Car seat tantrums!

NBiancamano

Help! When my almost 3 year old son hasn't had a nap and is tired, he tries to get out of the car seat while I'm driving! It's happened 3x in the last month. I had to pull over to calm him down then when I put him back in the seat he fell asleep within 10 min. The car seat is 100% installed right as we've had the firemen install it and got a certificate. Anyone else's kid do this? What do you do? he tells me his butt hurts and arms hurt in it but normally he has no complaints about it.

Designermomma

I have to fight to get mine in the car seat but once he's in, he can't get off the 5 point harness. He screams a lot though. I try to play relaxing music in the car and hand him snacks and juice and a toy to keep him occupied while I drive but it doesn't always work.

Bigboobsmcgee

At 3 years old he should be able to understand the seriousness of this if you have a conversation with him right? Like, for me, I would be pulling over and threatening time out for doing something so dangerous. Regardless of whether or not he's doing this because he's tired or what, I would treat it as a chance to discipline like you would for any other dangerous behavior. Does that make sense?

jesselayne8

Is he actually undoing the clips or are the straps too loose and he can get his arms out?