Re: Little one -hates- the car seat (or something)


Nikki wrote:
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"Dan Stromberg" <strombrg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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He'll cry, he'll yell, he'll arch his back to avoid getting into the
seat,
he'll twist, he'll wriggle his arms away. It's easily the low point of
my
day, trying to get him into that car seat, because it's obviously so
extremely unfun for him.

Honestly, it's not like it's "unfun" for him. He's throwing a tantrum. And
yes, 14 month olds can throw tantrums. Unless he's being poked by
something
in the seat, put your sympathy aside because car seats are not negotiable.
Personally, it sounds like he doesn't want to leave daycare.

On the flip side he might be a little worn out from daycare and has a
mini-meltdown as soon as he is with mom/dad and this is the first real
opportunity. Lots of kids use up a lot of energy coping with things like
daycare or school. They are *done* managing their behavior and just melt
down when they are back with mom/dad.

I was thinking this as well - sometimes my daughter bursts into tears
as soon as I show up at nursery to pick her up and while I think it's
partly because she doesn't want to leave, I think it's also because
she's knackered and she knows she can let it out when I'm there, if
that makes sense (although it is mortifying, sometimes, having to chase
your screaming child around to force them to come home with you - I
must look like the most evil mother around!). And, even if she leaves
the building OK, she sometimes has a tizzy fit when I try to buckle her
in and I think it's just that she's so tired, she can't handle any more
fussing around her - she just wants to be home already. One thing I've
found that helps is to have one or two of her favourite toys in the
car, so that I can hand one to her to distract her while I'm working on
the straps.

Cheers

Helen

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