Motion Sickness
Motion sickness arises when the input from our three senses - vision, the position of our joints (proprioception), and the balance organs - becomes uncoordinated. Since these are not very coordinated in little children anyway, they are much at risk of motion sickness (as any sick-stained parent will testify). Careful driving (so they don’t swing about in the back) and frequent stops might help, as may encouraging them to sleep. There are anti-travel sickness preparations available which contain agents which suppress the sensitivity of the labyrinth. In very small children, a tiny dose of anti-histamine may suffice.
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