How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? Any ideas beside stapling him to the seat?
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It's been at least a year since you posted this question, so I hope you've solved the problem by now. My parents had the same fight with me and my brother when we were young and solved it by slamming on the breaks when they saw our seat belts were off (obviously, they made sure the road conditions were safe for this!). I tumbled to the front of our van and my brother hit a cabinet. Then we got yelled at and (probably) spanked. We were unharmed, but very terrified by the experience and NEVER took our seatbelt off again. It's not a solution I can recommend, but it worked on me.
1500605
Put a safety pin/paper clip through the zipper hole. This becomes a handle to pull the zipper. It's design this way so babies can't undo the zippers and play w. the padding material.
1397145
Yes, the seatbelt will still lock. The restraints on the side that click into the car seat anchors restrict the movement also though. My dog does manage to lie down anyway, but I do feel like he is much more protected than before.
2034788
I agree with the other answer. Pulling it out straight works best for us. We actually figured out we didn't have to loosen it to get our daughter out, so we've just avoided the issue you're talking about by not loosening them each time. I think it is because there is more space on the sides than a traditional convertible car seat.
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This seat is used with the seatbelt to secure the child. The LATCH is provided only to secure the seat to the vehicle when the child is not riding along.
2028727
No , I would make sure you had some kind of safety belt attached as they ( babies ) are apt to wiggle ! My daughter was stable and reasoned with enough by the age of 2 but before that I would use a safety belt
1098543
How old is your son? The vest is very secure but if he is old enough to unlock the seat belt this won't work.
967578
Yes, just slide your seat belt through the two slots on the bottom of the Booster seat and latch the seat belt.
857948
We are using the brackets in the car seat along with the front tether. We tried the seat belts but the seat still felt a little loose. We feel that way about all the seats,not just this one.
911168
I don't generally loosen the straps each time I take him out. It was harder when he was a newborn because I didn't want to hurt him wrestling his limbs out of the harness! But now he is a few months old and actually moves his arm to help me get him out. If I have to tighten the harness while he is in it, I try and figure out how much I need to tighten it before I buckle it since it is really difficult to pull the strap to tighten it while it is buckled.
111746
If you still have the old seat, it maybe a good idea to continue its use until he is 3 and you can communicate better with him... By three they understand not everything is for play. If you don't have the old seat, try using a regular man's belt as added security,
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There is a button at center where the child's legs would be and you can reach thru and feel a ledge and a latch you can release the shoulder straps. Then the black strap coming from the center once again you will pull to tighten the straps once you get your child in.
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There is a button that would be between the child's legs, closer to where their feet would be. You should also see a strap there. The button is metal. As you push down on the button, pull on the strap and it will loosen. Then if you need to tighten the straps, pull on the strap down by the button.
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Towards the bottom of the seat in between the child's ankles, under the seat cover, there is a small lever. You pull up on the lever and you can loosen the straps.
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We have not had ours break. Our son doesn't really touch it. Once he knows the lock is on he realizes he cannot get the seat belt to release.
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There is an opening secured with velcro for seat belts but not the latch anchors. You could easily cut an opening for the latch anchors and just stitch around the opening so the pad doesn't fray. I bought the cover for my dogs but just last night put my grand daughters car seat in there and the pad was perfect for her wet dirty boots.
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My technique is to click all the belts around the kid, then pull out away from the child on the chest clip before I pull the bottom adjuster. I find that pulling out like that tightens the lap belt section and also alligns the shoulder straps with their respective slots. Pulling the slack out is a bit easier after that. Also try adjusting the shoulder belt slots, I find that the belts slide best when the slots are one inch higher than the child's shoulder... Above or below that they tend to bind more. Adjust seasonally to account for clothing bulk...