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child safety seat 3 year old

WLJ2WLJ2 member
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Ok ladies I am sure you are all very informed when it comes to this subject. I beleive I am as well. My son's dad and I have been divorced for 2 and a half years now. And over the past six months have been arguing over the car seat that he is using. We live in Michigan. DS is 3. He is 42" and about 40lbs. Because of his height and weight his father believes he can use a booster seat with no back and no belt across his chest. To my knowledge he still has to be in a car seat of a full back booster seat until he is four, regardless of height append weight.

I would appreciate all of you opinions or knowledge on this matter. Thank you! Hope your all having a wonderful holiday.
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Re: child safety seat 3 year old

  • WLJ2WLJ2 member
    I wish the what's safest for our son argument would help reason with him. He has made it very clear that a booster is fine and he will under no circumstances use another type of seat. He has even told me that soon he won't need a booster at all. Which I know would be against the law.
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  • Mags748Mags748 member
    edited December 2014
    I know here (WI) the law is 4 for a booster. I changed DS only when he outgrew his 5 point harness which was almost 6 years old (and he was at least 50" and 60 lbs).

    What is with these fathers that are too cool for car seats despite the law and safety concerns? This is the second similar post in the last couple days.

    I don't know if I have any advice on changing the mind of your child's stubborn and defiant father but at the least I would make him aware of the law and let him know that I was not comfortable with him not being in the proper seat. If he still refuses you could threaten to report him if it is important enough to you. I would not let anyone transport my children without a proper seat and that would go for their father too if we were divorced.
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  • WLJ2WLJ2 member
    No, it is not a matter of money. I offered and asked if he would take one of our extra seats and he refused.
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