ZephyrBlue
New member
I'm wondering what the general consensus is, please share your thoughts with me.
My 7.5yo dd (41lbs, 46.5" tall) rides in a Regent 95% of the time, and a Recaro Vivo Lite very occasionally. She has never complained about riding in a harnessed seat before now. Lately, she's been begging me to ride in the booster all the time. Part of it is peer pressure from friends (none of her friends are in boosters anymore, all in regular seatbelts), and part of it is that she just likes her booster. I have never and won't start making parental decisions based on what her friends do/don't do. But I'm wondering how long to keep her in the Regent full time. At her age and growth rate, she could easily still be riding in it when she's 10 years old. She does sit well in it most of the time, and responds well to me reminding her to sit back, etc. Our Grand Caravan SXT has crappy latchplates- they lock, but not well with a booster, kwim? I absolutely prefer ALR belts to "lock" a booster.
My question- at her age, weight and height, would you let her ride primarily in the Vivo Lite? I am planning on buying the Monterey when it debuts, because I think it will have much better seat depth than the Vivo Lite. But I'm not sure that I'll want her in the Monterey full time, either.
Thoughts?
My 7.5yo dd (41lbs, 46.5" tall) rides in a Regent 95% of the time, and a Recaro Vivo Lite very occasionally. She has never complained about riding in a harnessed seat before now. Lately, she's been begging me to ride in the booster all the time. Part of it is peer pressure from friends (none of her friends are in boosters anymore, all in regular seatbelts), and part of it is that she just likes her booster. I have never and won't start making parental decisions based on what her friends do/don't do. But I'm wondering how long to keep her in the Regent full time. At her age and growth rate, she could easily still be riding in it when she's 10 years old. She does sit well in it most of the time, and responds well to me reminding her to sit back, etc. Our Grand Caravan SXT has crappy latchplates- they lock, but not well with a booster, kwim? I absolutely prefer ALR belts to "lock" a booster.
My question- at her age, weight and height, would you let her ride primarily in the Vivo Lite? I am planning on buying the Monterey when it debuts, because I think it will have much better seat depth than the Vivo Lite. But I'm not sure that I'll want her in the Monterey full time, either.
Thoughts?