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Booster Seat Discussion
How do you feel about the new guidelines regarding booster seats for kids aged 10-14 & under 4'9"?
Will you make your kids use a booster seat or do you think its a little overboard?
Re: Booster Seat Discussion
whaa..? I hadn't heard of this. So we're supposed to make teenagers sit in booster seats?
Age 14 - buckle in to your kiddie seat sweetie.
Age 15 - ok, time to grow up and learn to drive.
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I'd have to guess I was around 10 when I hit 4'9", I was completely done growing in at 13 / 7th grade (I remember b/c of playing volleyball) and I am 5' 6"ish.
I hope my kids are as tall as JJ and me for their sake. I will be that mom that makes them abide by laws/guidelines in the car!
After 12, height is irrelevant because your bone structure is more solid. So it's until 4'9" or 12 years old, whichever comes first. I honestly don't see how someone would NOT do this for their kid going forward. You'd make them wear a seatbelt, right? Why not make it so it actually works?
I do, however, get how much it will suck for the mom of a 4'6" 10 year old right now. lol.
How is it that my BABY is going to be 3?
BFP-2/25/11; 8 Wk U/S-3/25/11-No HB, measured 6.5 wks; D&C
As a short/small person who has experienced getting in an accident and getting hurt because of your stature, I will TOTALLY follow these rules. I also saw the horrible laws in Italy, and how often kids were hurt and killed because of it. The statistics for injuries to kids from misuse of carseats is super high to begin with, so any encouragement to protect them is a good thing IMO.
As it is, DH doesn't want to wait until 2 to turn Jonathan's seat to forward-facing because he's tall and his feet already touch the seat and cause his legs to bend. But when you talk about the potential for injury, I'm just not willing to compromise. I was in a wreck 9 years ago that I still have issues from, and I don't want kids to have to deal with that.
We're actually shopping for a booster seat for Jeffery because he's quickly outgrowing his baby seat, and at 42 pounds, he needs something else. But I like the fact that FL has stringent carseat laws. I wish more states did.
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Totally agree with this. I think the new "rule" is that kids should be rear facing until age 2 or 35 lbs. Someone correct me if I am wrong on this.
FL law is one year (I'm sure there is also a weight limit, but I don't know it). New "guidelines" are until 2 years because of developing neck muscles.
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This made me lol.
I guess I'd do whatever to make my kid safer, but daaaaamn that sucks for little 14yo Suzy Shortstack. I wonder if there's a way to make a teenage booster seat cool. Puff paint?