I have a question, a complex complicated question.
Why do car seat companies make convertible car/harness-booster car seats with high max weight limits but then make booster seats with really low minimum weight limits? Don't they care about their consumers being able to make a car seat last as long as possible, rather than "graduating" their kids prematurely? Example Graco and Evenflo and Cosco all have 30pounds as their minimum weight limit for boosters, but they make plenty of harness-to-boosters with max limits of 50-80 pounds. It seems like their only priority is money making at the expense of children's safety, a lot of people in this country suck at parenting, and furthermore plenty of parents have zero car seat common sense, and I've seen too many 2-4 yr olds in boosters just bc of that minimum weight limit. Every kid is different in how they grow, dimensions and weight alike. So some babies hit 30pounds before 2 and I've seen a few in boosters before 2yrs of age, THAT SCARES ME. and others may not hit 30 until they're 4yrs old. Every child grows differently. I'm glad though that Britax and Recaro don't do backless, Clek should join the bandwagon and recall Ozzie/Ollie.
My questions are:
Are the leading brands putting 30lbs as the minimum weight limit to just make a faster profit, at the expense of children's safety?
Is there a bill trying at all to get approve by congress to up the minimum weight limit to 40lbs in the USA (that's the rule for Canada, we should do the same)?
Why do car manufactures make so many vehicles with skinny narrow middle seats that aren't usable but still have seat belts anyways?
In an ideal nation, would you CPST's agree that 40 or 45 or 50lbs should be the minimum weight limit? Which one, why?
And why does Graco keep on pushing out all-in-one seats even though realistically most children outgrow the whole seat before they reach booster mode, causing the parent to spend money on a new high back/backless booster? Or is that the point, the intentional design flaw helps Graco make more profit that way?
Why isn't there a mandated law REQUIRING children to remain REAR FACING THRU AGE 2 or 3? Why can't we be like Sweden?
I have a lot on my mind about car seat safety, even though I'm childless and don't have any specific kid to worry about. I have a Pinterest board full of BobbyMac and GerryGuard and Century and Tomy car seats, and other brands that are defunct and sweet wicked styles that are unsafe by today's standards. Ever since I started babysitting 15yrs ago around age 10 I've always been attracted/appealed to car seats, I gravitate toward the styles and features and designs, it's magnetic. And then I found this blog forum a few months ago and I've been hooked even more.
Why do car seat companies make convertible car/harness-booster car seats with high max weight limits but then make booster seats with really low minimum weight limits? Don't they care about their consumers being able to make a car seat last as long as possible, rather than "graduating" their kids prematurely? Example Graco and Evenflo and Cosco all have 30pounds as their minimum weight limit for boosters, but they make plenty of harness-to-boosters with max limits of 50-80 pounds. It seems like their only priority is money making at the expense of children's safety, a lot of people in this country suck at parenting, and furthermore plenty of parents have zero car seat common sense, and I've seen too many 2-4 yr olds in boosters just bc of that minimum weight limit. Every kid is different in how they grow, dimensions and weight alike. So some babies hit 30pounds before 2 and I've seen a few in boosters before 2yrs of age, THAT SCARES ME. and others may not hit 30 until they're 4yrs old. Every child grows differently. I'm glad though that Britax and Recaro don't do backless, Clek should join the bandwagon and recall Ozzie/Ollie.
My questions are:
Are the leading brands putting 30lbs as the minimum weight limit to just make a faster profit, at the expense of children's safety?
Is there a bill trying at all to get approve by congress to up the minimum weight limit to 40lbs in the USA (that's the rule for Canada, we should do the same)?
Why do car manufactures make so many vehicles with skinny narrow middle seats that aren't usable but still have seat belts anyways?
In an ideal nation, would you CPST's agree that 40 or 45 or 50lbs should be the minimum weight limit? Which one, why?
And why does Graco keep on pushing out all-in-one seats even though realistically most children outgrow the whole seat before they reach booster mode, causing the parent to spend money on a new high back/backless booster? Or is that the point, the intentional design flaw helps Graco make more profit that way?
Why isn't there a mandated law REQUIRING children to remain REAR FACING THRU AGE 2 or 3? Why can't we be like Sweden?
I have a lot on my mind about car seat safety, even though I'm childless and don't have any specific kid to worry about. I have a Pinterest board full of BobbyMac and GerryGuard and Century and Tomy car seats, and other brands that are defunct and sweet wicked styles that are unsafe by today's standards. Ever since I started babysitting 15yrs ago around age 10 I've always been attracted/appealed to car seats, I gravitate toward the styles and features and designs, it's magnetic. And then I found this blog forum a few months ago and I've been hooked even more.