glockchick
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Caleb's harnessed seat wasn't installed last night and I had to run up to the school and get my oldest from wrestling so I let him sit in Kaleigh's PWSGL for the 5 minute drive. He's 4 years, 10 months old and 40 lbs. He was on the lowest head rest setting.
It was SO much easier to let him get in the booster and not have to dig for harness straps or wait for him to buckle his harness (he's in that "I can do it!" stage) which is really nice at 9 pm when everyone is tired and it's cold out.
He fits the seat ok and the school is only about a mile away. I know I can't trust him to sit right the whole time on a drive longer than that, but dang it's tempting. I have to remind Kaleigh (6 yrs 3 months old) to sit right at least 3 times on a 10 minute drive to gymnastics. I should re-harness her for that too, but again the booster is so much easier because she can buckle and unbuckle herself and can't/won't in a harness and we're always in a hurry.
They both ride in boosters at their dad's house every other week and have since before Caleb was 4. Caleb is getting very vocal about how he wants to ride in a booster and not a baby seat. I'm sure the terminology came from his dad.
WWYD? Keep em both harnessed for the ride to gymnastics? Booster Kaleigh and harness Caleb? Booster 'em both and use it as an opportunity to teach them to sit properly since they do ride in boosters every other week for a week with their dad? Catch there is that it distracts me from driving because I'm constantly glancing in the rear view to make sure they're sitting right. Ideally, I could sit by them while someone else drove, but I'm a single mom. Nothing is ideal around here.
It was SO much easier to let him get in the booster and not have to dig for harness straps or wait for him to buckle his harness (he's in that "I can do it!" stage) which is really nice at 9 pm when everyone is tired and it's cold out.
He fits the seat ok and the school is only about a mile away. I know I can't trust him to sit right the whole time on a drive longer than that, but dang it's tempting. I have to remind Kaleigh (6 yrs 3 months old) to sit right at least 3 times on a 10 minute drive to gymnastics. I should re-harness her for that too, but again the booster is so much easier because she can buckle and unbuckle herself and can't/won't in a harness and we're always in a hurry.
They both ride in boosters at their dad's house every other week and have since before Caleb was 4. Caleb is getting very vocal about how he wants to ride in a booster and not a baby seat. I'm sure the terminology came from his dad.
WWYD? Keep em both harnessed for the ride to gymnastics? Booster Kaleigh and harness Caleb? Booster 'em both and use it as an opportunity to teach them to sit properly since they do ride in boosters every other week for a week with their dad? Catch there is that it distracts me from driving because I'm constantly glancing in the rear view to make sure they're sitting right. Ideally, I could sit by them while someone else drove, but I'm a single mom. Nothing is ideal around here.