It’s a typical Wednesday morning. Kaia and I are on our way to school. Per usual, we are a little late. After a morning that began at 5AM, you would think that would give me enough time to be “on time”. I have accepted that life with a toddler means we are casually late just about everywhere.
If your daughter is anything like mine, she chooses until we get in the car—and on the freeway—to say she is hungry (after refusing to finish her breakfast at home). Toddlers have an innate sense of when life is at peak chaos, and that is when they strike. Picture this: I am driving on the 5 freeway at 65 mph, trying to navigate the GPS through California traffic, and now I have a “hungry” toddler in the back.
I used to have to hand back snacks, juice or water. Then she would drop it and then I would be blindly trying to find it on the ground (while driving) just to avoid the inevitable meltdown. Yes I know – it really is stupid.
Thankfully, we were recently introduced to the Travel Tray so I don’t run into the above scenario anymore! This incredibly simple but genius invention stores snacks as well as has the perfect size cup holder for sippy cups and regular cups alike! It is BPA free, FDA regulated, and SUPER easy to install.
We live in a time of habitually distracted drivers: texting, social media, calls, emails, GPS…there are a million apps that can take our attention away from the road and onto our phone at any one time. Handing your child something as simple as a snack or drink could potentially put your child at risk! That thought alone terrifies me.
Since ordering my own (two in fact—one for me and one for Kaia!), the guilt of “distracted Mom driving” has disappeared. Placing our snacks and juice in the Travel Tray before we take off, has become a part of our routine.
