QuassEE
Moderator - CPST Instructor
BCTSF just confirmed with me that transporting 4 year olds in LBBs is "just as safe as highback boosters" and that there's no problem with transporting 6 kids this age in LBBs for fieldtrips, as long as they're 40lbs. Did I misread the studies I've read on HBBs providing additional support, have my years of experience failed me..? Am I missing something?
We got a notice from BCTSF recommending LBBs for school aged kids today, for our first fieldtrip of the year. Our school cut-off is Dec 31, so our K kids are 4/5 years old. I was upset that this recommendation was made for 4 year olds, so I called BCTSF and they confirmed that LBBs for 4 year olds are a good option as long as they're 40lbs.
Did I miss the memo, or is *the* agency "running things" here in BC really that out to lunch? Not to mention that the lady on the phone made no attempts to convince me that these kids should be harnessed anywhere beyond the 40lb mark... She (Janie, who I've met and worked a check with once years ago) told me that she'd be perfectly comfortable transporting 6 kids aged 4 years old in LBBs in a van.
Discussion? How am I going to do damage control at the school, now that everyone thinks that their 4 and 5 year olds should be in LBBs due to convenience?
-Nicole.
We got a notice from BCTSF recommending LBBs for school aged kids today, for our first fieldtrip of the year. Our school cut-off is Dec 31, so our K kids are 4/5 years old. I was upset that this recommendation was made for 4 year olds, so I called BCTSF and they confirmed that LBBs for 4 year olds are a good option as long as they're 40lbs.
Did I miss the memo, or is *the* agency "running things" here in BC really that out to lunch? Not to mention that the lady on the phone made no attempts to convince me that these kids should be harnessed anywhere beyond the 40lb mark... She (Janie, who I've met and worked a check with once years ago) told me that she'd be perfectly comfortable transporting 6 kids aged 4 years old in LBBs in a van.
Discussion? How am I going to do damage control at the school, now that everyone thinks that their 4 and 5 year olds should be in LBBs due to convenience?
-Nicole.