my 2 and 1/2 yr old keeps unbuckling his seat belt. to the point where im pulling over every few minutes to buckle it back up. ive yelled at him, spanked him, but its having no effect and he thinks its funny. does anyone know of anything that i can do?like something with the seatbelt?
2006-12-05 13:53:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
His carseat is a 5 point harness. The seat belt goes across him. He reaches to the side and unbuckles it. It is installed correctly I assure you and I'm not putting him in wrong. but it IS possible for my 2 yr old to undo it. Thanks to those who understand and have dealt with the same thing. :) And for the good advice.
2006-12-05 15:09:39 · update #1
He`s getting your attention when he does this because he knows you are going to stop and yell or spank him. Just calmly pull over and buckle him back up and tell him if he doesn`t stay buckled up he will not go next time
2006-12-05 14:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by mammafran77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem. It went away for awhile and now it is back. The harness (even properly done by a firefighter that does carseatr awareness) is very easy for my son to take off and pull the straps down. He can also reach with his long arms the seatbelt! From his carseat. Yes he can undo both of them. It is a fight to keep him in it. The carseat I was givin was also from the fire department and was brand new and the recomended one to buy! So I understand your problem and consistancy did it for me last time so hopefully it will work again. Good luck it has nothing to do with you doing things wron although having someone check to make sure it is all installed and he is buckled correctly is very helpful and a smart idea
2006-12-05 14:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many ways to take care of this. One you could let him know that if he keeps doing it you'll leave him home next time, if you have the means to. Another way would be to get one of those car seats that are a little trickier to buckle/unbuckle. Or, if you son is like mine, big yet smart for his age and incredably stubborn. What I did was make sure there were no cars around, I started driving slow, not much faster than just taking you foot off the brake, then I did a brake check. After he slid out of his seat I explained to him how if I were going faster and that happened he would have gotten hurt. It may sound mean, but it worked for my son, scared him straight. Otherwise there are the grounding techniques, taking toys away and stuff.
2006-12-05 14:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
My son did the same exact thing! He got punished probably a million times, but it never seemed to make a difference. He fianlly just quit..... I know that it's not really helpful, sorry. I think I finally just stopped pulling over, and he realized the game was over. And to whoever said if it's a carseat they can't get out of it if it's adjusted right, you've obviously never met a 2 year old! My son's has always been in right and he can get his arms out, and undo both clasps on his five point harness!
2006-12-05 14:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by bdkjalove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the buckle on the carseat can be undone by a 2 1/2 year old you need to invest in a new carseat. If you are talking about the real seatbelt then you need to invest in a carseat.
2006-12-05 14:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by JordanB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At two and a half he is old enough to understand that if he does not have his seat belt on the car doesn't move. If he takes it off en route, pull over and just sit there. Tell him you can't go until everyone is buckled, and then don't speak again. Eventually he will get tired of sitting. It will work especially well if you are going somewhere he likes to go.
2006-12-05 14:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by mommyofthree 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 22:38:15 · answer #7 · answered by banowski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your child should be in a car seat and if adjusted right the child can't get out or release the straps.
2006-12-05 14:01:44 · answer #8 · answered by Ralph T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I finally started to carry a fly swatter, I could still drive and the swatter scared my little one enough she'd stop taking off the belt.
2006-12-05 14:07:13 · answer #9 · answered by chieko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do mean CAR SEAT HARNESS STRAPS right?
I sure hope so.
2006-12-05 14:06:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