A mathematician has created a formula to help prevent kids' tantrums on long car journeys.
Researchers found the chances of a tantrum are reduced when a child is entertained, while a snack can help delay a meltdown.
The study, developed alongside LV+ Britannia Rescue of responses by 2-thousand parents, found the average child will take 70 minutes to throw a tantrum during a long car journey.
It's reported the average child will ask "are we nearly there yet?" 32 minutes into a car journey, and four times during the road trip.
Dr James Hind, from Nottingham Trent University, believes that T = 70 + 0.5E + 15F - 10S is the code to crack backseat meltdowns.
He found that the time (T) the average child will typically take to throw a tantrum during a long car journey is 70 minutes.
But the chances of a tantrum are reduced by every minute a child is entertained (E), while food (F) can also help delay one by 15 minutes.
Having siblings (S) together in the car was found to increase the chances of tantrums by 10 minutes.
