Booster recommendations for almost 8yo

lovemyfamily · Apr 16, 2011

DS#2 will be 8 in July. He currently is riding in a Regent. He is skinny, I think 53 lbs. and 51 ish inches, I could be totally wrong on his height. He does sit occasionally in a Recaro Vivo Lite in DH's truck, but we want to have seats for both our vehicles. I can still keep him in the Regent, but I don't think it is necessary, he is going to be in 2nd grade. I would like to get him a seat that forces him to sit properly, thinking the PWS? I would lock his seat belt for a while, to train him, LOL. I think he'll get it/understand. Suggestions?

Keeanh · Apr 16, 2011

My 8yo loves his Monterey, especially for sleeping. But my other guy is 50lbs, 50" and skinny. His shoulders are barely wide enough for the Monterey, and I prefer to have him in the Frontier for now. I think if your son is skinny in the shoulders, the Parkway or Vivo might be better. I can't think of any other TALL boosters at the moment. You probably don't want a Turbo for an 8yo, although they do fit skinny kids well.

mylittlet · Apr 16, 2011

We are getting a monterey for our ds2 (5y). I like the nice deep wings and the width adjust. It has a deeper seat, so supports the legs better.

Other seats to look at are the parkway and probooster.

Stefanie - CPStech in Iowa

lovemyfamily · May 16, 2011

Bumping, anyone else?

Kat_Momof3 · May 16, 2011

how does he like the vivo? how does he behave in it?

I don't think any booster really FORCES a child to sit properly, except for the child fitting the booster well... and each booster fits differently.

also, how is your son built? leggy, long torso, wide or narrow shoulders??

if he's leggy and has wide shoulders, I'd vote for the monterey.

if he has a long torso and wide shoulders (and narrow hipis), I'd go for the parkway sg

but if he has a long torso and narrow shoulders, I'd get another vivo.

other ones to consider if he's evenly built are the Recaro Probooster, the Chicco Strada, the Frontier (only mentioning it because you have one... it makes a GREAT booster, fits kids without wide shoulders better than the parkway, has more leg support than most boosters, and you can use it with a slide guard clip that can be purchased from Britax... you could switch out the cover and put Kinsadie in the Regent)

luckyclov · May 17, 2011

My 8 1/2 year old is just under 51" and he's about 66-67 lbs. He fits great in the Monterey and ProBooster, and they both provide an excellent seatbelt fit, but he's on the last headrest click, with just a little growing room left. His torso is probably a little longer than average.

He's got lots more room to grow in his PWSG, so if you're looking for a booster that may last a little longer, I'd put the PWSG at the top of your list (it also converts to backless).

Kat_Momof3 · May 17, 2011

his torso is definitely longer than average... Damian was 5' tall when he was officially too tall for the Monterey. Jeffrey has a much longer torso and was about an inch from outgrowing it at 54-55".

luckyclov · May 17, 2011

Kat_Momof3 said:
his torso is definitely longer than average... Damian was 5' tall when he was officially too tall for the Monterey. Jeffrey has a much longer torso and was about an inch from outgrowing it at 54-55".

Yeah...I'm glad you said that, actually. I need to take the Montereys out of the truck. I have a feeling we've got another click left and I just can't adjust it due to the angle. DS1 does have a long torso, but I don't think it's *that* long.

lovemyfamily · May 18, 2011

He's narrow hips, shoulders, maybe long legs, he's an average to smaller kid.
Putting kinsadie in theRegent isn't an option.I bought the pink cover for it,it'd be the end of the world for her. Lol
I will ask DH about how he sits in the Vivo. When we travel with it, he seems to do well. I like that the PW has the loop for the seatbelt, especially since he'd be a newer booster rider.

Kat_Momof3 said:
how does he like the vivo? how does he behave in it?

I don't think any booster really FORCES a child to sit properly, except for the child fitting the booster well... and each booster fits differently.

also, how is your son built? leggy, long torso, wide or narrow shoulders??

if he's leggy and has wide shoulders, I'd vote for the monterey.

if he has a long torso and wide shoulders (and narrow hipis), I'd go for the parkway sg

but if he has a long torso and narrow shoulders, I'd get another vivo.

other ones to consider if he's evenly built are the Recaro Probooster, the Chicco Strada, the Frontier (only mentioning it because you have one... it makes a GREAT booster, fits kids without wide shoulders better than the parkway, has more leg support than most boosters, and you can use it with a slide guard clip that can be purchased from Britax... you could switch out the cover and put Kinsadie in the Regent)

Kat_Momof3 · May 18, 2011

then I'd get another vivo or a probooster... narrow shoulders mean that the parkway and even the Monterey probably won't be the best fit

lovemyfamily · May 18, 2011

Kat_Momof3 said:
then I'd get another vivo or a probooster... narrow shoulders mean that the parkway and even the Monterey probably won't be the best fit

Is the Probooster just a step up from the Vivo? I really like the looks of it.

melniemi · May 18, 2011

I just got my almost 7yo dd a probooster. I love everything about it.

Kat_Momof3 · May 19, 2011

it has more body support, but the reason I would look at it for your child is you said he's leggy... the probooster has a deeper seatpan that provides more leg support.

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