Parent Dropping Off Right At Bus Run Time

[Daycare Momma]

Why don't you try getting ready 5 mins early that way you are already outside when she gets there

I would do that but for one thing it's way too cold out lately and secondly she never comes with him ready for outdoors ie: in snowpants. So we have to take off his boots and coat to put on his snowpants etc... But this morning she came almost 30 minutes before the bus run and she seemed back to herself.

[Daycare Momma]

If she seems to struggle with the time again I will suggest she bring him fully dressed for outdoors. Some parents don't seem to like this as they have to continually adjust their car seat straps since for most other times in the car the child doesn't need snowpants when they're just going from house to car and then car to house or other warm building. We'll see how it goes.

[Lee-Bee]

If she seems to struggle with the time again I will suggest she bring him fully dressed for outdoors. Some parents don't seem to like this as they have to continually adjust their car seat straps since for most other times in the car the child doesn't need snowpants when they're just going from house to car and then car to house or other warm building. We'll see how it goes.

Point out that a few tugs of a car seat harness adjuster is a lot easier than you having to undress and redress a child. :-)

[MommaL]

I certainly don't want to turn this thread into a debate about car safety. But it's actually unsafe to have a small child in a car seat while wearing a big winter coat and snow pants. So this may be a reason why the mom doesn't want to have her child all bundled up for the car ride over. Hopefully she continues to come earlier like she did today.

[Lee-Bee]

I certainly don't want to turn this thread into a debate about car safety. But it's actually unsafe to have a small child in a car seat while wearing a big winter coat and snow pants. So this may be a reason why the mom doesn't want to have her child all bundled up for the car ride over. Hopefully she continues to come earlier like she did today.

I remove coats and leave snow pants on. They tend to not be bulky enough to interfere with straps. If the kids don't have snow pants on they just wear a fleece sweater under coat and remove coats when we get in and pop them back on when we get out. I also have the kids remove their boots when they get in. Takes a few extra minutes but keeps the car clean and the kids safe. I can't imagine being in a full snow suit in a heated car. I personally unzip my own coat so it is out of the way of my seat belt...and I still find it warm!