singingpond
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DS#1 (will be 7 y.o. in July) rides in a Parkway booster, and usually sits pretty well. We're also in the habit of locking the seatbelt (in our primary car, anyway), so that helps. He still falls asleep pretty easily on longer drives, and the Parkway generally works pretty well for that, with the headwings keeping his head in place.
The other day I knew he was sleeping, saw his head in my rear view mirror, but didn't really take a close look at him until we got home. He had turned partly sideways in the seat, with the free shoulder (the one that doesn't have the shoulder belt crossing it) rotated forward quite a bit. It really didn't look safe, and I imagine in a crash his torso would have kept rotating/moving right out from under the shoulder belt. Anyway, I'm off to search for some of the threads I remember seeing a while ago, along the lines of 'are boosters really as safe as you think they are'.... I've occasionally thought of trying to harness him a bit longer. That's if I can fit any of the taller harnessed seats in my car (three kids in a small car). It would have to be a Nautilus or Frontier -- absolutely no way to fit a Regent. He does have two younger siblings to pass seats down to, so I don't have to feel guilty if he can only fit for another year or so in a harness. Also have to measure his torso again, to see if this idea is even worth pursuing.
Anyone else have moments like this, when the booster just doesn't look very awe-inspiring in terms of safety? Are some HBB better than others for tending to keep kids properly positioned with respect to the shoulder belt? Maybe I should just write it off as a fluke, and keep a better eye on him when he falls asleep in the future....?
Katrin
The other day I knew he was sleeping, saw his head in my rear view mirror, but didn't really take a close look at him until we got home. He had turned partly sideways in the seat, with the free shoulder (the one that doesn't have the shoulder belt crossing it) rotated forward quite a bit. It really didn't look safe, and I imagine in a crash his torso would have kept rotating/moving right out from under the shoulder belt. Anyway, I'm off to search for some of the threads I remember seeing a while ago, along the lines of 'are boosters really as safe as you think they are'.... I've occasionally thought of trying to harness him a bit longer. That's if I can fit any of the taller harnessed seats in my car (three kids in a small car). It would have to be a Nautilus or Frontier -- absolutely no way to fit a Regent. He does have two younger siblings to pass seats down to, so I don't have to feel guilty if he can only fit for another year or so in a harness. Also have to measure his torso again, to see if this idea is even worth pursuing.
Anyone else have moments like this, when the booster just doesn't look very awe-inspiring in terms of safety? Are some HBB better than others for tending to keep kids properly positioned with respect to the shoulder belt? Maybe I should just write it off as a fluke, and keep a better eye on him when he falls asleep in the future....?
Katrin