The Best Family Cars Of 2022

 

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Nov 10, 2022

 

Every year, the family car category moves further and further from the bulky,
slow, gas-guzzling wheels that your dad’s dad drove with pride. These days, you
don’t have to take pride in sacrificing fun for practicality. Just ask the
family piling into a roomy and zippy Volkswagen ID 4 on the way to a National
Park; commuting to school in the stylish and fast BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe; or
driving to grandma’s house in the rugged, sleek Ford Bronco Sport (through the
river and over the woods, for fun!). These and 11 more of our choices for family
cars of the year are vehicles that don’t require concessions or defensive
posturing. They drive like a dream — with the kids in the back and the road in
front.

 

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  The Best Family Cars Of 2022
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  This year’s best rides blend safety, fuel efficiency, and, yes, fun.
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Three Ways To Get An Uncooperative Toddler Into a Car Seat  

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Give Them “Options” One of the best ways to befuddle a toddler is to give them
options. This makes them feel like they do have some agency in this world after
all. Of course, the options you are giving them lead to the same goal: getting
them the hell into their car seat. But they don’t know that. So when approaching
the vehicle the trick is to ask something along the lines of: “Do you want me to
lift you into the car seat? Or do you want to climb in by yourself like a big
kid?”

 

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Let Them Help This is an extension of the “options” protocol. It involves
letting your kid help with the buckling. Again, the key is to bank on the desire
to be a big, responsible kid. It also requires a certain amount of patience.
After all, car seat buckles aren’t the easiest things to fasten in the world.
And if your kid fastens the straps, make sure you check their work. It’s not
like you can blame them if they pop out when you hit the brakes.

 

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Give Them A Reason Car seats will begin to seem way less of a hassle to your kid
if there’s something to look forward to (or backwards to, actually). Consider
having a special car snack that they only get while in transit. Or have
car-specific toys that they enjoy (as long as they aren’t sharp or heavy).
You can even make yourself part of the fun. Maybe you have a fun ritual at red
lights. Or you talk like a pirate for the entire ride. Maybe you sing along with
Dora at the top of your lungs. Don’t worry. This will not cause them to die of
embarrassment for another 11 years or so.

Here are a few more car seat tricks to keep in mind.
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