A couple awesome visuals from the Car Seat Lady

EmmaCPST · Oct 14, 2011

Have these been posted yet? I really love both of them.

294246_10150350612657454_129649842453_8143743_1480549861_n.jpg

301261_10150348551332454_129649842453_8135058_267000006_n.jpg

4'9" is the 95th percentile for 9 year olds, 50th percentile for 11 year olds, and 5th percentile for 13 year olds.

Keeanh · Oct 14, 2011

Thanks! Those are great. And, funnily enough, I was just wracking my brain last night trying to remember what the "5" steps are because I came up with 6, LOL. My son is the youngest on his hockey team -- he turns 9 in December so most of his team is already 9 or 10. There are quite a few who are smaller than he is (he's 4'5"), and I'm sure all but 1 or 2 are under 4'9", yet not a single one is in a booster because they've reached the magic age of 9.

TechnoGranola · Oct 14, 2011

Love those pics, they are really good and simple.

Keeanh said:
And, funnily enough, I was just wracking my brain last night trying to remember what the "5" steps are because I came up with 6, LOL.

I use 6 steps, feet flat on the floor is my 6th (and lots of other folks here too).
Without the 6th step I find they can't meet step 5. LOL Because their legs are having, they tend to creep forward until their feet touch the floor and then they are out of position. Step 6 enables them to meet step 5 IMO. So feet flat on the floor should be step 5, and then step 6 should be "stay this way the whole trip".

EmmaCPST · Oct 14, 2011

TechnoGranola said:
Love those pics, they are really good and simple.

I use 6 steps, feet flat on the floor is my 6th (and lots of other folks here too).
Without the 6th step I find they can't meet step 5. LOL Because their legs are having, they tend to creep forward until their feet touch the floor and then they are out of position. Step 6 enables them to meet step 5 IMO. So feet flat on the floor should be step 5, and then step 6 should be "stay this way the whole trip".

I wish I had more opportunities to talk about 5-stepping with parents! Usually the ones I get to talk about it with are already doing it right, most parents assume that they don't need to talk about "just a booster" with a CPST so the only time I really see them is when I'm working with younger siblings seats and volunteer booster information!

morninglori · Oct 14, 2011

Aren't we missing the step that requires head support?

What I know is:
1: Sit with back and hips against the vehicle seat without slouching
2: Bend knees easily over the front edge
3: Safely wear the seatbelt (proper lap and shoulder belt position)
4: Use properly adjusted head support
5: Stay in position the entire ride.

EmmaCPST · Oct 14, 2011

morninglori said:
Aren't we missing the step that requires head support?

What I know is:
1: Sit with back and hips against the vehicle seat without slouching
2: Bend knees easily over the front edge
3: Safely wear the seatbelt (proper lap and shoulder belt position)
4: Use properly adjusted head support
5: Stay in position the entire ride.

I always use this, I've never heard head support added to the list! - http://www.carseat.org/Boosters/630.htm

1. Does the child sit all the way back against the auto seat?
2. Do the child's knees bend comfortably at the edge of the auto seat?
3. Does the belt cross the shoulder between the neck and arm?
4. Is the lap belt as low as possible, touching the thighs?
5. Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?

Brianna · Oct 14, 2011

I can't see the pictures

Do you have a link to the page on her site?

crunchierthanthou · Oct 14, 2011

Brianna said:
I can't see the pictures Do you have a link to the page on her site?

she has them on fb

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...4217453.145041.129649842453&type=1&permPage=1

Brianna · Oct 14, 2011

Gah! Can't get on FB at work either. Guess I'll have to check when I get home and don't have all sort of blocks on my computer. Thanks!

crunchierthanthou · Oct 14, 2011

here's the 5 step one. She doesn't have the percentile one anywhere else that I can see-

https://blob-s-docs.googlegroups.co...Soo9c73xGcaMA15jOjCNxSnS1auuHOkqCFZOpWcMMVHh2

morninglori · Oct 14, 2011

emma41256 said:
I always use this, I've never heard head support added to the list! - http://www.carseat.org/Boosters/630.htm

1. Does the child sit all the way back against the auto seat?
2. Do the child's knees bend comfortably at the edge of the auto seat?
3. Does the belt cross the shoulder between the neck and arm?
4. Is the lap belt as low as possible, touching the thighs?
5. Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?

Just checked my student manual and the head support was one of the five bullets on the slide from my tech class titled "Seat Belts Can Be Used When Children Can". It didn't directly call it the 5-step test, but that's what I thought it was referring to.

christineka · Oct 14, 2011

morninglori said:
Just checked my student manual and the head support was one of the five bullets on the slide from my tech class titled "Seat Belts Can Be Used When Children Can". It didn't directly call it the 5-step test, but that's what I thought it was referring to.

A seatbelted kid does need head support, but if they don't the kid can't be in a backless booster either. If the kid is too tall for a high back booster and there are no locations will head support, what do you do?

ketchupqueen · Oct 14, 2011

Head support is ideal for safety. But it's not a deal-breaker when there are tough choices to be made. Some cars don't have it and that's that.

A couple awesome visuals from the Car Seat Lady

EmmaCPST

CPST Instructor

Keeanh

Well-known member

TechnoGranola

Forum Ambassador

EmmaCPST

CPST Instructor

morninglori

New member

EmmaCPST

CPST Instructor

Brianna

New member

crunchierthanthou

New member

Brianna

New member

crunchierthanthou

New member

morninglori

New member

christineka

New member

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Car-Seat.Org Facebook Group

Sponsors

Forum statistics