How do you carpool when your kiddo is still in booster?

[Anonymous]

Assuming the Montessori is preschool, not elementary, they are presumably all still harnessed.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a couple of kids that carpool to our small private Montessoi school. There is an area on the side of the porch and the parent doing drop off just leaves the carseats needed for pickup in the corner. The other parent gets there, puts the carseats in the car, then goes in and gets the kids. Latch connectors make this much easier.

so just latch, no tether?

Please read the instructions on your car seat. I have had a lot of seats, and can't think of one booster seat that uses a tether.

I think the OP is still using a harnessed car seat, therefore the tether comments. Those are indeed a nuisance to install every day.

Ah, I got confused because she was talking about a 2nd grader. In a car seat.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just drive your own kid?

My kids are still in high back boosters but we also have backless boosters. We bought them and changed them back because my kids weren't wearing the seat belts correctly with the backless boosters. Also have the bubblegum one for carpool.

I do. All 3 of us do. I was thinking about being friendly and offering to help the others.

But, hey, thanks for your input.

Don't do it, OP. Every family around here has at least one lawyer in it, and if anything happens to anyone's snowflake, you'll be sued into bankruptcy.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a couple of kids that carpool to our small private Montessoi school. There is an area on the side of the porch and the parent doing drop off just leaves the carseats needed for pickup in the corner. The other parent gets there, puts the carseats in the car, then goes in and gets the kids. Latch connectors make this much easier.

so just latch, no tether?

Please read the instructions on your car seat. I have had a lot of seats, and can't think of one booster seat that uses a tether.

I think the OP is still using a harnessed car seat, therefore the tether comments. Those are indeed a nuisance to install every day.

Ah, I got confused because she was talking about a 2nd grader. In a car seat.

Depending on the seat it takes 1-4 minutes. Not a big deal for a harnessed FF seat.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a couple of kids that carpool to our small private Montessoi school. There is an area on the side of the porch and the parent doing drop off just leaves the carseats needed for pickup in the corner. The other parent gets there, puts the carseats in the car, then goes in and gets the kids. Latch connectors make this much easier.

so just latch, no tether?

Please read the instructions on your car seat. I have had a lot of seats, and can't think of one booster seat that uses a tether.

I think the OP is still using a harnessed car seat, therefore the tether comments. Those are indeed a nuisance to install every day.

Ah, I got confused because she was talking about a 2nd grader. In a car seat.

No. OP is talking about a second grader in a HBB. Another person is talking about a Montissori child in a tethered car seat.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep an extra backless in my back for whenever we need it. We didn't start carpooling a lot until 2nd grade for practices and by then most of his friends over 8 didn't want to use it. We still keep it in the back and offer. No one on my street carpools to school.

You let 8 year olds choose whether to use a booster? In my car, everyone who doesn't pass the 5 part seatbelt test (and that's the vast majority of 8 and even 9 year olds) use a booster unless a parent has explicitly said no.

This. Holy crap, hope you let the other parents know about your lax parenting. I would be livid if you gave my child an option when I trusted you with her care.

Yes I ask. Because when four 8 yr olds regularly carpool to practice together and no one else has extra seats, at least I'm asking. DS is embarrassed that I continue to ask his friends since "no one uses them anymore Mom!" but I will continue to do so. I will not force them when they do not regularly use one and are over 8 if their parents do not ask.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a couple of kids that carpool to our small private Montessoi school. There is an area on the side of the porch and the parent doing drop off just leaves the carseats needed for pickup in the corner. The other parent gets there, puts the carseats in the car, then goes in and gets the kids. Latch connectors make this much easier.

so just latch, no tether?

Please read the instructions on your car seat. I have had a lot of seats, and can't think of one booster seat that uses a tether.

I think the OP is still using a harnessed car seat, therefore the tether comments. Those are indeed a nuisance to install every day.

Ah, I got confused because she was talking about a 2nd grader. In a car seat.

No. OP is talking about a second grader in a HBB. Another person is talking about a Montissori child in a tethered car seat.

Doubt it if they are installing it at pick up.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep an extra backless in my back for whenever we need it. We didn't start carpooling a lot until 2nd grade for practices and by then most of his friends over 8 didn't want to use it. We still keep it in the back and offer. No one on my street carpools to school.

You let 8 year olds choose whether to use a booster? In my car, everyone who doesn't pass the 5 part seatbelt test (and that's the vast majority of 8 and even 9 year olds) use a booster unless a parent has explicitly said no.

This. Holy crap, hope you let the other parents know about your lax parenting. I would be livid if you gave my child an option when I trusted you with her care.

Yes I ask. Because when four 8 yr olds regularly carpool to practice together and no one else has extra seats, at least I'm asking. DS is embarrassed that I continue to ask his friends since "no one uses them anymore Mom!" but I will continue to do so. I will not force them when they do not regularly use one and are over 8 if their parents do not ask.

You are a crappy person if you don't make that clear to the people whose kids you are driving around. They probably aren't asking because they're assuming you aren't a nitwit who cares about embarrassment of an 8 yeAr old over safety.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I keep an extra backless in my back for whenever we need it. We didn't start carpooling a lot until 2nd grade for practices and by then most of his friends over 8 didn't want to use it. We still keep it in the back and offer. No one on my street carpools to school.

