when hiro was two months old (ha!), we bought his next car seat. one of those that last for years, from age 1 until 7 (or so). first it restrains, then when the child is big enough, it helps guide a shoulder belt, and then, again when the child is big enough, it's a booster seat. yoshi wanted to get the cheaper one, one that looked a bit complicated and not very safe. i wanted the harness one, the one with the five point harness. well, yoshi won out and we got the not-so-good seat.
when hiro was about two, maybe two and a half, he was big and strong enough to wiggle out, while still being small enough to wiggle out. what a pain that was! finally, just before he turned 3, he figured out how to unhook the seat belt. an even bigger pain! he should be heavier than he is, i think by 3 he should be using the seat as a guide for the seatbelt, not as a restraint system. but he is so skinny! argh!
so when we got the next seat for sasha, i insisted that we get the five point harness kind. with lovely restraining shoulder harnesses. well. guess who can get out of her car seat now. yep, my darling little sasha. no matter how tight i make it, she can get out. i swear she must be dislocating her shoulder (and then putting it back in) to get out! what is up with these kids? legally, i think hiro doesn't have to be in a car seat, but i'm sorry, i'm not letting a three-year-old loose in a car while i'm driving. he's actually pretty good at staying seated these days, but now that sasha has figured out how to escape, hiro has been getting out, too.
where's my raise, i've been waiting for days now!
April 25, 2024
4 hours ago
4 comments:
My oldest never even tried to get out of the carseat. Now at 4 1/2 if someone tries to drive without her seatbelt being buckled she screams her head off.
My 18 month old son routinely escapes from his 5 point harness though. I am considering duct tape.
Mine never tried to escape...I think they were too happy to be going places.
Use the duct tape! ;)
Like you said, I would never drive around with my kids loose in the car even if it's not against the law. It would just make me crazy!
My kids have each figured out how to get out of their carseats when they were about 2. Of course the first time I didn't even notice until we'd reached our destination! But from then on I was more alert.
I don't know why this worked but with each of them, when I saw them starting to get out, I would say, "Sit back in your carseat right now or I'm going to pull over this car". They all stopped doing it. I never even said what I would do once the car was stopped (put them back in their carseat!) but somehow that was enough! Maybe it was the wild look in my eyes!
I think it's just a phase. If you're consistant to put her back in her seat, she'll eventually stop trying.
About the raise, you probably won't get money but I have to share that over the winter holidays, ALL of our kids slept through the night and until 9/9:30 in the morning and we'd even put them to bed around 9pm. It was magical and I felt like I was finally being paid back for all of the sleepless nights that I had experienced over the last 7 years.
Your day will come!
are you kidding me lol.. she can get out of a 5 point! I have no advice for you... oh maybe you can use one of those long strips of fabric and tie it around her and the carseat?? hmmmmm i don't know.. sorry sweetie..
hmm I like the duct tape idea :)
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