Question Booster Seat Issue - How would you respond

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RLN

New member
I wanted to get some input on how to respond to a situation involving a 3 yr. old in a high back booster. Personally, even though he is big, I don't feel he should be in a booster. His mother posted a pic of him in his HBB eating an ice cream cone and I noticed that the shoulder strap is behind his head and she is only using the lap portion of the seatbelt to restrain him. I commented that I hoped the shoulder belt was behind his head because they were parked to eat the ice cream as I would hate to see a child injured in an accident because they were not properly restrained. She responded "LOL, you know me, I am country."

How would you respond to her comment? I seem to recall seeing some posts on here in the past about a video showing issues of not properly restraining. Any thoughts. I would really like to show this person the seriousness of this issue.
Thanks.
 
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MommyBoha

MommyBoha

New member
umm.. Im country to. Redneck..and all that and you wont catch me putting a 3 year old in a booster. That pisses me off b/c it makes country people seem ignorant. being"country" is no excuse for endangering your child.

Id point that out to her. Show her Belle's gift on youtube.
 
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tanyaandallie

Senior Community Member
Is this someone you know well? If so, I'd get on the phone and talk to ther about the dangers of a child in a lap only belt. Booster vs harness aside, a child in a booster must use a l/s belt or they will be seriously injured in a crash.
 
carseatcoach

carseatcoach

Carseat Crankypants
Another redneck weighing in -- I generally try to limit the unsolicited advice to immediate safety concerns and not best practice standards -- a "big" 3yo is probably legal and at least minimally safe in a highbacked BPB. I would tell her that a child restrained by a lap belt only is at risk of "seatbelt syndrome" if all the crash forces are directed into his abdomen.
 
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RLN

New member
Thanks for all of the advice. I did send her a link to the Belle's gift. The person is more of an acquaintance (my sister-in-law's sister-in-law).
 
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