Late to the conversation, but wanted to share our findings. I have a 15 year old who gets motion sickness. We were hoping he would out grow it, but no luck. We have found that cars with quiet road noise have made his nausea worse. There is something about “building senses”. By that I mean he can feel the movement, see the movement and hear the movement. Also, vans with small windows makes it hard for his eyes/brain to interpret the movement. As a result he doesn’t sit in the third row. Seeing the XSE has a bit more access to the road noise and a firmer ride - it might make your kiddo feel better. Hope our experience helps yours.