Yesterday, I was picking my girls up from daycare and there's this dad who's on the same pick up schedule as me. I see him just about every day and he's usually parked right next to me in his cute little blue Mustang. He's got two kids, a 2 and 4 year old. The 2 year old is FF in some sort of Evenflo seat, but the 4 year old is in a booster. She's a small 4, highly doubt she's 40lbs since she's not much bigger than my 4 year old, who only weighs 34lbs.
Yesterday, we were putting the girls in the car and he asked me what kind of car I had. I told him and he mentioned that he was considering trading in his Mustang since it's a pain getting his girls in and out all the time. He looked over as I was putting Kaylie in her seat and said "isn't she too big for that seat. I thought they were supposed to move into a booster when they turned 4". I told him that she had plenty of room in her seat and that it would probably last her another 2 years, at least. I told him briefly about how much better it is to keep them harnessed as long as possible, etc. He was really impresed and appreciative. He said he never felt like his 4 year was safe enough in a booster, especially in a Mustang, but he thought that was the rule. He even said he would be taking a trip this weekend to BRU to find her a harnessed seat.
It felt really good!
Yesterday, we were putting the girls in the car and he asked me what kind of car I had. I told him and he mentioned that he was considering trading in his Mustang since it's a pain getting his girls in and out all the time. He looked over as I was putting Kaylie in her seat and said "isn't she too big for that seat. I thought they were supposed to move into a booster when they turned 4". I told him that she had plenty of room in her seat and that it would probably last her another 2 years, at least. I told him briefly about how much better it is to keep them harnessed as long as possible, etc. He was really impresed and appreciative. He said he never felt like his 4 year was safe enough in a booster, especially in a Mustang, but he thought that was the rule. He even said he would be taking a trip this weekend to BRU to find her a harnessed seat.
It felt really good!