VoodooChile
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When you drive your older kid's friends, do you insist on a booster for them? I know I'm going to be faced with this soon, as many of dd's friends are starting to turn 8 (dd started kindy at 4 and just turned 7) and their parents are likely chucking their boosters in the trash. I don't feel like I should have to keep a stash of spares at my own expense, nor should I have to argue with anyone about booster usage in my own vehicle. I have a Pilot with a 3rd row where kids tend to 5-step early, where I could put someone in an emergency, but over the next 2-3 years, am I just going to be better off not driving friends at all?
*It doesn't help that dd's pediatrician just told dd that she needs to be in a booster until she's 8 (and her friends probably tell her the same thing). So I had her sit in the middle of the 2nd row with the ceiling seat belt and showed her how the shoulder belt came across the middle of her face, and the lap belt was practically on her ribs, and asked her if she really thought I would let her ride around like that.
*It doesn't help that dd's pediatrician just told dd that she needs to be in a booster until she's 8 (and her friends probably tell her the same thing). So I had her sit in the middle of the 2nd row with the ceiling seat belt and showed her how the shoulder belt came across the middle of her face, and the lap belt was practically on her ribs, and asked her if she really thought I would let her ride around like that.