Mine are still in their highchairs because it keeps them at the table. We haven't changed to the toddler seat yet because the back on our chairs is too far back for them to lean on.
Do you still use the boosters? Or are your almost 3 yrs olds sitting in regular chairs now?
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Re: what age did you ditch the highchairs?
We stopped at about a year and a half. He wanted to sit at the table, so we'd let him. Unfortunately, the booster seat that the highchair turned in to was too high for the table, so we made a makeshift booster that put him at chest length with the table. We didn't really have a problem with him getting up and down at that point. Now that he's 3, well, it's harder for him to stay in one place but most of the time he is good.
We do not use a booster at home but we will sometimes use a booster if we go out to eat, depending on his level with the table. He doesn't really like them though.
DD declared she was over the highchair before she was 2.
It's been at least 6 months since she started refusing the booster.
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We still use it. I tried a booster and he was everywhere. Funny thing, in public and at other houses, he sits perfectly in a regular chair and stays there! I decided to make the switch permanently in 2 months when DS2 needs the high chair for solids.
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DS ditched the highchair at 12 months also and just ditched the booster. He is kneeling on his seat at the table.
We never used a high chair. We went straight to the Fisher Price Healthy booster seat at 7 months. We stopped using that shortly after she turned 2 because she couldn't use it without the tray at our table (couldn't scoot her under the table).
we found the IKEA junior chair and started using that at 25 or 26 months. It is a smaller version of a regular chair but higher so she can easily reach, she loves it.
DD1 was 21-22 months. She didn't want to sit in it anymore so we bought her a booster seat and she's sat at the table ever since. DD2 is almost 20 months and still in one and will be for a while.
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Around 18 months.
We also used the FP healthy care booster since 4 mos. She still uses it at 2.5 years.
We also never used a high chair and used boosters from the get go.
Ds was done with the booster at two and just sat in a regular chair at that point-he's a tall kid. We never had problems with him wandering around or not eating. Hes always been a good eater though so there's that.
Dd is much more petite so she'll be on that for a while still. She does use it at the table and we don't strap her in. She doesn't try to escape.