How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? I have a grandson (2.5yrs) that opens seat belt and car seats at will. Very disconcerting when you are driving alone and he climbs up front with you! Any ideas beside stapling him to the seat? How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? I have a grandson (2.5yrs) that opens seat belt and car seats at will. Very disconcerting when you are driving alone and he climbs up front... » Read More How do you keep a toddler from opening seat belt latches? I have a grandson (2.5yrs) that opens seat belt and car seats at will. Very disconcerting when you are driving alone and he climbs up front with you! Any ideas beside stapling him to the seat? « Show Less
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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.
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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,
518829
Agreed with previous reponses--I would feel very secure using this seat in an older vehicle. The back/top tether is only "required" when using the seat with children over 65 lbs. Even with the latch option, I prefer using the seatbelt as it is easy to install/uninstall.
1756476
You can use the seatbelt. Most cars LATCH systems are only supported until 40 pounds. Love this carseat!
406625
Yes! In fact, we didn't use the latch system(car didn't have one) just the seat belt and the car seat did excellent in our rollover accident! Our son is now big enough to use this seat just as a booster and the seat belt works well that way as well. This seat has been a great investment for our family.
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When you say seat belt, I'm assuming you're referring to the harness straps that secure the child in the seat. On the back of the carseat, you will find two black levers with straps secured through them. Hold down the two levers with one hand and then pull the harness straps on the front of the seat to loosen the belt. To tighten the belt, just pull the strap hanging from the back of the black levers.If you're looking to adjust the height of the shoulder straps, you're going to have to rethread the strap through a higher or lower slot.Go to 3:13 in this video to see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9pi6x90lLU When you say seat belt, I'm assuming you're referring to the harness straps that secure the child in the seat. On the back of the carseat, you will find two black levers with straps secured through them. Hold down the two levers with one hand and then pull the harness straps on the front of the seat to loosen the belt. To tighten the belt, just pull the strap hanging from the back of the black levers.If you're looking to adjust the height of the shoulder straps, you're going to have to rethread the strap through a higher or lower slot.Go to 3:13 in this... » Read More When you say seat belt, I'm assuming you're referring to the harness straps that secure the child in the seat. On the back of the carseat, you will find two black levers with straps secured through them. Hold down the two levers with one hand and then pull the harness straps on the front of the seat to loosen the belt. To tighten the belt, just pull the strap hanging from the back of the black levers.If you're looking to adjust the height of the shoulder straps, you're going to have to rethread the strap through a higher or lower slot.Go to 3:13 in this video to see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9pi6x90lLU « Show Less
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I will be honest with you. When I bought these two jeeps for my grandsons, ages3 and then4 I was not concerned with the seat belts or radio. There is a fake radio and there're are not any seat belts. My grandsons have been riding them for about 4 months now and there are not any problems without the seat belts.
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Yes, this really works best using the seatbelt. Plus the latch isn't recommended once hour child reaches a certain weight.
1583089
My daughter is very tall also, 100% for her age group. At 18 months and 35inches, she is at the next to the top shoulder strap. The manufacturer recommends turning it forward facing when they reach the top strap holder. I just asked our pediatrician at our 18 month check up what we should do when she reaches that point as I am sure it will be soon, and before she is 2 which is the law in CA. His response was to turn her around when she reaches the top strap even if it is before age 2 as she will then be big enough. That being said we bought this carseat for traveling. It is the smallest and lightest carseat we could find. She seems very comfortable in it. The bottom strap to attach it via car latches does not adjust on both sides which makes getting a perfectly tight fit impossible. It has good safety ratings but in comparison to the Britax carseat we use for every day, it really doesn't seem as safe or tighly secured in the car. Hope this helps.
