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

[Anonymous]

Do people not carpool to school until kids are out of boosters? Or do they just use a seatbelt?

We have a kinder, 1st and 2nd grader all on the same street going to the same school with the same drop off time. Seems crazy for all 3 of us to drive, but though I don't mind driving, I do not want to mess with a bunch of carseats/boosters.

[Anonymous]

what is there to mess with? I have extra boosters I throw in my car for carpool days. No bid deal at all.

[Anonymous]

Extra boosters or just take their booster with you.

[Anonymous]

We have several extra boosters for carpools and playdates. It was harder when they were in harnessed seats, but boosters are easy.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Once they are in backless boosters, it's easy enough to keep a few spares on hand.

[Anonymous]

Most people have extra boosters in their car and the kids you're driving use those.

[Anonymous]

We have 2 regular boosters installed in our car. I keep 2 extra backless boosters to either add to my car if we have a bunch of kids or to hand to other parents who need them.

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

My daughter has one of those seatbelt-positioning vests that she can use instead of a seat and it fits in her backpack.

[Anonymous]

Traditional boosters are not attached to the car at all. They are "belt positioning boosted" and are meant to lift the kid into position. They are small and easily portable. I have two extras in the trunk. Takes maybe 10 seconds to to a one in the back seat.

[Anonymous]

Just have an extra backless booster. How far are you driving?

[Anonymous]

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?

You don't tether a non-harnessed seat.

[Anonymous]

Get two backless boosters and keep them in your trunk. This is how we all get through the elementary years.

[Anonymous]

The Bubble bum is an awesome travel booster and very narrow. Can fit three in the back of my Mazda 3.