I heard recently kids should be 57 inches and around 100lbs before switching to the seatbelt.
My kids will be in high school. Seriously. I was maaaaaybe 59 inches and 103 lbs in 9th grade and my kids are shaping up to be smaller than me. Middle school booster seat fights will be awesome.
If you're worried about them not wanting to use a booster seat as they get older, something like this booster cushion might work. It doesn't scream little kid and somewhat blends into the look of the backseat of the car.
Dumb question - if you have a child in the 5-8 year old range, do you keep extra boosters in your car for when to transport their friends? I'm thinking carpool to soccer and stuff like that. How does that work?
We don't carpool for soccer but when I take David's three cousins back and forth, 6 and 4, we get carseats, too. I mean, if there's a carpool for soccer, David will need his carseat. I'm not breezy about it and he's almost 6. If he's not in a carseat, he's not riding with you.
eta: We just hand over the carseats. It's really easy when they are in boosters and NBD.
My kids will be in high school. Seriously. I was maaaaaybe 59 inches and 103 lbs in 9th grade and my kids are shaping up to be smaller than me. Middle school booster seat fights will be awesome.
Seriously, my freshman is 63 inches but he's only 92 lbs. So by that definition he should be in a booster? Never gonna happen.
Just repeating what I heard. My MIL said someone she knew was a car seat educator(or along those lines) and she stated most kids should be in carseats until 11 or 12. I seem to notice that in just the last 7 years since I've been buying carseats/convertibles that weight limits for them have increase significantly. My first convertible went up to 35lbs. The Radian I bought last year goes up to 100lbs.
DD1 is 6 and is a 5 point harness still. We have the same dropoff system where a teacher helps get kids out of the car. I don't care if it slows someone up for 2 minutes because my kid is in a carseat.
Post by dragonfly08 on Oct 1, 2014 10:56:01 GMT -5
My turns 11 next week 6th grader still sits in a backless booster in my van. I will let her go without for carpools and the occasional trip in DHs car if I have both kids (since we only keep one booster in his car). When she was legally required to use one, for carpools I was driving, I could grab our spare from DHs car and most of my friends had a spare they could offer her when they drove, as well. Or we simply sent our kid with their booster and got it back when they came home.
Post by strawberriquen on Oct 1, 2014 12:54:06 GMT -5
The main difference between adult/children who have been through puberty and young children is that our skeletal system is fully fused and grown. A younger child’s, no matter the size, is not. That is the reason it is so important to keep children in a proper restraint, whether it be a convertible/combination/HBB/NBB.
I would love to sit in a booster. Seat belts never sit right on me.
Right both my kids are in 5 pt harnesses though my older one is legally allowed to be in a booster. I tried the booster and didn't feel like she was mature enough to sit in it. While it makes me sad incorrect car seat usage (or lack of use) doesn't surprise me anymore. I saw a baby in a bucket seat sit up in a moving car. I think she was resting in the seat and not buckled at all.
Buses are compartmentalized, like an egg carton. The seat in front protects the kids behind it. The seat backs are cushioned, taller and close to the kids sitting behind to protect them. Plus buses are big and that helps too.
I really don't see how any of this would help in the case of a side impact or roll over.
Buses are compartmentalized, like an egg carton. The seat in front protects the kids behind it. The seat backs are cushioned, taller and close to the kids sitting behind to protect them. Plus buses are big and that helps too.
I really don't see how any of this would help in the case of a side impact or roll over.
A bus sits up much higher than other passenger vehicles so side impacts collisions are not as dangerous in a bus as in a car. Also, busses are statistically less likely to be involved in a crash in the first place. School busses also very rarely roll over. Do they occasionally get t-boned by a vehicle of the same size or roll over? Sure. But it's truly VERY VERY rare. School busses really are safer than cars/suvs/trucks/vans.
I have a question. Do these kids have a booster seat on the bus to kindergarten?
No but the seats are allegedly made closer to the seat in front of them to avoid much room in the event of an accident. My child doesn't ride a bus except for field trips but it worries me.
And why they're tall too. Apparently buses were designed to NOT have seatbelts worn. I just read an article about this a few days ago.
A friend has her 3.5 year old in a backless booster because he is "so big" (FWIW, he is one inch taller than my son, so maybe 43 inches?). She told me K should be in one too, and that I was 'babying' him. I told her she was free to think that whatever she wanted, but K was staying in his convertible seat until he reaches the weight limit, and then he goes into a HBB. She was laughing. Whatever, lady. I hope you never get in an accident.
WTF? I still have my 6 year old 1st grader in her 5 point harness because she's not complaining. Just because you do something different than someone else is no reason to laugh. What a snatch.
Ugh. This morning I saw a mom pull up in a sedan-type car and out of the back popped a 5ish-year-old with a 2-year-old on her lap. Pretty sure no seatbelts. I can't stop thinking about it. There were at least two other (school-aged) kids in the car; another in the back and one more in the front seat. My daycare is VERY diverse and the residences surrounding are poverty-level housing. I don't know if they just live around the corner and the mom doesn't bother with seatbelts and carseats (NOT THAT THAT IS OK). I don't know if I should mention it to the director or just MYOB. I did not recognize the kids or the mom, I think they must be new? :***(
A friend has her 3.5 year old in a backless booster because he is "so big" (FWIW, he is one inch taller than my son, so maybe 43 inches?). She told me K should be in one too, and that I was 'babying' him. I told her she was free to think that whatever she wanted, but K was staying in his convertible seat until he reaches the weight limit, and then he goes into a HBB. She was laughing. Whatever, lady. I hope you never get in an accident.
WTF? I still have my 6 year old 1st grader in her 5 point harness because she's not complaining. Just because you do something different than someone else is no reason to laugh. What a snatch.
She is a nurse too. I tried to explain that their skeletons weren't developed enough yet, and she didn't get it. I just gave up at that point.
She also doesn't get why my just-turned-three year old is still in a crib. He likes it there, he fits, and seems to have forgotten that he can climb out. He is staying in there as long as I can milk it. No middle of the night visits for me!
We had a kid miss the bus at work and usually I will drive a kid home if necessary but the kid was in grade 1, was small and would have had a booster in their own car. Nope, not driving that kid home, sorry.
I really don't see how any of this would help in the case of a side impact or roll over.
A bus sits up much higher than other passenger vehicles so side impacts collisions are not as dangerous in a bus as in a car. Also, busses are statistically less likely to be involved in a crash in the first place. School busses also very rarely roll over. Do they occasionally get t-boned by a vehicle of the same size or roll over? Sure. But it's truly VERY VERY rare. School busses really are safer than cars/suvs/trucks/vans.
Thanks for answering that for me EmilieMadison, I was at work and didn't see the post!