The most important thing to remember is to be consistent, always insist that your child is secure in their child car seat, with the harness fastened. Please do not give in by letting your little one d travel without being safe and secure. Merritt manufactures car seats for children with special needs and truly understands some of the unique transportation challenges that some children have. This company also understands crash dynamics and has an attention to safety not typically found in other aftermarket products.

car seat for a Houdini 2 year old that lets himself out? What car seat for a Houdini 2 year old that lets himself out?

I will keep telling him to stop, but in the mean time need to find a car seat that he can't let himself out of when I'm doing 70 on a motorway. The Houdini Stop chest strap ensures the passenger stays safely and correctly positioned within their harness. Once the Houdini Stop chest strap is in place, it should stay there. The passenger cannot easily move it up or down. The Houdini Stop is a very useful training product for the stage where your child does not understand the importance of staying inside their harnessing. It suits younger age ranges, as an older or determined child may be able to undo this strap. What do you do when your toddler thinks it’s funny to push his chest clip down, slide his arms out of the straps, and nearly escape while you’re doing 65mph on the highway?At this age he should be in a rearfacing car seat with a 5 point harness. If done up properly, a child can't escape from this (waiting for people to tell me otherwise

Houdini Stop – HoudiniAU Houdini Stop – HoudiniAU

The Houdini Stop has been officially crash tested to the AS/NZ 1754 Standard by Autoliv Australia and independently reviewed by ACRI in Australia. This revolutionary car seat chest clip has been proven not to interfere with the existing car seat harnessing in anyway and does not ride up and cause a choking hazard in a simulated accident situation. For younger kids, play “car” using their dolls/stuffed animals/action figures and have the child switch roles and be the mom/dad who needs to teach the child how to sit safely in their straps while the car is moving.I had a Janet one (I think that's what it's called) but he reached down and loosened those straps from about 18 months. Explain to your little one why it's important to wear a harness and how it keeps them safe. You can even make a 'doing up the harness or belt into a song' to try and make it as fun as possible.