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My almost 3 year old HATES being buckled in her car seat! She will scream and panic and wiggle herself out! Any suggestions?? We are desperate!! We get in a car accident/pulled over and she will not be buckled at all!! šŸ˜­ Can be very dangerous
 
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wendytthomas

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Hi there.

That's very normal for a three year old. I know that's not a huge consolation for you, but three year old have taken being two, and perfected it. So know that it's normal.

Let's make sure she's in the right seat, and it's set up properly for her.

Is she rear or forward facing? What seat is it?

Wendy
 

lgenne

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What Wendy said, but also a strategy that helps with my kids: turn it into a game. I ā€œraceā€ my (now) 4 year old to see which of us can get our bottom into his car seat first (somehow he always wins!) and he gets an (invisible) trophy for getting buckled SO FAST (even if it takes 10 minutes.) in your case I might add an ā€œI bet I can stay buckled longer than you!ā€ to the game.
 

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