Booster seat misuse warning story (child death)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it looks like she was in the wong seat entirely, not just "wearing the seat belt improperly."

Yes, she was in the wrong seat but the warning stands for any child (and adult) who pushes the shoulder belt behind them. Don't put your kids in a booster seat if they're not mature enough to sit in it properly.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is really tragic and before anyone clicks on the link, please know that there are pictures of this poor girl in the hospital that are truly heartbreaking. Do not click if you aren't prepared.

Keeping my 4.5 year old in his britax monster car seat a little longer now.

Thank you for the warning.

[Anonymous]

I've got an almost 10 year old who is small and she still sits in a booster. We probably had her in a 5 point until she was almost 9, when we relented and let her move to a booster. We fight over the use of the high back, because of the way it positions the shoulder strap. Well, I think we may be revisiting the discussion this year. I have to admit I've been letting her ride in a backless one since I had to take it out, back and all, to let someone ride in my back seat and I couldn't get the back back on very easily. Hmmm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shoulder belts injure children and adults often.

Close relative is an er doc.

Yes, I had a friend with horrific bruising and a couple of broken ribs when I was a kid. You know what else she had though? A full recovery. She is now the mom of two teenagers. Not exactly the same as suffering internal decapitation without the belt.

[Anonymous]

After a certain age/height, the risk of the kind of injury this child had, particularly if the shoulder belt is used properly, is greatly reduced in all but the worst crashes.

Children under four not only don't sit right, their heads are still relatively heavy compared with their necks. If your ten year old is using the seat belt properly, she should be as safe as you would normally want.

[Anonymous]

ok, but if your child is using the backless booster properly at 10, they SHOULD be fine.

My child is almost 9 and keeps arguing with me over her backless booster. I keep telling her she just isn't tall enough.

This story sadly is about a little girl not in the right seat AND using it improperly. No less tragic, but context is important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ok, but if your child is using the backless booster properly at 10, they SHOULD be fine.

My child is almost 9 and keeps arguing with me over her backless booster. I keep telling her she just isn't tall enough.

This story sadly is about a little girl not in the right seat AND using it improperly. No less tragic, but context is important.

Get her an incognito for $20. They come in regular car interior colors and do not look as much like a booster seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ok, but if your child is using the backless booster properly at 10, they SHOULD be fine.

My child is almost 9 and keeps arguing with me over her backless booster. I keep telling her she just isn't tall enough.

This story sadly is about a little girl not in the right seat AND using it improperly. No less tragic, but context is important.

Yes, it's about improper use. If your child can sit in a backless booster without messing with the seat belt or slumping over, then they can properly use the seat.

The Car Seat Lady, who posted this, says that she should've been in a different seat BUT that even in the backless, she would've been much safer had she had the shoulder belt across her chest where it belonged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ok, but if your child is using the backless booster properly at 10, they SHOULD be fine.

My child is almost 9 and keeps arguing with me over her backless booster. I keep telling her she just isn't tall enough.

This story sadly is about a little girl not in the right seat AND using it improperly. No less tragic, but context is important.

Get her an incognito for $20. They come in regular car interior colors and do not look as much like a booster seat.

I am considering it. The bad thing is that there are a lot of kids in her class out of seats that shouldn't be. I have to keep explaining to her that I am her parent and I decide for her. What other parents do is not important to me (even though I am secretly judging if you aren't using a booster if your kid isn't tall enough yet)

[Anonymous]

Oh man I just did some ugly crying reading this. How awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh the tears.
My 6 yo is still in a five point harness.

Isn't that against the law? I have a friend who got a ticket for having her 3.5 yr old in one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the tears.
My 6 yo is still in a five point harness.

Isn't that against the law? I have a friend who got a ticket for having her 3.5 yr old in one.

5 point harness carseats are the law until they are tall enough/heavy enough for a booster seat. A 3.5 year old should be in a 5 point harness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the tears.
My 6 yo is still in a five point harness.

Isn't that against the law? I have a friend who got a ticket for having her 3.5 yr old in one.

You have a friend who got a ticket for having her 3.5 year old in a 5 point harness? That doesn't make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Can I just say that we should all band together to resist the peer pressure among kids to get out of car seats and boosters? My 8 year old insists she's the only one still in a booster. I keep saying I don't care, but really, people, unless your 8 year old is a future nba/wnba player, they should have the booster. Mine is 75% for height and still no where near what the guidelines say for rising without a booster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the tears.
My 6 yo is still in a five point harness.

Isn't that against the law? I have a friend who got a ticket for having her 3.5 yr old in one.

You have a friend who got a ticket for having her 3.5 year old in a 5 point harness? That doesn't make any sense.

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Must be the other way around. 3.5 year old's parent got a ticket because kid was NOT in 5 pt harness.