Back in the Regent

myliljunebugs

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• Jun 8, 2009

• #1

I just put DS back in the Regent, yes with a new to us girly cover He was mad at first but I told him that I won't risk his life so that he can be in a "big kid" seat. So for this summer he will be harnessed, then he can try again. I have been having to remind him constantly to sit right in his seat. Now maybe when the time comes again for him to ride booster he will believe me when I threaten the Regent.

 

Pingbns

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• Jun 8, 2009

• #2

well your his mama whatever you say goes. I am thinking about getting a regent for my friend they may pass it down to her grandson then, and I want to get the pink one too her too.

 

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DahliaRW

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• Jun 8, 2009

• #3

My ds begged and begged to get to stay in his booster (we took a turbo high back on a trip for convenience). Our deal was as long as he sits properly, doesn't argue, etc he can stay in it. One day he made a joke about unbuckling. I put him back in a harnessed seat for 2 days and he begged and begged for a second chance. Absolutely no issues since. He even tells me the rules for using the booster when he gets in the car! I believe that motivation is a powerful tool!

 

KiwiGem

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• Jun 8, 2009

• #4

myliljunebugs said:

I just put DS back in the Regent, yes with a new to us girly cover He was mad at first but I told him that I won't risk his life so that he can be in a "big kid" seat. So for this summer he will be harnessed, then he can try again. I have been having to remind him constantly to sit right in his seat. Now maybe when the time comes again for him to ride booster he will believe me when I threaten the Regent.

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I'm so pleased I saw you post this! My DS1 (mildly autistic) has been driving me insane in his HBB for the last 6 months & we've been telling him that if he can't sit properly in the booster that we will put him back in a "baby seat" (although up until today I had been wondering how to carry out the consequence with no seats available to choose from in New Zealand that would do the job!).

We have the opportunity to have a friend bring a seat back for us in a couple of weeks so I've trying to decide between the Monterey, which I've been worried still won't suit his needs, or whether to spend more & have more options with a Frontier. Seeing what you wrote above has definitely helped me decide on the Frontier! Thank you :thumbsup:

 

myliljunebugs

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• Jun 8, 2009

• #5

LOL what is with our boys wanting to be in big seats anyway? I guess I just don't get it. DD is more ticked off than DS though because now she has to ride in the Nauti and he gets her "pretty seat"

I think he will do much better in a booster after this, he used to do really well and has just recently gotten very lax.

 

stayinhomewithmy6

Senior Community Member

• Jun 8, 2009

• #6

I put X back in the Regent a few months after he turned 7. He'd been in the PW for a few months and I was so sick of having to remind him to sit correctly. He was relieved to be back in a harnessed seat and absolutely loves the Regent. He might not if it had a girly cover, though, lol. I'll let him stay in it as long as he wants or until R needs it or we need to fit 3 across, either way he'll definitely be older than 8 by the time he has to use a booster again. I guess I'm lucky that he is so happy in the Regent. He really has no desire to go back in the PW at this point.

 

myliljunebugs

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• Jun 8, 2009

• #7

Yeah, it was kind of funny because there were tears and everything when he moved INTO the booster LOL. I moved him on Thursday last week and the first day he fussed a lot about it. Said the straps hurt his neck, and such. But now he doesn't say a word just gets in and buckles up. I'm kind of thinking if he doesn't say anything when school starts I will just leave it as is

 

heyruthie

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #8

i actually just BOUGHT my first regent for DS1 for the same reason. he'd been in a booster for, what?....6 months now?? it was awful. his birthday is basically the same as your DS's. but since the past 6 months were so bad, and his younger brother has now moved into the back row with him (baby arriving in july, so moving people!) i could NOT risk a fistfight back there while I'm driving. so....back in a 5 pt he goes. he actually seems to really like it--but it does not have a girly cover

 

myliljunebugs

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #9

at least it is the BB cover, not the Madison Can you IMAGINE asking a 7 year old boy to sit in a pepto pink seat? LOL

 

heyruthie

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #10

myliljunebugs said:

at least it is the BB cover, not the Madison Can you IMAGINE asking a 7 year old boy to sit in a pepto pink seat? LOL

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oh yes. yes i can. that'll learn 'em. but i'm just that kind of sadistic mom....mwahhh ha ha ha ha!

 

AtTheSouthDam

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #11

myliljunebugs said:

at least it is the BB cover, not the Madison Can you IMAGINE asking a 7 year old boy to sit in a pepto pink seat? LOL

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My friend bought my Como from me FOR her little boy who wouldn't sit correctly in his booster. It was blush. He it. Even with the pretty blue and purple dragonfly I embroidered on it.

 

myliljunebugs

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #12

LMAO, oh it wouldn't have mattered, he would have been in it, he just would have been a LOT more vocal about it! I love coming on here because you guys just get it whereas I have friends and family that have no clue what I mean by "sit right" and have children as small or smaller than ds in just a seatbelt. I feel "normal" here

 

NannyMom

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #13

I just put J back in his Nautilus. I had to keep reminding him to keep his head in the wings of his Vivo. Hopefully we won't need a Regent.

 

myliljunebugs

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #14

DS needed a Regent by 4.5 yrs old when he outgrew the MA by height.

 

NannyMom

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• Jun 9, 2009

• #15

J looks like he may have 6 months in the GN in my car (more in his Mom's). He did fine in the booster for awhile. So hopefully in 6 months he'll be good to go in the booster again. Part of my would love a Regent, and part of me really doesn't want one, lol.