Jan06twinmom
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I'm on another board with parents who all have 3 1/2 year olds. Some of the parents have moved their children to booster seats - and I know one child only weighs 32lbs. (Yes, it makes me think of Belle's story.)
Several of us are explaining why children should be in a 5pt harness until they are at least 4 years old and 40lbs - and hopefully 5 or 6 years old. We have provided information from the Kyle David Miller foundation and some other resources that I've learned about from reading on this board.
However, one of the moms asked a great question that I don't know the answer to... So how can the manufacturers say that a seat is safe for 3 years or 30 lbs if it is not?? Don't they do crash reports to test them??
Does anyone know the answer to this question? Why are manufacturers even allow to put 3 years old and 30lbs on the labels?
I was thinking if the US government just made the law that booster seats sold in the US had to have at least a "4 years old and 40lb" minimum on the seat itself, it would prevent so many parents from deciding that it's okay to put their tiny 3 year olds or large 2 year olds in a booster seat.
Melanie
Several of us are explaining why children should be in a 5pt harness until they are at least 4 years old and 40lbs - and hopefully 5 or 6 years old. We have provided information from the Kyle David Miller foundation and some other resources that I've learned about from reading on this board.
However, one of the moms asked a great question that I don't know the answer to... So how can the manufacturers say that a seat is safe for 3 years or 30 lbs if it is not?? Don't they do crash reports to test them??
Does anyone know the answer to this question? Why are manufacturers even allow to put 3 years old and 30lbs on the labels?
I was thinking if the US government just made the law that booster seats sold in the US had to have at least a "4 years old and 40lb" minimum on the seat itself, it would prevent so many parents from deciding that it's okay to put their tiny 3 year olds or large 2 year olds in a booster seat.
Melanie