When Oliver was born, I planned to RF until 3. He turns 3 in April, and there is no way I am ff him. My new minimum is 4.
I have daycare kids who are up to 3 1/2 and I rearface all of them.
I am glad to see this thread because I am having trouble deciding what to do in September. We need 3 across in my husbands car so that two times a week he can take and pickup Oliver and Claudia to preschool and Madeline to school. Madeline will be 8, Oliver will be 3 1/2 in October, and Claudia will be 2 in October.
I think we can manage to find 2 rf seats and a booster that will fit, but Madeline won't be able to buckle on her own, which bothers my husband. If I ff Oliver, Madeline can buckle herself. DH thinks that at 3 1/2, it is ok for Oliver to ff, but I am not so sure. He is not close to outgrowing anything by height or weight.
I am thinking about my husbands wishes which would be to ff him in just his car. The part-time ff bothers me though. If I don't think it is safe enough for full-time, then I don't think he should ride even one trip ff. What does everyone think about this?
I just can't decide--I think that Oliver's safety is more important than the inconvenience of my dh having to buckle Madeline. However, at 3 1/2, maybe I should be ok with ff...