At what age, did you turn your carseat forward?

[Anonymous]

I rear-face to age 5. I will do everything possible to keep my kids alive, and this is the easiest and best way. A Diono seat fits most kids for a long, long, time. Easily 3, and usually 4. 5 for some kids, too. My child is almost 5 and will easily fit in the Diono seat rear-facing. Legs don't matter at all. It's the spine and head that we worry about.

Then we harness to age 7 or 8 or so, then booster until 11 or 12, whenever they 5 step to fit the adult belt.

I do NOT want my kids to die in a car accident. It happens left and right in the papers.

I'm also a carseat tech and if only people knew the heartbreak of losing a child, and how easy it is to keep them safe by using the proper seat and installing it properly.

No boosters for preschoolers!
And please keep your kids RF to age 3, at least. Their little necks can snap so easily in a crash.

[Anonymous]

I haven't read this entire thread, but wow! Who knew this was such a thing? I haven't run across a single person who kept their child rear facing past 2. My older son is almost 4, and i don't remember the until 2 thing being "a thing." We turned him shortly after 1.

Not against the alternative. Just surprised.

[Anonymous]

Kept my DS RF until age 3.5 when he outgrew his seat RF by weight (not even close to the height limit for RF). My DD was a bigger child and she RF until age 2.5. They are both still harnessed and will be for some time. I had to stop short today to avoid rear ending someone who stopped suddenly and how I wished that my DD was still RF. Her head went forward hard. I had seen videos about internal decapitation of toddler/young children and that scares the crap out of me.

[Anonymous]

My kids will RF until at least 2, but the best way that we keep them safe from car accidents is to minimize the amount of time they spending in a car. at 20 months they have only been on the highway twice and are probably in the car for an average of 10 miles a month. We take metro or train for most trips.

[Anonymous]

Mine RF until they hit the weight limit of their Marathons at around 3. We did this because it was the safest thing to do. A broken leg can be fixed, a broken neck cannot. That simple.

They will be harnessed until they pass the 'test'
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/109817/few_booster_seats_are_safe

[Anonymous]

13 months...98 percentile height. Legs could not fit in any way that looked safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rear-face to age 5. I will do everything possible to keep my kids alive, and this is the easiest and best way. A Diono seat fits most kids for a long, long, time. Easily 3, and usually 4. 5 for some kids, too. My child is almost 5 and will easily fit in the Diono seat rear-facing. Legs don't matter at all. It's the spine and head that we worry about.

Then we harness to age 7 or 8 or so, then booster until 11 or 12, whenever they 5 step to fit the adult belt.

I do NOT want my kids to die in a car accident. It happens left and right in the papers.

I'm also a carseat tech and if only people knew the heartbreak of losing a child, and how easy it is to keep them safe by using the proper seat and installing it properly.

No boosters for preschoolers!
And please keep your kids RF to age 3, at least. Their little necks can snap so easily in a crash.

Rearfacing =/= your child will not die in a car accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rear-face to age 5. I will do everything possible to keep my kids alive, and this is the easiest and best way. A Diono seat fits most kids for a long, long, time. Easily 3, and usually 4. 5 for some kids, too. My child is almost 5 and will easily fit in the Diono seat rear-facing. Legs don't matter at all. It's the spine and head that we worry about.

Then we harness to age 7 or 8 or so, then booster until 11 or 12, whenever they 5 step to fit the adult belt.

I do NOT want my kids to die in a car accident. It happens left and right in the papers.

I'm also a carseat tech and if only people knew the heartbreak of losing a child, and how easy it is to keep them safe by using the proper seat and installing it properly.

No boosters for preschoolers!
And please keep your kids RF to age 3, at least. Their little necks can snap so easily in a crash.

in other words, if you are only careful enough, your child can not die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine RF until they hit the weight limit of their Marathons at around 3. We did this because it was the safest thing to do. A broken leg can be fixed, a broken neck cannot. That simple.

