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Someone help me with booster seats

NessiaNessia
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Am I wrong in thinking a majority of these booster seats sold for older kids are a joke? DD has one but it doesn't have the LATCH system so she just slides around the back seat. Even a lot of these high back booster seats don't have the LATCH system. So these huge booster seats are only held down by the childs weight? I know the purpose when they're older is to just position the belt in the right place on their shoulder but it just doesn't seem safe. When DS isn't with us she uses his car seat since it's one of those that converts to a booster seat and of course has the LATCH system. DD's old car seat didn't convert. I was hoping to find a booster with LATCH in the $50 range but it seems that may be enough.
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Re: Someone help me with booster seats

  • m_and_mm_and_m
    How much does she weigh? LATCH is only good up to 40#, although SuperLATCH goes higher (but I think your car also has to be rated for it I think). If she's over 40# and in a seat that is LATCH installed then in an accident she's essentially in a seat that is not installed at all.
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  • NessiaNessia
    imagem_and_m:
    How much does she weigh? LATCH is only good up to 40#, although SuperLATCH goes higher (but I think your car also has to be rated for it I think). If she's over 40# and in a seat that is LATCH installed then in an accident she's essentially in a seat that is not installed at all.
    So this booster that slides around is the same as one that is latched since she is 60lbs unless I find a super LATCH? Is there anything that is able to adjust the seatbelt lower??
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  • m_and_mm_and_m

    I don't know much about booster seats because we are soooooo far off from that still because of H's size, but I do know that the LATCH can fail in an accident if the occupant is over 40#.

    If you want, I will post your question in my carseat group.

     

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