pj2rc
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I saw it again. DD1 just went to a friends 3 yr old b-day in January .. saw the family getting in the car today and the child was in a booster, I think it was LBB to boot. She's is a peanut ... I doubt she weighs 30 lbs wet. I am by no means the car seat expert all of you are, but I just don't get why people put their kids in the seats they do? Everyone loves their kids and wants what's best. Even before I had any kids in my life and had no reason to know -- I knew that in PA the law is 1yr AND 20 lbs; 4 yrs AND 40 lbs; 8 yrs AND 80 lbs. I just don't understand why people don't even follow these bare minimum requirements -- I just can't understand why people who have kids can't be bothered to do a little bit of research. These are reasonable, educated people. It's not like a booster seat takes up that much less room than a harness seat. I can see how some people would think we were being over the top by keeping our kids ERF and extended harness .... but jeesh .... bare minimum .. as required by law ... is that so much to ask? Of course, law alo requires bike helmets to 12 ... no one seems to care about that either .... I just don't get it? I'm not sheltering my kids --they can still ride in the car, ride the bike, etc ... just do it safely. So --- as the experts you are that see people and talk to people .... what are the reasons you hear? I think some people say -- their kids want the bigger seat ... my kid may ask for a set of knives ... she isn't getting it! (btw .. a few months ago, mom of child above was included in a email I sent out to a few mom friends w/ some videos on child seats -- ERF, Extended harness, choose the right booster, etc. with a short nte I just wanted to share the info w/ moms I love so i never had to hear "I never knew". I don't send her much, so I doubt it went to her junk mail -- lol -- I have some people that overload me and they don't get read.)