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If I had to guess, he's doing what my son did. At a certain age they can reach down and pull on the lift to loosen the straps. I still struggle with trying to get DS to leave it alone at times. Thankfully he hasn't done it lately and I can easily see him in my rear view mirror. The other two kids are pretty good about telling me when he does it as well.How is he loosening it?
Any suggestions for a 52lb. 7yo? I have him in the KidsEmbrace Ninja Turtle Toddler Seat still using the 5-point harness. It harnesses to 65lbs. and 49in. We rf until around 4-5yo when he got too tall for his Evenflo Triumph LX. Would like to keep him in a 5-point harness as long as possible.Which car seats has he managed to do it in? Off the top of my head, the Britax combination seats are super hard to reach to loosen the harness. There are probably cheaper options, too. Making his straps tighter in the first place might also make it harder for him to reach the adjuster release.
Outside the box suggestion: a Graco Extend2Fit would accommodate him rear facing for a long time. If you adjust it correctly before you install it, then install it with the harness adjuster strap caught between the seat back and the leg extension panel, he won't actually be able to loosen it. Which might deter him from messing with it (even if he can reach it) but could be dangerous if he continued to mess with it anyway. You wouldn't want it in the open position during a collision.
Any suggestions for a 52lb. 7yo? I have him in the KidsEmbrace Ninja Turtle Toddler Seat still using the 5-point harness. It harnesses to 65lbs. and 49in. We rf until around 4-5yo when he got too tall for his Evenflo Triumph LX. Would like to keep him in a 5-point harness as long as possible.
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I've been contemplating changing him to a seatbelt in his KidsEmbrace since his harness needs to be moved up to the highest slot now I'm just worried that he'll move around more in the seat belt vs. the harness. The main reason he does it is to pickup things he drops and sometimes he says it hurts (he has covers on the harness for his neck).Budget? At that age/size, I would (a) take a hard look at boostering (maybe giving him more control will make him less likely to try to break rules?) or (b) look at the Evenflo Sureride and the Britax combination seats. I'm pretty sure my 5 year old can't reach the release for the harness adjuster in the Sureride.
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