I can't even believe it. Well I can, because she is who she is but come on, a two-year-old in a booster (32 months, maybe 28 pounds). When she told me it, all I said was "He will DIE if you are in an accident." I didn't even know what to say or how to be nice about it. I told her it has me shaking that he is not in a harnessed seat. I told her over and over that he needs to be in his Marathon. She says that he will scream if she doesn't let me sit in his sisters seat. I told her that I would take a screaming child, over a dead one. I know that I was harsh, but I couldn't hold back.
She has been telling me for a little while that he is getting out of his seat and will come walking up to her in the front seat (they have a mini-van). I would offer suggestions and finally today, I asked specifically how he was getting out, was he loosening the straps, then wiggling out or just unbuckling. She fesses up and say that he has been wanting to sit in his sisters seat, SO SHE HAS BEEN LETTING HIM!! I could have screamed. It is bad enough that her 5 year-old, probably not even 40 pounds is in a booster who doesn't buckle up until they are down the road, but to let her two-year-old. He should really be rear-facing!!! My DD has 5 pounds on him easily.
I can only pray that they are not in an accident. I have shared with her over and over the benefits of rear-facing and have shared my knowledge of car-seats, but she just doesn't want to parent.
Sorry for the rambling, I just can't believe that she can't be the adult and make him sit in his car seat.
Katie
She has been telling me for a little while that he is getting out of his seat and will come walking up to her in the front seat (they have a mini-van). I would offer suggestions and finally today, I asked specifically how he was getting out, was he loosening the straps, then wiggling out or just unbuckling. She fesses up and say that he has been wanting to sit in his sisters seat, SO SHE HAS BEEN LETTING HIM!! I could have screamed. It is bad enough that her 5 year-old, probably not even 40 pounds is in a booster who doesn't buckle up until they are down the road, but to let her two-year-old. He should really be rear-facing!!! My DD has 5 pounds on him easily.
I can only pray that they are not in an accident. I have shared with her over and over the benefits of rear-facing and have shared my knowledge of car-seats, but she just doesn't want to parent.
Sorry for the rambling, I just can't believe that she can't be the adult and make him sit in his car seat.
Katie