(HealthDay News) -- Does your child tend to get car sick?
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, motion sickness occurs when the brain receives conflicting signals from the motion-sensing parts of the body, such as the ears and eyes. This may happen when a child is sitting low in the backseat of a car and cannot see the outside.
If symptoms including queasiness, loss of appetite and vomiting arise, stop the car and slowly walk around with the child.
To prevent car sickness, the academy recommends placing the child in a car seat facing forward, giving the child small snacks, keeping him occupied in order to keep his mind off any symptoms, and preventing him from reading or playing hand-held video games. Certain medications can prevent motion sickness, although skin patches should never be used on children. For more information, talk to your child's doctor.