You let 8 year olds choose whether to use a booster? In my car, everyone who doesn't pass the 5 part seatbelt test (and that's the vast majority of 8 and even 9 year olds) use a booster unless a parent has explicitly said no.

This. Holy crap, hope you let the other parents know about your lax parenting. I would be livid if you gave my child an option when I trusted you with her care.

Yes I ask. Because when four 8 yr olds regularly carpool to practice together and no one else has extra seats, at least I'm asking. DS is embarrassed that I continue to ask his friends since "no one uses them anymore Mom!" but I will continue to do so. I will not force them when they do not regularly use one and are over 8 if their parents do not ask.

Its not an option in my car. For 8 year olds, I would have a no back booster for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep an extra backless in my back for whenever we need it. We didn't start carpooling a lot until 2nd grade for practices and by then most of his friends over 8 didn't want to use it. We still keep it in the back and offer. No one on my street carpools to school.

You let 8 year olds choose whether to use a booster? In my car, everyone who doesn't pass the 5 part seatbelt test (and that's the vast majority of 8 and even 9 year olds) use a booster unless a parent has explicitly said no.

This. Holy crap, hope you let the other parents know about your lax parenting. I would be livid if you gave my child an option when I trusted you with her care.

Yes I ask. Because when four 8 yr olds regularly carpool to practice together and no one else has extra seats, at least I'm asking. DS is embarrassed that I continue to ask his friends since "no one uses them anymore Mom!" but I will continue to do so. I will not force them when they do not regularly use one and are over 8 if their parents do not ask.

If the seat belt doesn't fit properly what's there to ask? You let an 8 year old ride without being properly restrained because he chooses to? If the belts don't fit the booster is required.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep an extra backless in my back for whenever we need it. We didn't start carpooling a lot until 2nd grade for practices and by then most of his friends over 8 didn't want to use it. We still keep it in the back and offer. No one on my street carpools to school.

You let 8 year olds choose whether to use a booster? In my car, everyone who doesn't pass the 5 part seatbelt test (and that's the vast majority of 8 and even 9 year olds) use a booster unless a parent has explicitly said no.

This. Holy crap, hope you let the other parents know about your lax parenting. I would be livid if you gave my child an option when I trusted you with her care.

Yes I ask. Because when four 8 yr olds regularly carpool to practice together and no one else has extra seats, at least I'm asking. DS is embarrassed that I continue to ask his friends since "no one uses them anymore Mom!" but I will continue to do so. I will not force them when they do not regularly use one and are over 8 if their parents do not ask.

Its not an option in my car. For 8 year olds, I would have a no back booster for them.

+1. I don't care what their parents do in their own car. My car, my rules. I can think of one giant 8 year old I'd let slide. Backless boosters are so easy. Why not?

[Anonymous]

I posted about carpooling with 4 but it relates to OP's question. To all of you that insist kids over 8 still use backless boosters and you carpool, how many extras do you have? I'm genuinely curious. With busy practice scheduled carpooling was a lifesaver. Do all of you really have 3-4 extras at any given time?

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Anonymous wrote:I posted about carpooling with 4 but it relates to OP's question. To all of you that insist kids over 8 still use backless boosters and you carpool, how many extras do you have? I'm genuinely curious. With busy practice scheduled carpooling was a lifesaver. Do all of you really have 3-4 extras at any given time?

We keep 5 boosters in my car and 3 in DH's, one for each rear seat. They're cheap and we have one available for every possible seat that could need one.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep an extra backless in my back for whenever we need it. We didn't start carpooling a lot until 2nd grade for practices and by then most of his friends over 8 didn't want to use it. We still keep it in the back and offer. No one on my street carpools to school.

You let 8 year olds choose whether to use a booster? In my car, everyone who doesn't pass the 5 part seatbelt test (and that's the vast majority of 8 and even 9 year olds) use a booster unless a parent has explicitly said no.

This. Holy crap, hope you let the other parents know about your lax parenting. I would be livid if you gave my child an option when I trusted you with her care.

Yes I ask. Because when four 8 yr olds regularly carpool to practice together and no one else has extra seats, at least I'm asking. DS is embarrassed that I continue to ask his friends since "no one uses them anymore Mom!" but I will continue to do so. I will not force them when they do not regularly use one and are over 8 if their parents do not ask.

If the seat belt doesn't fit properly what's there to ask? You let an 8 year old ride without being properly restrained because he chooses to? If the belts don't fit the booster is required.

NP here. Once they are 8, it is legal for them to ride without a booster. I will mention to the other parent whether I have a booster or not (depending on how many I'm picking up, I only have one spare) and I've never yet had someone refuse the carpool due to lack of booster.

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Anonymous wrote:I posted about carpooling with 4 but it relates to OP's question. To all of you that insist kids over 8 still use backless boosters and you carpool, how many extras do you have? I'm genuinely curious. With busy practice scheduled carpooling was a lifesaver. Do all of you really have 3-4 extras at any given time?

We keep 5 boosters in my car and 3 in DH's, one for each rear seat. They're cheap and we have one available for every possible seat that could need one.

Np here. Wow.