Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked at the number of 9/10 year olds still using a booster. Ours doesn’t anymore, so we don’t travel with it.

It’s about height not age.

Most children need a booster seat until they are about 4'9" (57 inches)

Though younger kids also have more fragile bodies

https://www.mercy.net/content/dam/mercy/en/pdf/lisa-schwing-biomechanics-of-kids-in-car-crashes-22885.pdf

Anonymous wrote:Do the rental car companies not have them? We’ve always rented car seats and backed boosters, but haven’t gotten to backless. But I feel like the regular booster they’ve given us comes apart?

We have found them pretty grumpy and quite expensive

Anonymous wrote:We probably did for our first kid. Now with our 3rd kid - currently 6.5 - we don't do boosters at all.

Yeah I heard by the 3rd kid your womb births the kids with titanium skeleton.

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked at the number of 9/10 year olds still using a booster. Ours doesn’t anymore, so we don’t travel with it.

Mine is 8.5 and 90 percentile for height and weight, plus a 6 yr old, and I still plan on taking them when we go to Minnesota in a couple weeks. I hadnt even considered the fact they would outgrow boosters soon, why risk it?

We used a Bubble Bum or borrowed one at our destination. We’d take occasional Ubers without a booster.

By age 9 though I don’t think I’d travel with it.

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked at the number of 9/10 year olds still using a booster. Ours doesn’t anymore, so we don’t travel with it.

Same. My above average sized 7year old isn’t even in a booster anymore.

At that size I would. Kid can carry it and store it in the overhead bin.

I’m shocked at the number of 9/10 year olds still using a booster. Ours doesn’t anymore, so we don’t travel with it.

If we’re renting a car we bring the booster. It’s not too painful to bring. Last year we went to a city where we didn’t rent a car, but took some taxis. We borrowed a bubble bum for that.

We had a bumble bum or whatever it’s called. Super easy to pack and travel with.

We used a bubble bum. If you don’t want to make the purchase take the backless. You have no idea how high the seatbelt will be in a rental or family members car.

Our 8 year old is bigger than yours and we still travel with the bubble bum. We were glad to have it when we got in an accident internationally a few months ago. The driver even told us we didn’t need to use it legally where we were, but man I’m glad we did anyway.

Do the rental car companies not have them? We’ve always rented car seats and backed boosters, but haven’t gotten to backless. But I feel like the regular booster they’ve given us comes apart?

Anonymous wrote:We probably did for our first kid. Now with our 3rd kid - currently 6.5 - we don't do boosters at all.

So kid is still in a car seat? Or you drive him around with no regard for safety or the law in many states?

Yes, it’s easy and free to check or gate check. We did it last year with our short 10 yo. She carried it at the airport. There’s really no reason not to if your kid still needs one and you’ll be driving at your destination.