Are children able to buckle/unbuckle the harness themselves?
68125
My barely 3 year old can buckle himself, but still can't unbuckle the bottom, but my 4 year old does just fine!
68126
My children are tiny 8 and 10 year olds and they are able to buckle and unbuckle themselves. My daughter is FAS impacted with a low IQ and she has no problem with this once we adjusted it to fit her.
68127
yes, my kids were able to buckle/unbuckle themselves once their dexterity level was appropriate :)
68128
They can do it as well as any other car seat (the unbuckling is easier for the 6 year old than the 3 year olds, since his hands are bigger and more coordinated). We have 4 car seats, 2 of which are the safety first, and the kids are able to buckle/unbuckle themselves about equally in either (we have a rule that each kid gets in the car and does their buckles, but only a grown-up is allowed to un-do them).
956079
Their website says: 90-pound Weight Capacity in Harness Mode allows your child to remain harnessed up to 90 lbs
1739826
I don't believe the straps are needed past babyhood. I have this chair and my babe used it for the first few months, then got too wiggly. I believe you are meant to unzip the harness section (whole light blue top) once your child is maybe 2 years plus. There is another soft fleecy layer without straps underneath. I plan to have a little "reading nook," for my daughter once she is older and will use this chair for her then.
509375
Yup, very simple, I've used both methods. There is a hole next to where the kids thigh would rest on the seat and you can pull the seat belt or latch system belt straight up and away from the buckle to tighten it down instead of out and to the side as you have to do on most seats. I love the design of this car seat. Feels much more secure in any system.
824839
It is designed for 2 young children. There are 2 sets of safety harnesses so each child is buckled in. The same harness is designed so that 1 child can sit in the middle alone.
394285
I cannot turn the dead bolt with the strap installed. I have to unwrap the strap from the door knob. I would think that most children under 5 wouldn't figure out how to unwrap it.
1536388
Yes, the ropes are adjustable. By pulling the rope through the red hand holder, one can tie a knot or two on each side to shorten the slack. As the child grows you can untie the knots to lengthen the rope again to its original size.
1329620
This booster does not have a harness...you can only use the seatbelt. The padding is adequate. My 6 year old has never complained.
1192418
Yes, there is a lever under a flap of fabric near where the child's knees would be. This is where you can adjust the straps.
2006960
Not at all. I have an 8 month old. I agree that you need to keep the buckle clasped for ease of loosening it, but other than that it is easy. It's also easy to adjust the harness strap height as they grow--you don't have to rethread it ever, just slide the whole part up. We love this car seat.
2197566
no there is no built in seat belt( harness) ...there is a small slot located on the top corners for you to slip your vehicles seat belt through. My 6 year old loves this seat.
1391986
You have to have somewhere to anchor the straps at the child's waist area. You loop it around something then through it's self (if that makes sense?). So I'm not sure.
807375
The harness straps are NOT removable but situated in such a way that they can be easily tucked underneath the seat unobtrusively. Really a minor inconvenience in the big scheme of things as overall this is a fantastic seat! You could cut them off if it really bothered you but that would lower its resale value. My daughter doesnt use the harness anymore so we just tuck underneath into tye hollow area under the seat and nobody is the wiser.
1238512
I don't think so...they just need to buckle up... Don't understand how someone would slide out if strap in.
911168
I don't generally loosen the straps each time I take him out. It was harder when he was a newborn because I didn't want to hurt him wrestling his limbs out of the harness! But now he is a few months old and actually moves his arm to help me get him out. If I have to tighten the harness while he is in it, I try and figure out how much I need to tighten it before I buckle it since it is really difficult to pull the strap to tighten it while it is buckled.
773961
Yes. We strap in our grandson and he does just fine. We're very happy with this product.
1075963
I put this on my 8 year old and the straps were small enough to catch but the strap that wraps all the way around was the biggest help. Since it wraps over itself, I could tighten it or loosen it easily.