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Booster Seat Safety for a 3 Year Old?
My daughter is tall for her age and has reached the weight and height requirements for a Parkway booster seat by Britax, but the recommended age is 4- 10 ...
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- I would check with your pediatrician on this one. To me it sounds like your daughter is too young for a booster. It would be one thing if she were a few weeks shy of...
- The people to check with is the fire department. Some hospital emergency rooms provide safety seats and know how to fit them, also. I think that you can go with the h...
- J.: I too am really concerned about my children and car seats, however, my case is that my children don't reach the proper age but do reach the height requirement-n...
Booster Seat Safety
We are in the market for a booster seat for my 5 year old daughter. ... It's huge, but he was able to be in it till age 8! He's in a booster bottom now at ...
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- J., we just received the "caps" from Britax to secure the belts to the seat better. I guess the problem was if you were loosening and tightening the belts a lot the be...
- Thanks for the head's up on the Britax recalls. I did some research and here is the link which lists ALL the Britax models which are recalled. (just keep scrolling...
- Hi J., The safer choice is to keep your child in a HWH (high-weight harness) seat as long as possible before going to a booster. Two choices are the Britax Regent ...
Confusion on Booster Seats
Will you moms give me your opinion on booster seats and what I should look for or need to know? And what is the average age that kids stay in the 5-point ...
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- I agree with Rebekah as I did some research as my 3 1/2 year old was right at his weight limit in his current seat... My recommendations - Go to your local Babies R U...
- Keeping your son in a harness for as long as possible is safest, you are correct on that :) The minimum age a child should be in a booster is 4 with a minimum wei...
- I also got the Graco Nautilus and really like it because of its versatility. I was used to the Britax so I was researching the Frontier as well but couldn't find it l...
The Best Booster Seat
There is going to be a new car seat law in July I think. That children up to the age of 8 or 49 ft tall will have to be in a booster so keep this in mind ...
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- It's nice to see so many educated responses. So I'll just say my 5 yo just hit 40lb, and still has some to grow before she will reach the hight limit of our 5 point ca...
- Our three year old has been in a booster seat for about 7 months now, and she just turned three. However, it was very hit in miss in the beginning and we spent a lot ...
- Hello! Many of the car seat/booster seats are two fold. Most of them have the 5 point harness which can be removed at 4 then they have the seat belt guiders to be ...
Booster Seat Ok for 34 Lb Child?
(Our other cars have Britax Marathon seats so they are okay for now) The officer said it is 4 years of age or 40lbs before a booster seat. ...
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- K., Our daughter is getting to big for her car seat as well in my husbands spare car. The car seat was given to us from a good friend who is a police officer. This ...
- My daughter is 42 inches and 45 pounds and still fits very comfortably in the Marathon. So you may have some more years ahead of you in the Marathon. A great websi...
- The NYS mantra used to be "4 or 40 pounds" for booster seat safety. Height is a considerable factor as well. The shoulder belt needs to sit in a very specific sp...
Need a Booster Seat for 100+ Lb. Boy, Any Ideas?
Read all 4 responses: "Hello All, New booster seat law in effect. ... booster seat. I think for that age (7) they should put a weight restriction on it too, ...
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- Here is my thought on it (my daughter is also 7 and is 60 lbs and is 4ft 5 in). She has been out of a booster for 3 years. If the standard was for everyone under that ...
- I think that any booster seat will work fine for your son. The purpose of the booster is to ensure that the seat belt in the car fits the child correctly. That is. ....
- My neighbor has the same problem, she has a 7 yr old that is 120 lbs. I wrote a comment on NBC13.com that the Texas lawmakers need to consider the "larger" children & ...
Booster Seat Advice
Read all 7 responses: "for some advice on what brand of booster seat to buy for ... My son isn't that age, but I would suggest going with the Britax Regent. ...
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- I agree with the other posters--he should still be in a 5-point harness. The Babycenter.com car safety board has been very helpful for me in the past. The ladies on...
- Hi C., I have an Eddie Bauer booster seat for my 4 yr old. I love it, it was a little expensive though. I do suggest finding a booster seat with a five point harness ...
- The others posts are definately correct about a 5 pt...a child should be 4 and 40 lbs before moved to a booster seat...getting a convertible car seat/booster seat soun...
Need Recommendations on Booster Seats
Ideally we need a car seat that will convert to a booster. Our biggest problem, however, is that at 2 1/2 years of age, Zoey only weighs 23 pounds and most ...
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- Absolutely ditto the other ladies... at only 23lbs, she's TINY and could still easily be rear facing! My boys rear faced to 18 months and 21 months, when the yreached ...
- My 2 1/2 year old also only weighs 23lbs and he isn't even forward facing yet. I would absolutely not be thinking of a booster yet. Rear facing is 4x safer than forw...
- H., You will want to keep your daughter in a convertible seat rear facing as long as possible. This is the safest option for your child. Think safety not convenie...
Booster Seat Recommendations
For those of you who have school age kids (5+) what kind of car seat/booster do you use? Do you use the car seat belt as the main restraint or a five point ...
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- I would also recommend the Regent. When my almost 4 year old outgrew his Triumph, a car seat tech recommended putting him the Regent. He can now stay in the 5 point ...
- We have the Britax Frontier. We love it. Our daughter is now five and graduated to the Frontier after outgrowing her Britax Roundabout. Our pediatrician's advice wa...
- How big is your almost 6yr old. I have a very tall 7yr old that is almost at the new limit that massachusetts set. I think at 6yrs old your daughter should understan...
Compass Booster Seat
Both of my daughters, at the age of 2, met all the necessary requirements to move to a booster seat. While we don't use the Compass, we do have two ...
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- If at all possible, you want to keep him in his harness. He will be safest that way. There are a couple of seats that will let you do that... Britax and Rocaro are ...
- not exactly but I use the compass infant carrier and love it.
- One of my girlfriends and I were just talking about this last week! She had to move her daughter to a booster within the last two months and I will have to move my son...
