I got into an accident in June where my car was totaled with Jackson in the car and ever since, he's had major car anxiety. It's pretty much just shaking though and panting out of nervousness. He still will voluntarily get into the car... so I dunno. It's like, he knows we're going somewhere good, but he still gets nervous (he's probably honestly picking up on my energy -- I am nervous since the accident, too).
Anyways, I've always made positive associations with the car and that makes it better. I also make him get into the car himself (I know this is not always possible with the little ones) so that he is, in a sense, choosing by himself to get into the car. I also bought him a Snoozer carseat and he loves it. I think it makes him feel more secure, he hops into automatically now without me even asking. |