Motion sickness is caused from crossed signals involving iyes, ears, skin receptons and muscles. This sickness usually occurs when traveling by motorized vehicles, airplanes, boats, cars, or trains. While traveling one will feel sick to their stomach.

Takin g a closer look at what happens to a child's system when motion sickness is involved, we find different parts of the body will send many conflicting signals to the brain. The many things the eyes see are sent to the brain in motion. Children's joint sensory and muscle receptors will transfer signals about movement of museles, positions of the body and which parts of the body is stationary.

The inner ear canal are equiped with a fluid which senses motion in any direction, forward, backward, up, down, side ways and circular. As the brain recieves these signals, it then tries to form a picture imitating the badies movements and position at any given time. But when the brain isn't able to draw its picture or make a connection with the information provided, the child will suffer motion sickness. Continue reading “Motion sickness in children – how to deal with your sick child” »