Hey parenting vets, what should I do? Stroller escapee...

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My son just figured out how to pop open his stroller harness and climb out of his stroller. Is there a product I can buy to somehow lock him in so he can't get out? I searched Amazon and couldn't find anything, but I know other people must have this problem. My mom says back in the day she used a "carriage strap" to strap me into everything, but they apparently don't exist anymore. Any help would be appreciated...thanks!
 
traceimage - are you using an umbrella type of stroller (cheap, portable thing you throw in the trunk for quick outings) or the kind that comes with a tray across the knee area and has storage beneath / heavier weight? The reason I ask is because if you're using the umbrella type, it seems easy for them to get out. If he's small enough (how old is he?) I think it would be more difficult for him to get out of the heavier kind because the trays often latches on the side / front where it is difficult to reach and undo. Of course, he could probably still get out then, just not safely if he stands up on the seat!
 
I used those straight jackets for the first 8 months of my son's life, they are truly wonderful, but unfortunately, you have to give them up sooner or later :down:. That's a strange problem, I've never really encountered that. The kids seem to know when they are supposed to stay in, even when they can get out. Maybe it's time for him to walk alongside then. I'm also wondering the age of the child. I think SoCal's suggestion with the tray is a good one.
 
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if the kid can figure out how to unstrap, then he can probably walk... I'm sick of seeing 5-6 even 8 year olds in strollers around town... parents in Taiwan make their young kids walk everywhere; that is clearly the intention for our son...
 
Thanks for the replies. He's 21 months old. It's not an umbrella stroller, but a lightweight regular one - the one we got with our travel system before he was born. It has a 5-point harness, but it stays together with just one button in the center. So all you have to do is push the button, and the harness falls apart. I don't think my son is actually trying to get out of the stroller, he's just a typical curious toddler who wants to push every button he sees. So today he realized he can push the button and pop, the strap thing just fell apart. The stroller does have a tray but it lifts off vertically and doesn't have a thing that goes between his legs underneath, if that makes sense.



He can walk, and would of course LOVE to walk everywhere if I let him, but it's just easier to get things done if I can confine him to a stroller for some outings so he's not trying to dart off and ask "What's that? What's that?" about everything he sees. And I'm kind of against those harness things...they seem like leashes to me.
 
[quote author="traceimage" date=1257856376]And I'm kind of against those harness things...they seem like leashes to me.</blockquote>


You could probably whip this up for $60 and an afternoon ;)



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While Nude and no_vas have great suggestions, I would also propose that at 21 months he really doesn't need to be strapped in any longer (oh horrors). From about 18 months on (or maybe even younger), our kids sat in a stroller unstrapped without a single incident of injury. Even the straps on the Stokke high chair that they still use to this day haven't seen any use since about 18 months and they never fell off the thing. Since you say that he really isn't trying to climb out (which is what I thought initially), I wouldn't really worry about it. Sorry if that sounds uncaring, but it was just the reality, they really can handle it. Now getting them to stop unstrapping the car seat or wiggling out of it while the car is moving, that's another story.
 
Would this work?



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VELCRO? brand One-Wrap? Strap 3/4"x4' Black



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[quote author="Cameray" date=1257870356]Would this work?



VELCRO? brand One-Wrap? Strap 3/4"x4' Black</blockquote>


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After two hours of that, traceimage will need the straight jacket.
 
[quote author="Nude" date=1257871619][quote author="Cameray" date=1257870356]Would this work?



VELCRO? brand One-Wrap? Strap 3/4"x4' Black</blockquote>


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After two hours of that, traceimage will need the straight jacket.</blockquote>


They make locking straps too! :p



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Hahaha...you guys are all so creative.



Little guy woke up at 2:30 and again at 5:00 this morning, standing up and yelling "MOMMY!" at the top of his lungs. I might be needing to use some of these suggestions to velcro him to the crib mattress.
 
[quote author="traceimage" date=1257904618]Hahaha...you guys are all so creative.



Little guy woke up at 2:30 and again at 5:00 this morning, standing up and yelling "MOMMY!" at the top of his lungs. I might be needing to use some of these suggestions to velcro him to the crib mattress.</blockquote>


Ha ha .. fun times. Little boys just can't sit still. Suggest:



1. Make sure his room is completely, and I mean completely childproofed. Boys at that age have a knack for doing all kinds of dangerous stuff you never imagined (ex. get creative and all wound up in the window blind cords (either hanging, or in between the slats), pulling the drawers of the wooden dresser out to make a staircase to climb and tipping it over on themselves, etc. Seriously, all my last guy got in his room were larger stuffed animals and books, and no blinds on the window, and a plastic Hot Wheels car bed with the crib matress (where highest point in said bed was 1.5' off the floor and there were no edges, just rounded molded plastic) and he still managed to do all kinds of crazy things in there (ex. walking on the edge of the car bed all the time trying to balance and falling off onto the carpet/stuffed animals).



2. If you ever have to take him somewhere where he has to behave (ex. dinner out, friends place), get him to exercise first for a few hours (ex. go swimming with him or something), that makes it easier - he will still be squirmy, but a lot less squirmy.
 
[quote author="traceimage" date=1257904618]Hahaha...you guys are all so creative.



Little guy woke up at 2:30 and again at 5:00 this morning, standing up and yelling "MOMMY!" at the top of his lungs. I might be needing to use some of these suggestions to velcro him to the crib mattress.</blockquote>


Our boys don't wake up in the middle of the night anymore, but they sure wake us up in the morning. They usually wake us up screaming "mommy" or "daddy" before the alarm does. And it's within 30 minutes of the alarm every day.
 
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