Need help in getting information

to a friend whose 7year old is resisiting using a booster. I'd like to be able to send her some links but don't quite know how to do it without sending the whole address. On 3/10 Papooses posted some links to crash tests and a GM article and video. I'd like to send these on to my friend. How do you post links like those?
Thanks, C.

In forums like this you can use the bracket codes: [color=royal blue][ u r l = h t t p : / / e t c . ] yaddayaddayadda [ / u r l ][/color] NO SPACES

Obviously it workes different in email, though! To get the URLs from links posted in the forum, just....

• Right-click
• Choose Properties
• copy & paste as needed =)

This printable image also speaks volumes....


I've found that giving the kid a choice {either in person to test out or by looking at pictures with fancy designs} of which booster is pretty important! Giving the kid a choice in which one gives them a sense of control over themselves when it feels like someone is taking away their self-control by making them do something they don't want to do ... & usually helps them deal with it when one of the options is NOT to go without the booster, LOL!

Something else that can help is to have the kid use construction paper, ruler & other craft supplies {tape, glue, glitter, stickers, etc.} to create a 4'9" measuring chart so s/he can see how much more s/he must grow until the booster is not necessary ~ keep it posted somewhere accessable & mark off his/her height every so often =) & there's also the free printable classroom kit by the U.S. Dept. of Trans. making boosters fun, which I adapted for use at home & inthe car, but I'll have to look for the URL again....

And, you can print off the 5-step Test & have the kid take it him/herself, thereby answering his/her own question as to whether or not the adult is correct! Also, a trip to the local CPS tech is another great idea ~ let a professional explain it to the kid, so you don't look like the bad guy, LOL!

Maybe kiddo would appreciate this dolly booster, too?

& my niece didn't like the idea of making her friends use a booster, but my stepdaughter did, so it might not hurt to ask him/her if s/he'd also like a spare backless booster for friends. Remember, also that the Britax boosters have the "This is NOT a baby seat; it's a BIG KID seat" tag =)

Thanks, Papooses. I'll have to try it for myself and see if I can get it to work. My friends daughter is currently in a backless booster, a compromise mom made with her since she wanted to just use the seat belt. I personally don't think she's sitting safely in it and wanted to get some info to mom as well as give mom some 'ammunition' to show her daughter. Thanks,
C.

Hehe, I was editing in some more info when you posted....

GOOD LUCK!