When to transition from a harness car seat to a booster

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD 7 almost 8 floats right around 40-43 lbs on a good day and is 44' in. She is currently in a Diono Radian 3RXT SafePlus. She hasn't expressed the need to move to a booster as of yet. We were in an accident (very minor one) last year so of course, safety come first. Being that she is on the small size, is there an "age" limit to be in a harnessed seat?

How many others here still have their 7 or 8 year old in a harnessed seat. How long before I transition her to a booster? I don't feel she is ready with her current height/weight.

This is a good age to switch to a booster. Have never seen a child over 5 in a harness to be honest. It seems like it would be less safe to have a child strapped in that way at such a big age because it must be so uncomfortable.

When my children were old enough to secretly unbuckle themselves from their appliance because of extreme discomfort, I then knew to switch to the next appliance.

well, you would be wrong about that.

[Anonymous]

When it comes to safety in the car, I go by a rule of do what is safest for my kids, not what other people do. Moving from harnessed car seat to a booster depends on size of the child (height and weight), not on age. Both my kids moved when they maxed out height/weight for their harness seat. Hitting that maximum happened at different ages for both my kids (age 7 for one of them and age 8 for the other). I don't care what other people think. And to be honest, my kids didn't really care. Their harness seats were comfortable and they were so used to it they didn't really question it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When it comes to safety in the car, I go by a rule of do what is safest for my kids, not what other people do. Moving from harnessed car seat to a booster depends on size of the child (height and weight), not on age. Both my kids moved when they maxed out height/weight for their harness seat. Hitting that maximum happened at different ages for both my kids (age 7 for one of them and age 8 for the other). I don't care what other people think. And to be honest, my kids didn't really care. Their harness seats were comfortable and they were so used to it they didn't really question it.

DCUM has their children in 5 point harness seats until they are old enough to drive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD 7 almost 8 floats right around 40-43 lbs on a good day and is 44' in. She is currently in a Diono Radian 3RXT SafePlus. She hasn't expressed the need to move to a booster as of yet. We were in an accident (very minor one) last year so of course, safety come first. Being that she is on the small size, is there an "age" limit to be in a harnessed seat?

How many others here still have their 7 or 8 year old in a harnessed seat. How long before I transition her to a booster? I don't feel she is ready with her current height/weight.

This is a good age to switch to a booster. Have never seen a child over 5 in a harness to be honest. It seems like it would be less safe to have a child strapped in that way at such a big age because it must be so uncomfortable.

When my children were old enough to secretly unbuckle themselves from their appliance because of extreme discomfort, I then knew to switch to the next appliance.

well, you would be wrong about that.

No, she would be right, because if the child is uncomfortable it means the seat is the wrong size for the child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When it comes to safety in the car, I go by a rule of do what is safest for my kids, not what other people do. Moving from harnessed car seat to a booster depends on size of the child (height and weight), not on age. Both my kids moved when they maxed out height/weight for their harness seat. Hitting that maximum happened at different ages for both my kids (age 7 for one of them and age 8 for the other). I don't care what other people think. And to be honest, my kids didn't really care. Their harness seats were comfortable and they were so used to it they didn't really question it.

Same here. I think one of mine stopped using a 5 point harness at 7 and one at 8, maybe almost 9. It depended on size & maturity. My kids did not care at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When it comes to safety in the car, I go by a rule of do what is safest for my kids, not what other people do. Moving from harnessed car seat to a booster depends on size of the child (height and weight), not on age. Both my kids moved when they maxed out height/weight for their harness seat. Hitting that maximum happened at different ages for both my kids (age 7 for one of them and age 8 for the other). I don't care what other people think. And to be honest, my kids didn't really care. Their harness seats were comfortable and they were so used to it they didn't really question it.

Same here. I think one of mine stopped using a 5 point harness at 7 and one at 8, maybe almost 9. It depended on size & maturity. My kids did not care at all.

I agree! I believe safety comes first. From someone who was in an an accident last year, I am not sure she is ready for a booster as of right now. I can think it over again when she hits 50 lbs and is a little taller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When it comes to safety in the car, I go by a rule of do what is safest for my kids, not what other people do. Moving from harnessed car seat to a booster depends on size of the child (height and weight), not on age. Both my kids moved when they maxed out height/weight for their harness seat. Hitting that maximum happened at different ages for both my kids (age 7 for one of them and age 8 for the other). I don't care what other people think. And to be honest, my kids didn't really care. Their harness seats were comfortable and they were so used to it they didn't really question it.

DCUM has their children in 5 point harness seats until they are old enough to drive.

I highly doubt parents that are neurotic enough to have an 8 year old in a 5 point harness would let a teenager do something as dangerous as driving lol.