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Anonymous wrote:We moved my older when he started kindergarten at 5. He couldn't get himself out of the car seat for the school drop off lane, he was embarrassed about being in a car seat, big for his age, and mature enough for a booster. My 4 year old's carseat straps were getting too tight so I called Britax and they sent me an extender. Apparently it's a common problem.

OP here - this is the problem we're running into. I didn't know Britax offered extenders. How much do they cost?

They sent it to me free of charge. I just had to give them the serial number and I think batch number off the car seat label. Take a picture of the label with your phone and then call their customer service line. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:We moved my older when he started kindergarten at 5. He couldn't get himself out of the car seat for the school drop off lane, he was embarrassed about being in a car seat, big for his age, and mature enough for a booster. My 4 year old's carseat straps were getting too tight so I called Britax and they sent me an extender. Apparently it's a common problem.

OP here - this is the problem we're running into. I didn't know Britax offered extenders. How much do they cost?

I used a backless booster for travel recently and I prefer the high back booster. I think it keeps the seat belt positioned better.

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Anonymous wrote:At 4.

Huh? No way! Too young

Drama queen.

We made the switched a few months after she turned 5. She seems to be more comfortable in the booster seat

My kid is almost 5 and we have no intention of switching anytime soon. He's little though - 42 inches and about 40 lbs. A few of his friends are in boosters but they're definitely the minority.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At 4.

Huh? No way! Too young

No, it's been fine with three kids.

You realize things have changed drastically in seat sizes and car seat regulations since you had your 1st? But I guess you just learned the first time and thought who cares for the rest? Stay informed. Now you need to rear face for minimum 2 years, 5pt harnesses go to 60lbs and boosters last until 100 lbs.

We switched to a high-backed booster right before DC turned 6. We also have a no-backed booster as a spare that DC sometimes sits in.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm reading some studies on the subject that were done by the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, and they use the acronym "BPB". Does anyone know what this stands for? A google search didn't help me. I'll quote below for context...

"After adjustment for potential confounders, children who were aged 4 to 8 and using BPB seats were 45% less likely to sustain injuries than similarly aged children who were using the vehicle seat belt. Among children who were restrained in BPB seats, there was no evidence of a difference in the performance of backless versus high-back boosters. On the basis of these analyses, parents, pediatricians, and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of BPB seats once a child outgrows a harness-based child restraint until he or she is at least 8 years of age."

belt-positioning booster seat

So it's only comparing booster seats to no booster seats - not to 5 pt harnesses.

Anonymous wrote:I'm reading some studies on the subject that were done by the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, and they use the acronym "BPB". Does anyone know what this stands for? A google search didn't help me. I'll quote below for context...

"After adjustment for potential confounders, children who were aged 4 to 8 and using BPB seats were 45% less likely to sustain injuries than similarly aged children who were using the vehicle seat belt. Among children who were restrained in BPB seats, there was no evidence of a difference in the performance of backless versus high-back boosters. On the basis of these analyses, parents, pediatricians, and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of BPB seats once a child outgrows a harness-based child restraint until he or she is at least 8 years of age."

belt-positioning booster seat

I'm reading some studies on the subject that were done by the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, and they use the acronym "BPB". Does anyone know what this stands for? A google search didn't help me. I'll quote below for context...

"After adjustment for potential confounders, children who were aged 4 to 8 and using BPB seats were 45% less likely to sustain injuries than similarly aged children who were using the vehicle seat belt. Among children who were restrained in BPB seats, there was no evidence of a difference in the performance of backless versus high-back boosters. On the basis of these analyses, parents, pediatricians, and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of BPB seats once a child outgrows a harness-based child restraint until he or she is at least 8 years of age."