Holly
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I drive two extra girls home from school every day, They are sisters. One is a big, tall 8 year old and she 5 steps. She sits in the 3rd row between my two girls. The other is 6 1/2 and in my dd's class. She rides in the 2nd row in a literider (our spare booster, not hers). I have a feeling they don't ride in anything or have any kind of rules with their parents. I'm constantly having to tell the younger girl to turn around and face forwards and sit up straight, pull her seatbelt tight across her lap after she buckles, etc.
Anyway, her sister went home sick early yesterday so after school, she wanted to sit in the 3rd row with my girls. The literider is hard to buckle there, it's a very tight fit. I told her no because she needed to sit in the booster. She said her parents don't make her. I told her she needs to because she is not 8 yet (The Utah law here) and she reluctantly sat in the booster. Now I'm afraid she will expect to be out of a booster with me if they still ride with us once she turns 8. She is small like my dd and will need a booster for a long time. I don't want to drive anyone boosterless if they don't 5 step regardless of the law here (I mentioned the law to her in regards to how she should ride with her parents).
How can I talk to her about it? I don't want to talk to her mom about car seat / booster usage. She is a really nice lady and I don't want her to feel judged.
I do feel that the kids need more vehicle safety education, but I don't know how to go about it. I don't want to lecture them. They don't seem to notice or care if their seatbelt is twisted, or tight across their lap, and they try to turn or reach forward to see each other/touch each other or they try to play with the windows, wanting to roll them down to shout out to their friends who are walking (I have to keep the windows locked so they can't roll them down). I remind them all the time to sit still or sit straight but they don't seem to get it or learn why they should. It's mainly the younger one, the older one isn't so bad.
Anyway, her sister went home sick early yesterday so after school, she wanted to sit in the 3rd row with my girls. The literider is hard to buckle there, it's a very tight fit. I told her no because she needed to sit in the booster. She said her parents don't make her. I told her she needs to because she is not 8 yet (The Utah law here) and she reluctantly sat in the booster. Now I'm afraid she will expect to be out of a booster with me if they still ride with us once she turns 8. She is small like my dd and will need a booster for a long time. I don't want to drive anyone boosterless if they don't 5 step regardless of the law here (I mentioned the law to her in regards to how she should ride with her parents).
How can I talk to her about it? I don't want to talk to her mom about car seat / booster usage. She is a really nice lady and I don't want her to feel judged.
I do feel that the kids need more vehicle safety education, but I don't know how to go about it. I don't want to lecture them. They don't seem to notice or care if their seatbelt is twisted, or tight across their lap, and they try to turn or reach forward to see each other/touch each other or they try to play with the windows, wanting to roll them down to shout out to their friends who are walking (I have to keep the windows locked so they can't roll them down). I remind them all the time to sit still or sit straight but they don't seem to get it or learn why they should. It's mainly the younger one, the older one isn't so bad.