They will be harnessed until they pass the 'test'
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/109817/few_booster_seats_are_safe

RF kids can still be seriously injured or killed in car accidents. It may be safer but it is not so simple as RF and you will have never have anything more than a broken leg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rear-face to age 5. I will do everything possible to keep my kids alive, and this is the easiest and best way. A Diono seat fits most kids for a long, long, time. Easily 3, and usually 4. 5 for some kids, too. My child is almost 5 and will easily fit in the Diono seat rear-facing. Legs don't matter at all. It's the spine and head that we worry about.

Then we harness to age 7 or 8 or so, then booster until 11 or 12, whenever they 5 step to fit the adult belt.

I do NOT want my kids to die in a car accident. It happens left and right in the papers.

I'm also a carseat tech and if only people knew the heartbreak of losing a child, and how easy it is to keep them safe by using the proper seat and installing it properly.

No boosters for preschoolers!
And please keep your kids RF to age 3, at least. Their little necks can snap so easily in a crash.

They may not die in a car accident but their well-being may be impacted by being infantilized and overprotected. It would also be safer for your kids to eat pureed food until they are 12 as that will reduce the risk of choking. Being mocked by other kids or not having friends because at 12 you still have to be in a car seat is a high price to pay in terms of social, emotional and mental well-being. No 12 yr old is going to take their car seat into a friends car or want friends in their car while they are in a car seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine RF until they hit the weight limit of their Marathons at around 3. We did this because it was the safest thing to do. A broken leg can be fixed, a broken neck cannot. That simple.

They will be harnessed until they pass the 'test'
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/109817/few_booster_seats_are_safe

RF kids can still be seriously injured or killed in car accidents. It may be safer but it is not so simple as RF and you will have never have anything more than a broken leg.

You are being dense on purpose and it is not persuading anyone to your side. I am confident in my decision to leave my 2.5 year old rear facing for the moment and have no problem with the decision you make for your children. I seriously do not understad why you have such an issue with mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rear-face to age 5. I will do everything possible to keep my kids alive, and this is the easiest and best way. A Diono seat fits most kids for a long, long, time. Easily 3, and usually 4. 5 for some kids, too. My child is almost 5 and will easily fit in the Diono seat rear-facing. Legs don't matter at all. It's the spine and head that we worry about.

Then we harness to age 7 or 8 or so, then booster until 11 or 12, whenever they 5 step to fit the adult belt.

I do NOT want my kids to die in a car accident. It happens left and right in the papers.

I'm also a carseat tech and if only people knew the heartbreak of losing a child, and how easy it is to keep them safe by using the proper seat and installing it properly.

No boosters for preschoolers!
And please keep your kids RF to age 3, at least. Their little necks can snap so easily in a crash.

Yup, the only reason people don't put their children in harness at age 20 is because they are ok with them dying in accidents.

This is why I keep my 25 year old son in a cage just to be on the safe side. If only people knew the heartbreak of losing a child, they would never let their children go out and then die in accidents or from diseases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine RF until they hit the weight limit of their Marathons at around 3. We did this because it was the safest thing to do. A broken leg can be fixed, a broken neck cannot. That simple.

They will be harnessed until they pass the 'test'
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/109817/few_booster_seats_are_safe

RF kids can still be seriously injured or killed in car accidents. It may be safer but it is not so simple as RF and you will have never have anything more than a broken leg.

You are being dense on purpose and it is not persuading anyone to your side. I am confident in my decision to leave my 2.5 year old rear facing for the moment and have no problem with the decision you make for your children. I seriously do not understad why you have such an issue with mine.

I have no problem with RF or with your decision at all. I have a problem with your insistence that your child will never have more than a broken leg and mine will be dead because you RF until 2. That simple.

[Anonymous]

2 1/2 still RF. No plans to turn till he is 40 pounds outgrows his seats. The longer we can RF the better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do her legs go at 5 years old?

Cross them or hang over or legs on the seat with a seat protector/shoes off.