Kids in booster seat rule.

[morethananyonex]

Don't mean to offend anyone....but this conversation calls for this picture....

Rude! How did you get a picture of my son??

 

[Hannathy]

Don't mean to offend anyone....but this conversation calls for this picture....

And I see one glaring problem with that picture!!!

Bare toes!!

Where are the steel toed protective foot gear! Sandals my Lord What a terrible parent dressed this child, call CPS.

 

[The Wise One]

I hope that winking face means you know how ridiculous that comparison is like I do.

It is ridiculous, but I know some mons who think that way.

 

[Colleen27]

Why would you not do something to make a car ride safer? Banking on a crash not happening is gambling with your child's life, IMO.

What kind of car do you drive? Do you trade up every time a safety advance hits the market? Do you have 5-point harnesses in your vehicle (yes, you could have that done, and yes, it is safer even for adults)? There is always something more we can do to make life just a little safer, but at some point the risk you're reducing is so small that other things just matter more.

 

[morethananyonex]

What kind of car do you drive? Do you trade up every time a safety advance hits the market? Do you have 5-point harnesses in your vehicle (yes, you could have that done, and yes, it is safer even for adults)? There is always something more we can do to make life just a little safer, but at some point the risk you're reducing is so small that other things just matter more.

How hard and relatively inexpensive is it to stick a kid in an appropriate seat? Not seeing the comparisons to buying a new car.

 

[mad madam mim78]

How hard and relatively inexpensive is it to stick a kid in an appropriate seat? Not seeing the comparisons to buying a new car.

Because a big part of whether your family walks away from an accident depends on the safety features of your car. Certain cars it's not going to really matter how fastened in your children are if the whole car is obliterated. I love my vehicle. I feel perfectly safe in it.

 

[Coconut36]

Because a big part of whether your family walks away from an accident depends on the safety features of your car. Certain cars it's not going to really matter how fastened in your children are if the whole car is obliterated. I love my vehicle. I feel perfectly safe in it.

You actually think all it takes is the "right" car and everyone is fine and dandy? Wow....

 

[Coconut36]

What kind of car do you drive? Do you trade up every time a safety advance hits the market? Do you have 5-point harnesses in your vehicle (yes, you could have that done, and yes, it is safer even for adults)? There is always something more we can do to make life just a little safer, but at some point the risk you're reducing is so small that other things just matter more.

Oh my gosh how silly..appropriate restraints for a child are not on par with upgrading your vehicle at every turn. You apparently do not understand the purpose of child seats most especially boosters..if you did you would have posted something this ridiculous.

 

[morethananyonex]

I feel like bashing my head against a wall.

 

[mad madam mim78]

You actually think all it takes is the "right" car and everyone is fine and dandy? Wow....

Didnt quite say that.

 

[Hannathy]

Didnt quite say that.

I know you didn't!


The point is where do you stop? you can always be safer and at what cost?
You can't protect yourself and kids from everything and have a normal life.
You also can get hurt or killed even if you have taken all the precautions you can. Just putting a kid in a booster seat isn't a guarantee they aren't going to get hurt or killed.

I'm willing to not emotionally hurt my child and have them made fun of just for the rare chance of being in an accident that it would even make a difference.

 

[diznygirl]

I feel like bashing my head against a wall.

Don't forget the appropriate protective headgear.

 

[morethananyonex]

Don't forget the appropriate protective headgear.

As long as you remember to let your child play in traffic with scissors cause their friends said to. Safety is for nerds!

 

[Hannathy]

As long as you remember to let your child play in traffic with scissors cause their friends said to. Safety is for nerds!

As long as they don't run with those scissors!!!

 

[nchulka]

Yup, really.

Those are horrible comparisons, you can't hide inside all your life but you can do your best to prevent injuries and death. A better comparison would be asking if I gamble with my child's life and don't force them to wear a helmet riding a bike, not the actual act of riding a bike.

Why would you not do something to make a car ride safer? Banking on a crash not happening is gambling with your child's life, IMO.

