I don't even know exactly what I'm asking you guys for here. I guess I just need to vent.
My SIL is a great mom, and her car seat use would be considered acceptable (now, at least). She did turn both of her boys FF at around 9 months, because "they're big enough and I want to be able to see them". After many discussions, she asked me to please just agree to disagree with her because she had enough guilt about it. Then WHY did you do it? But whatever.
My nephew is 4, will be 5 in August. He's average size for his age, but he's a hyper kid and I can't believe he sits correctly in a booster seat. I've tried giving her options about extended harnessing, but she's not interested. Her car seats are never installed tight enough and rarely tethered. She just kind of throws them in the car, runs the seatbelt through and figures that's good enough.
She mentioned to me that he's using the Graco Ultra CarGo that my mom gave her and that she really likes it. I told her about my experience using it as a booster seat this past weekend and I had a tough time with it. I did suggest that she look into a different high back booster for him. This was her response:
I know you are a fanatic about carseats, Amy. I'm just not. I think if it meets the safety standards, it is OK for my kids. I did some reading and most carseats are designed to accommodate Dennis with a lap belt at this stage.
I don't want to cause trouble. I really do love her and she's a great mom. I know there's nothing I can say that will change her mind. So I guess it's just time to hang it up and not talk about car seats with her anymore .
Amy
My SIL is a great mom, and her car seat use would be considered acceptable (now, at least). She did turn both of her boys FF at around 9 months, because "they're big enough and I want to be able to see them". After many discussions, she asked me to please just agree to disagree with her because she had enough guilt about it. Then WHY did you do it? But whatever.
My nephew is 4, will be 5 in August. He's average size for his age, but he's a hyper kid and I can't believe he sits correctly in a booster seat. I've tried giving her options about extended harnessing, but she's not interested. Her car seats are never installed tight enough and rarely tethered. She just kind of throws them in the car, runs the seatbelt through and figures that's good enough.
She mentioned to me that he's using the Graco Ultra CarGo that my mom gave her and that she really likes it. I told her about my experience using it as a booster seat this past weekend and I had a tough time with it. I did suggest that she look into a different high back booster for him. This was her response:
I know you are a fanatic about carseats, Amy. I'm just not. I think if it meets the safety standards, it is OK for my kids. I did some reading and most carseats are designed to accommodate Dennis with a lap belt at this stage.
I don't want to cause trouble. I really do love her and she's a great mom. I know there's nothing I can say that will change her mind. So I guess it's just time to hang it up and not talk about car seats with her anymore .
Amy