Very true, my 3 year old can and has undone his car seat harness and the seat belt that holds it in place, he has also attempted to open the door when we have been moving hence the importance of the child locks on the doors.
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| My little boy has been able to wriggle free of his five point harness since he was about 20 months. It was all fitted to the manufacturer's instructions and I always pull the straps tight up to the green marker as stipulated in the instructions.
It ended up that one of us had to sit in the back with him to make sure he stayed put and we provided him with enough material (and banana chips) to keep him busy for the trip.
Now he is almost three I have been able to reason with him, instilling in him that it is VERY dangerous to play with the buckle and straps on the seat but I made a deal with him if he is a good boy he can help me "click" open the button (which is too difficult for his chubby little hands alone) at the end of the journey and he gets the additional treat of being able to lock/open the car with the "plip-plip" key fob.
The result is that he stays put in his seat and doesn't fiddle with it at all.
I don't think it is all about the seat standard and the regulations; you have to put some responsibility on the toddler as well. If they don't know the dangers, that is probably the biggest risk to them. | |
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