I met a really nice, well educated mom w/2 wonderfully well behaved toddlers/preschoolers yesterday at McDonalds. Our kids played together for about 2 hours.
We got onto the topic of carseats, b/c her dd is the same size as my dn. I wanted to know what seat she found comfy for her dd, since she mentioned buying her a new seat and how much they liked it. I was hoping to see the GN or the Frontier in use, b/c she said her dd is 41" and 42-43 lbs. Unfortunately, no, she's in a Cosco Summit...using the harness...b/c on the box it says for 40-100 lbs. She said she didn't feel like a seat was safe if it wasn't "buckled in", so she was glad she could still use the harness w/this one! I asked her if she was using it as a booster, and she said there was no place/no holders for a seatbelt to go in front of it (that it wasn't intended to be used that way). She did not understand how a booster works, and she hadn't read the instructions on her seat. She also mentioned that she just moved the harness slots up one b/c her dd was complaining that the harness was too tight.
I explained that my dn is the same size and on the top slots of a seat that I know has taller top slots than the Summit (our Fisher Price SVD and our Decathlon when he rides w/us), but that seat is rated to 55 lbs (and 65 lbs), so he can still ride them. I told her the Summit's harness only went to 40 lbs and talked to her about the Graco Nautilus. She was still shocked by it all and said she'd have to check her manual (finally).
I'm just amazed. She did thank me for telling her--she had no idea. She was so nice, so educated, her kids were awesome kids (she's an awesome mom)...but totally clueless on the carseat.
I hate carseat manufacturers and their misleading labeling. If carseats were food brands (or even dog food brands), companies would be suing each other for false advertising!!!
henrietta
We got onto the topic of carseats, b/c her dd is the same size as my dn. I wanted to know what seat she found comfy for her dd, since she mentioned buying her a new seat and how much they liked it. I was hoping to see the GN or the Frontier in use, b/c she said her dd is 41" and 42-43 lbs. Unfortunately, no, she's in a Cosco Summit...using the harness...b/c on the box it says for 40-100 lbs. She said she didn't feel like a seat was safe if it wasn't "buckled in", so she was glad she could still use the harness w/this one! I asked her if she was using it as a booster, and she said there was no place/no holders for a seatbelt to go in front of it (that it wasn't intended to be used that way). She did not understand how a booster works, and she hadn't read the instructions on her seat. She also mentioned that she just moved the harness slots up one b/c her dd was complaining that the harness was too tight.
I explained that my dn is the same size and on the top slots of a seat that I know has taller top slots than the Summit (our Fisher Price SVD and our Decathlon when he rides w/us), but that seat is rated to 55 lbs (and 65 lbs), so he can still ride them. I told her the Summit's harness only went to 40 lbs and talked to her about the Graco Nautilus. She was still shocked by it all and said she'd have to check her manual (finally).
I'm just amazed. She did thank me for telling her--she had no idea. She was so nice, so educated, her kids were awesome kids (she's an awesome mom)...but totally clueless on the carseat.
I hate carseat manufacturers and their misleading labeling. If carseats were food brands (or even dog food brands), companies would be suing each other for false advertising!!!
henrietta