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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP and former preschool teacher who worked a carpool lane for many years.

We buckle a LOT of children in, and for most people standing on the passenger side (standard usually for the carpool lane) it is easier to load in forward facing seats. One of the reasons is as the children get older they start to be able to climb into the seats themselves instead of having to be lifted. As a teacher it also helped to promote self-care/independence to climb into your own seat to get buckled.

I do not think this aid was right to give you attitude, or tell you what to do when it comes to your child. But I do have a lot of sympathy for anyone who works a carpool lane. In general they have more car-seat experience than you will ever have, they stand out in the cold/rain to receive and buckle your children safely- take the coats off for the moms that don't want their children to get to hot, leave the coats on for the moms who worry about their snowflake getting a cold.

I am not trying to excuse this women's poor behavior, but working the carpool lane was the worst part of being a teacher. Sometimes it was nice, families can be very friendly and understanding of the PTA job it is. I have been rear-ended while buckling and also been in some of the most disgusting smelling cars, but the worst is being made to feel like you are "the help" instead of someone who is helping your child to be safe.

The attitude that the OP has towards this women, I somehow think she has probably picked up on before now and could be adding tension, just my two cents...

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I get it is a crummy job but it is part of the job.  I understand wanting to promote independence but not at the expense of safety.  My child can climb in/out of some of his rf seats, but not others.  I don't want my child learning to buckle himself as he could easily undo it driving.  I've had that happen to several friends.  There needs to be a delicate balance and if teachers don't support rf, then they need to allow parents easy pick up access or have someone who is capable of buckling all seats/FF and RF.  Personally, I would not allow someone else to buckle in my child as often things are not done correctly so for us, its a non-issue.  You have your child take off their coat as it is a safety issue with the car seats (I send a different coat to school than what he wears in the car and they have no issue with it).

OP in this situation is right.  I would not have made such a big deal about it as people have the right to their own opinions but when it comes to safety, mine and my husband's are the only ones that count in our home or cars for our child.  If someone does not want their child RF, then fine.  But, don't encourage someone not to do it because it is far safer to RF to a minimum of 3-4.  I can't imagine turing a child under 3.  [/quote]

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