Question Please help my mommy friend- Booster related

louisandheather

louisandheather

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This is the question that was posted on my mommy group. Do you have a good answer?

I finally did it.... I moved my 6 year old from a 5 point harness to a booster seat
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He was legal weight over a year ago, but I just could not bear to move him out of his seat yet. But now that his sister is over the weight limit for her seat I moved her up to his and had to buy a new seat.

Anyway, my question is... when he buckles the seatbelt, am I supposed to pull the seatbelt all the way out until it locks, springs back, and stays tight against him? Like when you install the seats without using latch? Or do I leave it the way it is and let it lock only in the case of fast braking? I've seen people do it both ways but I can't find any information on which is the right way.


Thanks :D
 
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Mae

Mae

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Most of the time (really, the vast majority of the time) you are allowed to lock the seat belt. Double check with your car's manual, of course. You definately aren't *required* to lock the seat belt though. It will lock on it's own under impact. All cars have an ELR mode (Emergency Locking Retractor) that locks upon sudden stop/impact. You can lock the seat belt if the child falls asleep to help keep them in position, though (of course, provided it's allowed).

Also, some kids like it being locked because it's the same familiar feeling of the harness. So some newly boostered kids might like it locked.

If you are locking the seat belt because they are too wiggly, then they probably aren't ready for a booster yet anyway. ;)
 
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andre149

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Your seatbelts are designed to lock in the event of a collision... so locking isn't necessary, but if you need to lock the belt to help with booster training it can sometimes help keep the child in place and teach them proper booster riding. Basically, you can do it either way, most kids that know how to sit properly are more comfortable with it unlocked, but locking can be useful for training :)
 
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