DD2's first ride in a booster (pics)

April · Oct 4, 2009

Friday was the first morning when DD2 rode in a booster. That was the first day I had to drive them in the rental van and I only had my one harnessed spare seat. So DH drove and I put DD2 in one of our old style Parkways, and I sat right beside her for the 5 minute drive. She did okay, but I would never allow her to ride in a booster at this point without me sitting right beside her. She's got the impulse control of a newborn.

Anyhow, the belt fit her scarily well. She's exactly 4 and 40lbs. (Turned 4 at the end of July). I honestly cannot even imagine a child this age riding in a booster full time.

Pics:

Of course now she keeps telling everyone "I know how to ride in a booster seat!" To which I replied "No, you are learning to ride in a booster seat."

gsdguenter · Oct 4, 2009

she looks like you told her not to move an inch or else . . .

*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue* · Oct 4, 2009

Very cute!!! Isn't is scary how well it fits younger kids? It fits logan who is 38 pounds, 42 inches and small torso super well.

Qarin · Oct 4, 2009

She fits great, and I'm glad to see it!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm glad there are booster seats which fit small booster riders well (and I'm especially glad that one of the most easily available and popular boosters, the Turbobooster, is one of them). VERY few people have any notion of what proper seatbelt fit is, and MANY people move their children at age 3 to a booster; these are facts, ones which need changing but that change is slow to come. If those parents put their child in a poorly fitting booster, they're never going to notice, and if the shoulder belt sits uncomfortably on them they are, likely as not, going to advise the child to put it behind their back- so when those small children of those not yet knowledgeable parents are in booster seats, I want that seatbelt to fit them as well and as comfortably as possible, because that's the ONLY chance those children have for being properly restrained in a crash- sure, they may be out of position at the wrong moment, but they may not be... a seat which does not EVER fit them properly means they have no chance at all of being properly restrained at the moment of impact.

So, yeah, doesn't scare me that it fits her so well, it comforts me. And in a few more months, she may well be really ready to sit well in that booster for moderate length trips.

Raegansmom4 · Oct 4, 2009

Qarin said:
She fits great, and I'm glad to see it!I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm glad there are booster seats which fit small booster riders well (and I'm especially glad that one of the most easily available and popular boosters, the Turbobooster, is one of them). VERY few people have any notion of what proper seatbelt fit is, and MANY people move their children at age 3 to a booster; these are facts, ones which need changing but that change is slow to come. If those parents put their child in a poorly fitting booster, they're never going to notice, and if the shoulder belt sits uncomfortably on them they are, likely as not, going to advise the child to put it behind their back- so when those small children of those not yet knowledgeable parents are in booster seats, I want that seatbelt to fit them as well and as comfortably as possible, because that's the ONLY chance those children have for being properly restrained in a crash- sure, they may be out of position at the wrong moment, but they may not be... a seat which does not EVER fit them properly means they have no chance at all of being properly restrained at the moment of impact.So, yeah, doesn't scare me that it fits her so well, it comforts me. And in a few more months, she may well be really ready to sit well in that booster for moderate length trips.

Well said. My step-niece-in-law (if that makes sense) was put in a TB at just barely 3 yo b/c she hit 40 lbs (her mom didn't even care what I had to say b/c the "box says..."). Anyway, at least the TB gave her a decent belt fit (well, when she doesn't put the belt behind her back

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joolsplus3 · Oct 4, 2009

Her little shoulder looks so tiny, like I can just imagine the belt flying off to the side of her arm in a crash because her head is so proportionately big... not that it's a bad fit, but I'm totally agreeing no way does she seem old/big enough to be as safe as possible in a booster.

April · Oct 4, 2009

joolsplus3 said:
Her little shoulder looks so tiny, like I can just imagine the belt flying off to the side of her arm in a crash because her head is so proportionately big... not that it's a bad fit, but I'm totally agreeing no way does she seem old/big enough to be as safe as possible in a booster.

Exactly that. I want her to know how though in case she needs to in an emergency. However we have no plans of putting her in a booster as her seat anytime soon. I just ordered her a GN on Friday.

joolsplus3 · Oct 4, 2009

Nautilus, good call

. Yeah, I even let Leah ride across parking lots in her big sibs boosters, because you just can't predict when or why you might need them to be able to sit properly in one (as you know ALL too well... I really hope you are feeling ok after your crash, btw!)

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