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I used to get airsick every time I went flying as a kid. Dramamine didn't work, the little zapper thing on my wrist didn't work, the only things that worked were eating real ginger snap cookies and looking out the window.
The worst thing you can do is look inside the car at something that isn't moving. Essentially what is happening is your brain senses motion yet you are seeing stationary objects and you get sick. Try involving him in the driving process somehow, for example teach him where you are looking on the road as you drive "I'm looking through the apex of the turn and not at it, I am rolling on the throttle now and the boost should hit just past the apex...etc.".
Does your son know how to shift? My dad started me on shifting the car when I was around 10 years old. He would tell me when the clutch was "UP" or "DOWN". I knew that "DOWN" meant I could shift. He taught me where the gears were and would call out what gear he wanted. I started out learning in his F150 with 4 on the floor and a granny 1st. Then I learned on his Mazda 626 5 speed. I also racked up a few miles shifting his 1930 Model A coupe. It was obviously a slow learning process but I quickly learned how to shift a car without having to learn how to drive it. You could turn it into a learning game..."What gear does this corner look like?" and let him see that 3rd is going to be way too high by actually doing it. Involving him like this might keep his mind off of being sick.
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-Jess
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