We do a lot of driving on weekends. Kids used to be fine with just music but the 10yo has outgrown that. We tried a podcast once but it didn't hold both kids. Open to anything - audiobooks, games, whatever works for the 9-11 age range.
I keep seeing parents say they've gone Youtube-free with their kids and that it was the best decision they made but nobody really talks about the messy middle part. Like what do the first few weeks actually look like? How long before they stop asking for it? And what ends up filling that gap - do they just shift to something else that's screen-based or does anything different take its place?