How much more room left do you think?

I am just figuring out something.... I am a bad guesser at this.

Here is my son at 5 1/2(6 in November), 47 inches, 48 pounds in the Britax Frontier from today.

Second to last notch (and do you think it is ok to leave it there, it is above his shoulders(even with the shell)
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Here he is on the last slot
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aept

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Well, I don't know if there are any charts for torso height percentiles, but you might be able to guess better with the help at looking at the growth charts for overall height/weight?

boys 2-20 growth chart

You can find what percentiles he is in now, guess how many inches tall he will be when he hits the top slots, and follow the percentile line up to see how old he might be at that (future) height.
 
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abacus2

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The problem with estimating based on height is you never know whether a growth spurt will be in the torso or not. So outgrowing the seat depends not only on his total height pattern, but also on the distibution of the height gains throughout the body. Generally though, I'd estimate that an older child has at least a year once they must move to the top slots on their seat.
 
Thanks. :) I am hoping he makes it to 7 at least in this seat. He sits TERRIBLE in a booster. He is just that type of kid that has to move. He tries so hard to sit in a booster and nice and he can't.
 

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