For those of you letting elem age kids in the front, how many of you have been in high speed multi car collisions? Or a rollover?
If you haven’t, you and your kid have just been lucky. Doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.

My 12yo 7th grader sits in the back. I was an EMT for 12 years and I’m a car seat tech now as well. She can sit in the front when she’s 13 and her bones are more developed.
I see too many little kids in the front and I don’t get it. If you’ve never seen the impact of a high speed collision either you won’t get it.

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Anonymous wrote:At what age do kids start sitting in the front seat?

Whenever you want.
One kid could never sit in the back due to car sickness, so they always rode up front on the armrest at first, then later on top of a hard pillow. Being below eye level of the door windows got them carsick.

That dangerous clown

How bad of a driver are you? I never had an accident, raised 7 kids pre seat belt era. Often rode in the back of a truck also. That probably gives you seething fit doesn't it?
You don't have to bubble wrap kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At what age do kids start sitting in the front seat?

Whenever you want.
One kid could never sit in the back due to car sickness, so they always rode up front on the armrest at first, then later on top of a hard pillow. Being below eye level of the door windows got them carsick.

That dangerous clown

Anonymous wrote:At what age do kids start sitting in the front seat?

Whenever you want.
One kid could never sit in the back due to car sickness, so they always rode up front on the armrest at first, then later on top of a hard pillow. Being below eye level of the door windows got them carsick.

Anonymous wrote:When they hit 4’9” and 80 lbs. I’m pretty sure it was before they were 13 but I don’t totally remember. Definitely by 6th grade. It’s because of the force of the airbags.

My 9 year old is 4'10 and 85 lbs. He seems way too small to me to sit in the front though! Haven't done it yet.

It's not an age, it's height and weight (because those front seat belts are designed for adults). My kids are in college now, so I don't remember what the height and weight are, but ask your pediatrician or google

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Anonymous wrote:When they hit 4’9” and 80 lbs. I’m pretty sure it was before they were 13 but I don’t totally remember. Definitely by 6th grade. It’s because of the force of the airbags.

I have super tall kids, so I looked into this. The recommendation is 13, because it's not just based on height or weight, it's on how and when the bones mature.

Bones don't mature at the same time for everyone though... you don't get to know your "bone age" unless you do a hand X-ray (sometimes recommended if there are concerns over growth and development, definitely not something that's routine.) Chances are that taller kids are also more advanced in their bone age.

I have light kids and when they turn 15 they move up front. They start learning the rules of the road then. Up front is educational. If you want to listen to music or relax, you sit in the back.