A FF/RFing WWYD?

lukensophie

Senior Community Member
My parents will be keeping the kids on Memorial Day weekend while DH and I are at a conference. It will be the first time Mom and Dad will have all three at one time over night. The only car my parents have that the kids can fit in is a Lincoln LS (their other cars are a pick-up truck and a Miata) so they'll have to be three across. I am thinking of what car seat and configuration will be the easiest for my parents to use correctly while they have the kids. I'm actually thinking of turning Levi FFing just for the weekend to make it easier for Mom and Dad to buckle him in. It's not ideal, and I don't plan for him to ride FFing in our cars for quite sometime. I'd rather Mom and Dad be able to strap him in correctly (tightly enough and with the straps over his shoulders). He'll be two weeks shy of 2yo.

My other option is to really work with my 10 year old on helping to correctly put Levi in the car seat. He is able to get Levi situated in the seat (he likes to help on occaision, especially as I'm loading groceries), but doesn't always get everything tight enough, so I always double check. I'm just not sure about putting that kind of responsibility on a 10 year old. KWIM?

What do you think?
 
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wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
I'd trade cars with your parents, if possible, leave everything as it is in your car, have Luke put him in and your parents double check.

Wendy
 

christineka

New member
I'd go with rear-facing. It's so safe that some mistakes may be okay, not that I'd promote them! I would also work with your 10 yo on proper seat usage. The big thing I see with people unfamiliar with car seats is putting the harness around the shoulders rather than over them. A couple weeks ago my kids went with babysitters. I allowed my 4 year old to go forward facing. I might have allowed it at 3. My 20 month old, however was still rear-facing.
 

CTPDMom

Ambassador - CPS Technician
I'd trade cars with your parents, if possible, leave everything as it is in your car, have Luke put him in and your parents double check.

To the first part, this is what we do when my parents have B usually. I give mom my van with the seat already in it, I take her car.

And I think it's fine for BOTH your parents and Luke to know how to buckle him in and check that his harness is snug enough.
 

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