Do you put your child ages 5-8 in a car seat?

[Anonymous]

I'm shocked that it's VA law that kids under 8 must sit in a car seat. Really?!? My daughter is going to have a canary when she gets in and sees her pink car seat from 4 years ago waiting for her. You can get by with just the bottom booster, right?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I just moved my 5 yr old to a bottom booster this year. We use one with a back most of the time but have the just bottoms for when we're carrying additional kids.

[Anonymous]

where do you live? You're visiting Va. from some other state and you've realized you need a carseat for DD?

Yes, you can use the bottom booster.

[Anonymous]

My 5yo still rides in a 5-point harness. It's not at all unusual among our friends and I plan to keep him in it as long as possible.

[Anonymous]

So does my 5 yr old. Seriously, why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5yo still rides in a 5-point harness. It's not at all unusual among our friends and I plan to keep him in it as long as possible.

What do you imagine 'as long as possible' is? My 5 year old just hit 40 pounds so I need to buy him a new seat. I'm trying to figure out how long I can reasonably expect him to ride in a 5 point harness. Some go up to 80 pounds, but is it reasonable to expect a child who weighs 80 pounds to be in a 5 point harness seat? How old would that mean they'd be?

[Anonymous]

pp: don't know the answer to your question but do make sure you factor height in as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 5yo still rides in a 5-point harness. It's not at all unusual among our friends and I plan to keep him in it as long as possible.

What do you imagine 'as long as possible' is? My 5 year old just hit 40 pounds so I need to buy him a new seat. I'm trying to figure out how long I can reasonably expect him to ride in a 5 point harness. Some go up to 80 pounds, but is it reasonable to expect a child who weighs 80 pounds to be in a 5 point harness seat? How old would that mean they'd be?

I'm 22:44.

My son was 40 pounds before he turned 4, so you've probably got longer than I have!

He's in a Sunshine Kids Radian 80, but he's tall for his age, so I really don't know how much longer we have. I'm guessing another 2-3 years if I'm lucky. Once he outgrows the seat, I won't have a problem putting him in a booster, but he's happy and we're happy now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 5yo still rides in a 5-point harness. It's not at all unusual among our friends and I plan to keep him in it as long as possible.

What do you imagine 'as long as possible' is? My 5 year old just hit 40 pounds so I need to buy him a new seat. I'm trying to figure out how long I can reasonably expect him to ride in a 5 point harness. Some go up to 80 pounds, but is it reasonable to expect a child who weighs 80 pounds to be in a 5 point harness seat? How old would that mean they'd be?

I'm 22:44.

My son was 40 pounds before he turned 4, so you've probably got longer than I have!

He's in a Sunshine Kids Radian 80, but he's tall for his age, so I really don't know how much longer we have. I'm guessing another 2-3 years if I'm lucky. Once he outgrows the seat, I won't have a problem putting him in a booster, but he's happy and we're happy now.

Thanks, this was the seat (or the one that goes to 65 pounds) that I was considering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 5yo still rides in a 5-point harness. It's not at all unusual among our friends and I plan to keep him in it as long as possible.

What do you imagine 'as long as possible' is? My 5 year old just hit 40 pounds so I need to buy him a new seat. I'm trying to figure out how long I can reasonably expect him to ride in a 5 point harness. Some go up to 80 pounds, but is it reasonable to expect a child who weighs 80 pounds to be in a 5 point harness seat? How old would that mean they'd be?

I'm 22:44.

My son was 40 pounds before he turned 4, so you've probably got longer than I have!

He's in a Sunshine Kids Radian 80, but he's tall for his age, so I really don't know how much longer we have. I'm guessing another 2-3 years if I'm lucky. Once he outgrows the seat, I won't have a problem putting him in a booster, but he's happy and we're happy now.

Yikes, my 18 month old just weighed in at 40 pounds 8 ounces., 39 inches tall.

[Anonymous]

My 5yo is still in his Marathon, he's skinny so we're good for a while.