1970644
Well I'm sure a 3 yr old could possibly buckle themselves in, but I highly recommend an adult doing it for the safety of the child to make sure they are properly secured. Personally I would never let my 3 1/2 yr old grandson do this for himself, 3yr olds cannot possibly understand the importance of this. Wow I can't even believe someone asked this question, I'm a little concerned for the 3 yr old being allowed to do his own seat buckle.
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I used an older model on an airplane. All car seats have to be forward facing and an airplane doesn't have a latch system. I always think installing a car seat without a latch system is more difficult. Also it is difficult to carry onto the airplane and move it between seats without bumping into anyone while still trying to wrangle the kiddo� I think this is true for all car seats though, not just this particular brand/model. Traveling with kids is just a lot more work!
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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...
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.
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The weight is a minimum of 40 lbs. What I would personally be more concerned about is the tot being fidgety and getting OUT of the belt. I started mine when my daughter was 3.5, and we had to constantly be on top of her about sitting back, keeping her feet down, not stretching the seatbelt out. I would personally wait, and make sure that the child is old enough to sit still with out being told every ten minutes, otherwise you would be having to sit directly next to him/her. The size is great for us, we have it smooshed in between a baby seat and a booster in the back seat of a PRIUS, but it might be unstable for such a little one with nothing on one or both sides. The weight is a minimum of 40 lbs. What I would personally be more concerned about is the tot being fidgety and getting OUT of the belt. I started mine when my daughter was 3.5, and we had to constantly be on top of her about sitting back, keeping her feet down, not stretching the seatbelt out. I would personally wait, and make sure that the child is old enough to sit still with out being told every ten minutes, otherwise you would be having to sit directly next to him/her. The size is great for us, we have it smooshed in between a baby seat and a booster in the back seat of a... » Read More The weight is a minimum of 40 lbs. What I would personally be more concerned about is the tot being fidgety and getting OUT of the belt. I started mine when my daughter was 3.5, and we had to constantly be on top of her about sitting back, keeping her feet down, not stretching the seatbelt out. I would personally wait, and make sure that the child is old enough to sit still with out being told every ten minutes, otherwise you would be having to sit directly next to him/her. The size is great for us, we have it smooshed in between a baby seat and a booster in the back seat of a PRIUS, but it might be unstable for such a little one with nothing on one or both sides. « Show Less
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We suggest that you refer to your vehicle manual for their recommendations on placement of child seats in that specific vehicle. You will then use the seatbelt to properly secure the child and seat in the proper position. Again, you will want to refer to your vehicle manual to ensure that you are properly using the seatbelts to properly restrain the child.
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It still depends on the seat belt to be secure... But there are 2 more buckles like the seatbelt to secure the vest onto him and one that keeps him from sliding out from under the vest that fastens from back to front between the legs. Once the vest is on and he is seated, the seat belt is secured through the front of the vest w/ metal C clips that keep the seat belt low and in place. At times this can be difficult to undo with a moving child but could help delay his escape for a while. This also should be used w/ the shoulder strap and has Velcro to keep it placed just right- not on his neck, but st his shoulder. My kids would not be able to get out & still attached w/ seat belt at the beginning. The best thing about this is that it looks like a space/ astronaut suit & they learned to tolerate it b/c it was special. The only down side to this is that my kids couldn't see out the window, which is why they wanted out of the seat belt in the first place. We just had special things for them to do in the car when we traveled to keep them safe. Best to you and your family.
286173
I would not recommend this, the guidelines dealing with the age on different car seats have to do with development of the skeletal system as well as height and weight. I would also guess the 2 year old would be to short and the belt would cut across his/her neck especially depending on the type of car you have and where the seat belt is situated.
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The full car seats do not move as easily between vehicles as the infant carriers where the base stays strapped in. I would not call it "easy" to move between vehicles, but it is doable. The seat belt has to go through the bottom rungs, which is cumbersome. Or it snaps into latch connectors in the seat (also not something easily repeated daily). The older infant/toddler seats in general are not easy to move between cars. It is not as if this is more difficult than others brands.