dimsumdaddy
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I know many people here allow their kids to self buckle. My 4 year old can do it, but I don't feel comfortable with it. Most of our chairs have the gratifying click, but the Britax Roundabout we have doesn't always give that click.
I make it a habit of clicking in, and then pulling to insure it is latched... and a few times the buckle has popped out. 100% of the time when I hear the click, it's buckled. But since the Roundabout sometimes doesn't click even when it is properly latched, it's unclear when it really is latched unless you pull on it.
But when you let your kid buckle themselves, you don't know if it's been buckled properly.
What are your thoughts about this?
I make it a habit of clicking in, and then pulling to insure it is latched... and a few times the buckle has popped out. 100% of the time when I hear the click, it's buckled. But since the Roundabout sometimes doesn't click even when it is properly latched, it's unclear when it really is latched unless you pull on it.
But when you let your kid buckle themselves, you don't know if it's been buckled properly.
What are your thoughts about this?
) let our kids buckle if they can/if they want to, and then double-check. My dd buckled herself in harnesses from the age of 3+, I always tugged on the harness to make sure it was buckled and then pulled the adjuster strap to make sure it was snug. Buckling boosters was actually more of a concern for us; it's much harder (at least for my child) to pull a seatbelt around without twisting it, and get it buckled and pulled tight. My child couldn't self-buckle boosters reliably until after she turned 6, even though she's used boosters part-time since age 4. She's almost 7 now and does great, but I still check her belt to make sure it's flat and tight.
