2 Things to Look for in Your Child’s Car Seat

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It has finally happened.

I was driving to my old house to get the place cleaned up before my parents came to visit.  My MIL’s maid was in the car with me and Gavin was buckled up in his carseat at the back.  I often find that he is more compliant sitting in the back seat on his own and is more likely to play up if someone else sits in the back with him. 

To keep an eye on him and make sure everything is okay, I have a suction mirror stuck to the windscreen next to my rearview mirror so I can occasionally check in on Gavin.  Imagine my surprise, during one my glances, when I saw him standing up in his car seat with the seatbelt around his legs!  My little Houndini has finally found a way to escape from his carseat!

This is exactly the reason why I feel that if I could go back in time and buy our carseat again, I would buy one with a built-in harness and not one that uses the car safety belt as the belt that holds your child in. The other thing I would look for in a carseat if I were to buy one now is to get one without a red button as the release clasp. Nothing screams “press me!” to a child louder than a red button.  Every kid knows that if they press the red button, something will happen.  My goddaughter learned fairly early on that the road to freedom from her carseat is won by pressing the red button.

Perhaps it’s time to go looking for another carseat…

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