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High back booster recs please!

Starr_MomStarr_Mom
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I want to switch DS to a high back seat belt positioning booster for my mom because she seems to just not get it with a car seat. DS is finally over 30 lbs, so he's ready. Any recommendations?
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Re: High back booster recs please!

  • DandelionMomDandelionMom
    We have the Graco Turbo booster but those are for kids that are 4 years and 40 pounds. ?
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  • heyitsmeheyitsme member

    If your DS is not even 2 yet, no WAY would I put him in a booster. A high back booster is less safe than a car seat. Considerably. Check out this YouTube video of a child in a booster and a child in a harness during a crash test.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2kO8AxKbrM

    Also this is a recent post by a dad on a car seat board I frequent...his grandson at 18 months and 34 pounds was forward-facing in a crash, and suffered internal decapitation.

    https://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=583481

    I know it is parental choice about RFing or FFing at the age your son is, but I encourage RFing. And if you choose not to keep him RFing then PLEASE at least keep him in a 5-point harness.

    4 years and 40 pounds is the minimum recommended age for a booster seat. The child needs to be able to sit up and sit still the entire time the car is moving. I can't imagine a child who's not yet 2 doing that. If they move, the seatbelt moves, and they are less secure.
     

    What does your mom "not get" with the car seat? Maybe I can help with that? (I'm a CPS advocate)
     

    Mom to J (10), L (4), and baby #3 arriving in July of 2015
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  • goodhartedmommygoodhartedmommy
    ditto heyitsme.
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