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Thanks for taking a look at this. It's been a long time since I've had to ask a seat question. My son is 9 and uses a Nautilus booster in one vehicle and a Monterrey in mine. He does use low back when with someone else but sleeps too much in the car to be in a low back. He is 9 years old, 55 lbs and about 49 inches.
He is starting a new school this week and he will be riding in a school van. The benches have latch in the middle but the bus director is concerned because my high backs are so wide (and he will have kids next to him. I explained that if he sleeps, he will fall out and lay on the kids anyway. Also, I think if he is in a low back, he might be higher than the back of the seat and there are no headrests. It is a little more like a bus but the manual says to use passenger vehicle rules according to the director.
For me, it isn't a big deal if he doesn't use latch because when he's not in it it really isn't my problem. That being said, I know that he won't always put the seat belt on when he leaves the vehicle because he isn't used to it.
The director says he is the first child to need a booster. I explained that I was sure he wasn't but other parents probably didn't care. She tried to show me the 6 and 60 rule here, thank goodness he isn't 60 lbs so I didn't have to fight the 5 step test, although I probably will.
What would you do? I'm looking for narrow boosters that latch and are high back. I don't really want him in a low back but what would you do? It's this weird area because it is a van but has bench seats like a bus.
Thanks for any ideas.
Vikki
He is starting a new school this week and he will be riding in a school van. The benches have latch in the middle but the bus director is concerned because my high backs are so wide (and he will have kids next to him. I explained that if he sleeps, he will fall out and lay on the kids anyway. Also, I think if he is in a low back, he might be higher than the back of the seat and there are no headrests. It is a little more like a bus but the manual says to use passenger vehicle rules according to the director.
For me, it isn't a big deal if he doesn't use latch because when he's not in it it really isn't my problem. That being said, I know that he won't always put the seat belt on when he leaves the vehicle because he isn't used to it.
The director says he is the first child to need a booster. I explained that I was sure he wasn't but other parents probably didn't care. She tried to show me the 6 and 60 rule here, thank goodness he isn't 60 lbs so I didn't have to fight the 5 step test, although I probably will.
What would you do? I'm looking for narrow boosters that latch and are high back. I don't really want him in a low back but what would you do? It's this weird area because it is a van but has bench seats like a bus.
Thanks for any ideas.
Vikki