4boysmom
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So my little one (3yo) started special ed school this morning and I rode with him on the bus there and back. A few days ago I remembered that he often tries to catch himself (startles) when we put him in his rearfacing seat and that he has a hard time with stairs and such and that sitting on the bus might be an issue for him. So on the way to school he was able to use a huggy vest and I sat next to him. After a minute or two he was gripping my arm as he did not feel safe enough in the vest. On the way home he was on a bus that had the integrated 5 pt in it and I sat on the seat next to his seat in the other row. He felt much less safe in this seat with me not next to him for him to hold on to. Has anyone else dealt with this that could offer advice. I think people think I am being all mother hen boo-hooish about it but really I have no real issues with the process but rather him feeling sensorally safe riding. He's not fussing because he misses me or anything he literally as best I can tell is have that "falling dream"/someone coming up behind you and tipping your chair back sensation/panic. You can see in his eyes that he is bonafide scared of not having enough counterpressure