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[quote=Anonymous]Of course a child can die doing just about anything, but CAR ACCIDENT ARE THE #1 KILLER OF KIDS.  Rear-facing is 5 times safer, so it's a no -brainer.  Just keep them rear-facing for as long as they fit the seat. The child will be 3, 4 or 5 in 99% of cases. Simple as that. In Sweden nearly ALL kids rear-face to 4 or 5, and there are hardly any injuries or deaths to kids in cars there.

I don't understand how any parent could make an argument about SOCIAL WELL-BEING or OVER-PROTECTIVENESS when it comes to car safety? If the child does not 5-step and fit the adult seatbelt, he/she uses a booster. Most kids will be between 10 and 11. Have you seen what a seatbelt that goes across the abdomen of a typical 8-year-old does? It cuts the child in half in a crash. Kids and tweens don't fit adult seatbelts!

Using carseats to the maximum height/weight is not overprotective, it's good parenting.

And my child, EVEN AT 12, would use a booster when with friends if he doesn't 5-step, or NOT ride. That simple. And I wouldn't carpool any child without a booster if the child didn't 5-step. This is a child's life we are talking about.

I'm pretty lax about everything else, but NOT car safety. [/quote]

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