Forget not forcing, I won't allow my kids to wear bike helmets. When they were little they thought they were cool and wanted ones with little characters on them. I said no way! There were no bike helmets when I was a kid and I'm sick to death of the way people go overboard with safety. Something that didn't even exist 25 years ago, suddenly kids just can't live without, ridiculous!

 

[Colleen27]

How hard and relatively inexpensive is it to stick a kid in an appropriate seat? Not seeing the comparisons to buying a new car.

So you draw your line in dollars and cents. How is that any different or more acceptable than drawing the line at social implications?

Again, there is always something we can do to be safer. Everyone decides for themselves where to draw the line. It is a personal decision and not as black-and-white as the "safety at all costs" types would like to make it.

 

[alex9179]

I DID buy a new vehicle. My other car was purchased several years before kids and getting 3 carseats into the the back seat of an Accord was a JOB. Thank goodness I had help figuring out which ones would fit. Still, buckling everyone in was a sweaty endeavor. The youngest is cranky and would hit his neighbor on a regular basis. Soooooooooo fun on our long drives.

I was excited when we could afford the Caravan. It's easy to get everyone in their seats and they have enough distance between them to prevent the occasional beat down. Plus, it was so much more comfortable! I can get out of the car without needing assistance after a 12 hr day in it!
Getting old is the pits.

I'm not saying everyone needs to budget in a new vehicle, just that I'm thankful we could get one that made my life easier. The added safety is a plus.

 

[tiggger1]

I recently took my dd9 out of her high back booster. She is tall enough to be out of one but I was keeping her in it because I heard it was safer. She had been complaining since sept that her knees were sore and legs would fall asleep every time we were in the car. We looked into everything..a nerve issues, lyme disease...damage to her knees. finally a doctor asked about how she sat in the car...turned out that even though she still "fit" in the booster seat, height and weight wise, the her legs were way too long and the seat was too small, so all of her weight was sitting mid thigh...effecting her knees and circulation.... as soon as we removed the booster, the pain and the issues stopped almost immediately. We did look for other boosters but they were all too short seat wise... For the record, the seat belt fits correctly and she is over the legal height and weight...

 

[LuvsDragonflies]

8 years old and the boostahs bought the farm. No way were my kids gonna stay in a booster after 8, it would be too humiliating. Now if they were some kind of tinytot or something, I'd have pushed it. But they are normal sized kids. So out to trash they went.

 

[Southernmiss]

I know you didn't!


The point is where do you stop? you can always be safer and at what cost?
You can't protect yourself and kids from everything and have a normal life.
You also can get hurt or killed even if you have taken all the precautions you can. Just putting a kid in a booster seat isn't a guarantee they aren't going to get hurt or killed.
I'm willing to not emotionally hurt my child and have them made fun of just for the rare chance of being in an accident that it would even make a difference.

Forget not forcing, I won't allow my kids to wear bike helmets. When they were little they thought they were cool and wanted ones with little characters on them. I said no way! There were no bike helmets when I was a kid and I'm sick to death of the way people go overboard with safety. Something that didn't even exist 25 years ago, suddenly kids just can't live without, ridiculous!

So you draw your line in dollars and cents. How is that any different or more acceptable than drawing the line at social implications?

Again, there is always something we can do to be safer. Everyone decides for themselves where to draw the line. It is a personal decision and not as black-and-white as the "safety at all costs" types would like to make it.[/QUOTE]

8 years old and the boostahs bought the farm. No way were my kids gonna stay in a booster after 8, it would be too humiliating. Now if they were some kind of tinytot or something, I'd have pushed it. But they are normal sized kids. So out to trash they went.

Yes, to the bolded. When our kids were little they were in the appropriate clunky child seats in our camry. Then when DS #3 was coming along we bought a Grand Caravan with 5 point harness restraints built in to the bench seat---loved those things!

When that van conked out, we bought the current Toyota Sienna without the 5 point harness restraints. DD was about 4 and used a booster seat for a couple of years, but that was it. Kids are average sized and all sat in the back seat until they were above the 70 pounds and the recommended height.

All things in moderation.