mamakc
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My DD is 4 and 40lbs (has been 40lbs consistently for several months now since about the time she turned 4). I got her a TB to begin booster training. Her first ride was out of unplanned necessity. She rode great in it, was very proud of herself too. After breaking the ice w/ her first booster ride, I started letting her ride in it sometimes, on very short trips on 25mph roads, or if she was wearing a poofy dress. lol those are a pain, come on... She started asking if she could ride in it more so I started using it a little more frequently. Then my mom was visiting so we put DD's radian in her car (lap belts only in the back & no TA) and she got to ride in the booster when we took mine, rather than move the radian a lot. We went on the higher speed roads, for longer distances. She has sat and behaved PERFECTLY every time. She even fell asleep once and still was fine.
I have to say... I was really hoping she would do badly so I could be like, "See, this is why I don't let you ride in it all the time." But she does great! Everything I ever read about boostering on here was that 4 year olds aren't old enough to "behave" in a booster & I am so surprised that she does so well. I'm not going to booster her full time for quite a while yet because it's just more convenient to harness at this point! But just thought I'd share.
I am wondering, though, if all these milestones are met (belt fits great, she's 4, she's 40lbs, she sits still and doesn't wiggle around or dive for toys) is it now an option to booster full time? (Like I said earlier, I'm not planning on it bc it's still easier for our family to harness, but hypothetically...)
I have to say... I was really hoping she would do badly so I could be like, "See, this is why I don't let you ride in it all the time." But she does great! Everything I ever read about boostering on here was that 4 year olds aren't old enough to "behave" in a booster & I am so surprised that she does so well. I'm not going to booster her full time for quite a while yet because it's just more convenient to harness at this point! But just thought I'd share.
I am wondering, though, if all these milestones are met (belt fits great, she's 4, she's 40lbs, she sits still and doesn't wiggle around or dive for toys) is it now an option to booster full time? (Like I said earlier, I'm not planning on it bc it's still easier for our family to harness, but hypothetically...)
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