Problem with 19 Month Old Getting Arms Out of Car Seat

I had a friend that actually sewed soft seat belt covers underneath the cross buckles on each strap. That way her son couldn't slide the buckle down to get his arm out. He was very stubborn and pulling over and talking to him or even swatting his hands didn't help. But with the soft seat belt covers, he couldn't get the buckles low enough to get his arms out. I thought it was pretty ingenious really, because it didn't compromise the safety of his carseat in any way, and it kept him safe by keeping his arms in. Good Luck!

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Susan
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Your straps are way too lose. You should just be able to fit two fingers, flat, between the strap and your kiddo's chest. You daughter is in danger of serious injury and the lose straps defeat the purpose of the carseat. Go to your local PD station and ask them to check out the carseat, with and without you daughter in it. They can guide you and help you adjust it properly. For us, this is a non-negotiable. If my son doesn't want to get in and strap on, he doesn't get to go. Period.

T.,

My now 5 yr. old would do that and I would also try to tighten it even more and that would only slow him down a bit. And then I noticed that he was actually bruising himself doing this. The next time he did it I stopped the car and sat with him to talk about it. When I asked why he did it he stated that it "hurt" his shoulders. I then talked with him, again, how important the car seat was in protecting him and how it was like a great big hug from me. I then told him that I would loosen the straps a bit ( I left the cross piece at his chest) and if he kept his straps over his shoulder I would leave it that way. I made sure that I wasn't loosening them too much. I also told him that if he got his arms out of that, I would need to tighten it again. I told him that I loved him and wanted him to be safe. I'm not going to say that he never did it again but it stopped immediately for a while and then only once in a while. I would tell him that he wouldn't be able to go with me to... (then I listed all the places he loved to go) if he didn't keep his arms under the strap.

Try to have extra time wherever you go with her right now so that you can take a few minutes to stop and take care of the situation without being rushed. Otherwise she might only do it to see that vein bulging out on your forehead.

Hope this helps,

Evelyn

T., I have twins that are about to turn two and they both figured it out. I put the neck clip pretty high up (not chocking, but high) and it takes them a little longer. I watch them in my review a lot and try to catch them in the act and tell them no, but honestly I have to pull over a lot to put them back in. I look forward to reading other responses to see if i can get some input as well.

Hi T. - I have a 2 year old and when he was about that age he would constantly pull his arms out of the straps. When I would tell him no he would just put his arms back in the straps most of the time but I did have to pull over a few times to fix it. Just make sure the latch is higher up and the straps are tight enough. When the straps where tight my son could never get out of them. He grew out of doing that after a month or so. Maybe she will just grow out of it and get bored. Good luck.