8 yr old in a booster..need info

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berkley

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My 9 yr old (60 pounds) is still in a booster (Graco Turbo bottem only)

My neice is 8 yrs. old (54 pounds) and has not been in a booster for a few years now.

My SIL thinks I am crazy to still have my son in one. Can you link me to some information I could send her so she would understand maybe what I have been trying to explain to her?

Thanks!!!:D
 
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ADS

SafeDad

CPSDarren - Admin
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Hi-

At 8 and 9 years old, your children may not need a booster depending on the vehicle. At that age, the child's height and the vehicle seats and seatbelts are usually more important than the child's weight to determine if they need a booster or not. They may fit in a seatbelt without a booster just fine in your SIL's vehicle, but poorly in yours. If the booster helps make the seatbelt fit better, than by all means keep using it :)

Some links:

http://www.car-safety.org/faq.html#Q9

http://www.carseat.org/Boosters/630.htm

http://www.boostamerica.org/

http://www.buckleupamerica.org/
 

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