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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 13yr old JUST was allowed to sit in the front and I hate it.

It is the death seat.  I make her put the seat all the way back.  It makes me so nervous.  [/quote]

Get a grip.  In less than 3 years she'll be DRIVING a car.  Assuming you'll allow it.[/quote]

The issue is the airbags.  If you have a newer car with sensors, it is much better.  Otherwise it isn't that much safer.[/quote]

I agree and I'm not advocating for pre-teens sitting in the front seat.  My snark was directed at her being [b][i]so nervous[/i][/b] about her 13 year old daughter sitting in the front seat.  Seriously, wait until they drive off alone for the first time (among other milestones).  It just baffles me that some people don't let their teen watch primetime television or leave a 15 year old alone overnight.  Then again, my 14 year old daughter watches The Walking Dead with me so I'm the nutty outlier on the other end of the bell curve.  [/quote]

I am the PP that is so nervous.  Should I mention I had a friend in elementary school that was killed sitting in the passenger seat at the age of 9.  Her mother went on to be very proactive about wearing seat belts, is a car seat technician and is still on a panel to have the APA's recommendation of no less than a 13yr old in a front seat of a car become a law in states.  Yes, it has to do with airbags but even before airbags, it has always been the deadliest seat in a car.  My 13yr old weighs 85lbs.  I didn't not allow it, I just said it is nervous seeing her up there.  Thinking of my friend and the regret her mom has.  Everyone wants their child to be safe.  I am not a helicopter but this is just near to my heart.   I see 50lb 8yr olds, not only without a booster but in a front seat of a car.  It is just such an easy thing to do - keeping kids safe in cars.  If your car gets struck, your hit a guardrail, you flip etc... you just want your child safe.  It is a no brainer for me.

And yes, I will be very nervous when she drives off on her own for the first time.  I haven't met a mother that isn't. But that is over 3.5yrs away.  3yrs ago she was 10 and I would have never let her in the front seat.  So age does make a difference and time changes many things.   Have a nice night! [/quote]

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