Seat belts are very crucial in ensuring the safety of your children while riding in your car. However, children can get curious and even stubborn sometimes and play around with their seat belts by unbuckling it. This is the reason why a driving safety group, Project 8, urges parents to set ground rules when it comes to seat belts: these are only for mom and dad’s hands.

Project 8 offers car seat safety checks throughout the year. The organization believes that it isn’t unusual for kids to get out of their seats. However, parents should always be in control to ensure that child safety is always uncompromised.

If your child has strong fingers and a hard-headed mindset, you can always offer rewards like educational toys when they stay strapped in. Sticking to your rules can keep parents in the driver’s seat.

“We never let him buckle himself or unbuckle himself. We always unbuckle both of them,” says Jaime Knutson, mother of two.

Project 8 will be offering car seat safety check seminars later this month. They also conduct car seat checks on Saturdays in Sioux Falls at Fire Station 3 on Minnesota and 37th Street from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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