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  1. J

    Question Which is safer for my middle schooler?

    My DS1 is 11 (12 in May). He is about 4'8" and 70 lbs. In our 2006 Ford Focus, there aren't headrests in the back seat. There are two little bumps in the outboard positions. He currently rides booster less in the center, which has no head support other than the seat act and he is just about...
  2. J

    Question Seat for nephews

    Short background. My BIL and SIL are separating. They lived in FL. He moved back up here to NY. He is a prescription drug addict and on disability and has no desire to even try to work or take care of himself. She is sending my nephews to spend the summer with him. He has no money and he's a...
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    Question Am i missing any options?

    We have the 2012 Dodge Caravan, with Stow and Go seats, that we are stuck with for now. I need to seat my 5 stepping nephew and my 3 boys: Ds1 11 yo, 4'8" 68lbs Ds2 9.5 yo 4'6.5" 75 lbs Ds3 7.5 yo 4' exactly 47-48lbs Currently, I have ds1 and ds2 in the center captains chairs in incognitos...
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    Question Anything new for crazy Caravan rear seats?

    DS2 is just about too tall for the Recaro Vivo he has been using outboard in the 3rd row in our 2012 Caravan with Stow and Go, you know the crazy belt geometry. I tried him in a few of our backless boosters and the Incognito gives the best belt fit. It isn't ideal but I found it acceptable...
  5. J

    I get the worst mommy award tonight.

    I am so freaked out! I dropped Ds3 off at a friends house at 5pm to go to a sports event and out to dinner with his family. It is now after 10 pm and I got a text that they are headed home and I *just* realized that I FORGOT TO LEAVE HIS BOOSTER! Aaaaccccckkkkkk! He is 7 yo, 47" and 45 lbs. bad...
  6. J

    Booster help

    Does anyone know what the tallest/highest backless booster is? I have a 2012 Dodge Caravan, with that funky seat belt geometry. My 9.5 yo is pushing the height limits on his HBB, a Recaro Vivo. I have found very few booster seats that allow the belt to retract satisfactorily in the outboard...
  7. J

    Vent Three across vent

    Hubby took the minivan hunting this week. So, after 4 days of being snowed in I am shuffling the boys around three across in his Ford Fusion. They are driving me crazy, touching each other and fooling around. Spreading them out in the van is a much better idea!
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    Question Quick help

    DS HAS to ride in MILs car this afternoon. No other option. He is 10.5, 4'6" and 60 lbs. she has an old ford escort wagon. There aren't any headrests in the back, and none of my HBB are tall enough for him. The front seat has one of those belts that are mounted on the door. I don't think it has...
  9. J

    Britax advocate harness adjuster problem

    A coworker can't figure out her Britax advocate, for her RF 9month old. I tried to help her but I've never used a seat like that and I couldn't get the harness height adjustment thing to lock in at any level. It was last years model, so she called Britax and they agreed it was broken and sent...
  10. J

    Question Harmony defender and dodge caravan

    I am trying to install a harmony defender in harness mode in the 3rd row of my 2012 dodge caravan. According to the manual there is only 1 tether back there, in the center. In the defender manual is says in the beginning that the top tether is recommended, but later it says it must always be...
  11. J

    Incognito- parental decision to use below 60lbs?

    My son will be 10 in May. He is about 4' 6" tall. He doesn't quite 5 step in our car. I have a tight 3 across in my 2006 Ford Fusion. Currently we have 2 Bubble Bums and a Harmony Defender. Problem is, the Defender won't stay in well in the center because of the hump in the center seat. DS1 sat...
  12. J

    Options?

    Our main vehicle is a minivan. we are good there for now. our second car is a 2006 ford fusion. I have 3 boys. Ds1 is 9, 54", 57lbs. Ds2 is 8, 52.5", 59lbs. Ds3 is 6, 45", 40lbs. Currently the older 2 ride outboard in bubble bums and the youngest in the center in a FP safe voyage hb booster...
  13. J

    Smaller sedan that will fit 3 boosters?

    I currently drive a 2006 ford fusion. DH wants to trade it in because he thinks it is starting to be a money pit. I hate it anyway because it lacks head support in the rear seat. Outboard seats have a little bump for a headrest and nothing in the center. My boys are all over age 6 and I'm having...
  14. J

    Front seat question

    I may have to drive 6 kids to vbs tomorrow night in my 7 passenger van. All are between 6 and 9 years old. Biggest is my nephew at 9.5 years, about 4' 7" and 75lbs, he does not currently use a booster. The only harnessed kid is my ds3. He is in a harmony defender in harness mode, he is 3' 9" and...
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    Booster/seats for Disney trip

    We are going to Disney in nov. first time ever for all of us! Kids will be: Ds1 53" 57 lbs 9.5 yo Ds2 52" 59 lbs 8 yo Ds3 44" 39/40lbs 6 yo My IL will pick us up at the Airport and take us to their house for a couple of days, then we all head to Disney. We will mostly use disney transportation...
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    Question help for booster's in my sister's car (maybe a front seat rider)

    My sister will be driving my boys to soccer camp one day this week. She has a small 4 door sedan- probably only a couple of years old. My plan is to put the 3 boosters from my 2006 Ford Fusion into her car that morning. My boys are DS1- 9YO 53" 56lbs, DS2- 7.75YO 52" 58lbs, and DS3-...
  17. J

    Harmony Defender rattling?

    A while ago I bought a Harmony Defender. I was planning on using it as a tall booster when I gave my FIL our spares for the summer. I just got the replacement longer crotch strap and my DS3 decided to try it harnessed. It is fine when he is in it. When he isn't, the headrest part rattles...
  18. J

    Belt fit without booster

    I have some pics posted here. Does it look like the belt fits DS1 without a booster. There isn't a headrest in the middle seat and he is too tall in the bubble bum. I need to get all 3 in the back of my 2006 Ford Fusion for the summer. The center seat is very narrow, but it is raised up a bit...
  19. J

    tall booster/ Harmony Defender

    I'm trying to work out seating in my Dodge Caravan, with the funky sealt belt geometry. The Vivo and the Compass Folding booster work for my middle son, but my oldest is very close to the top of the belt guides. None of them placed the lap belt well on my youngest DS, but the Parkway works well...
  20. J

    so sad- horrible accident in my area

    I'm in WNY and there was a horrible accident in the area this morning. Three adults and seven or eight children were riding in a mazda minivan meant to hold 7 or 8 people. They couldn't tell exacly how many seats it had. A 1 month old baby and 2 of the adults died. Some of the other children are...

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