 600 question and I find it distracting.

[deo]

Yes. DS1 is a chatterbox. He likes to talk about all the things he sees.

[jena]

Yes, I felt like I was narrating my own life. I talked to dd1 constantly because she was so damn fussy that I was sheets trying to stay ahead of her and keep her calm/distracted.

[cincodemayo]

I try but I always end up listening to the radio instead. I'll sing if he starts fussing.

[mlt]

Yes, almost constantly. We have some of our best conversations in the car.

[mandapanda18]

Yes and I have since the hospital ride home. I ask him about his day (if we are on our way home from daycare) even though he dosen't know how to respond. I sing to him on longer trips, spell his name, count in english/spanish (he is at a full immersion spanish speaking daycare), point things out as we pass bye.

[rootbeerfloat]

Some, but I sang more. They are not so easily ignored now.

[countthestars]

Same as mandapanda18

[mlvmd]

Yup. And now it has come back to haunt me. I feel like every trip is a tour as DS narrates everything he sees, thinks, etc.

[savan]

I don't recall talking to them as babies. However, this is a reason why I'm glad to have a second kid. They talk to each other while I drive and blissfully tune them out with the radio. Now any time I have just one kid in the car I'm surprised by how much they want to talk and have me respond. STFU, kid and let me rock out to the radio.*






*Obviously I don't really mean that. I more than enjoy all our conversations. Maybe.

[gibbinator]

I used to sing a lot when he was fussy. He liked one particular song that I sung over and over again.

[sent]

Not really. She usually doesn't respond so then I'm not even sure she's awake but turns out she is. She usually only has 2 volumes in the car - 1) silence while tolerating the seat and maybe playing with/chewing on a toy and 2) screaming when she realizes there is no one back there with her and she is DONE being in the car seat. Talk or singing to her doesn't help us at all when she gets to #2.

[hermione]

Yes, I do. Sometimes I sing to her too; however, yesterdayI was singing and she was signing all done. RUDE KID!

[mrsg123]

Yes, constantly. Guess I know where they get the talking all day gene, lol.

[niq]

I turn on dance pop and he falls asleep. It's the best.

[dcn]

Sometimes yes. I used to sing a lot but now he says "no mama. Don't want it". Sigh.

[livinitup]

Yes. Plus, playing sing along CDs.

DH read signs and DD was spelling S T O P before full sentences. 

[bananapancakes]

I do lots of singing and making silly noises to try to keep him from melting down.

[docholly]

Oct 22, 2014 18:30:45 GMT -5 @evelynrichards said:

Sometimes. I prefer to listen to music. Driving is usually my regain-my-sanity mode.

This exactly.  

[GotWine]

I pretty much have always talked nonstop to DD. This is probably when you all start feeling sorry for her, but I'm a talker by nature so having someone to talk to who couldn't tell me to stop was great! When she was not yet speaking I would just sing songs or narrate what we were doing and seeing in the car. Now that she can talk we have constant conversations. She learned how to spell her name and a few other words and names from the version of BINGO we sing in the car every morning!

[noodleskooze]

I talk to him most of the time. Usually because it's around nap time when I pick him up and I'm trying to keep him awake until we get home.

[yellowbrkrd]

I try to talk to him, but usually just end up listening to music.

[aspentosh]

Oct 22, 2014 17:35:03 GMT -5 L said:

Before verbal...not unless they were crying/fussing. I miss those days...my kids won't ever shut up now. Lol

I'm pretty much here. I might sing every now and then, but rarely. Now at 2.5, she is VERY vocal all the time, requests music to be turned up or down, etc. So we talk a lot now.

[thebreakfastclub]

I sometimes ask him silly questions if he is fussing. Are you a monkey? Are you a dog? He indignantly replies "no no mama" all the way home.

[teatimefor2]

It depends. But sometimes. If it's after preschool, I'll ask him about his day, etc. were together all day, the car is my break. DS always brings books in the car and likes to 'read'.

[bunch]

Gawd, all the time. DD1 went through a phase when she would scream "DONT STOP TALKING" if I didn't respond. That may have been when our family gained a Frozen soundtrack. I drive a lot. I prefer to zone. My kids do not.