Both of our children are over the age of 2, so this doesn't affect us. We generally follow recommendations provided in our state. Our youngest is in a 5-pt harness booster, and the oldest who will be 5 this year is in a seat belt booster. I'm not sure how it would be if we did have one younger than 2. Our kids outgrew their infant car seats before the milestones, but we kept them facing backward until they turned 1. It is easier on the parents when kids can face forward, and I think it's nicer for the kids too.
I still find it interesting to think of how when we were kids, we used to sit in the front seat, rarely wore seat belts, and luckily were never injured. I do recall some short stops as a kid when I was thrown into the backs of the front seats if I wasn't sitting as I was told. How did we ever survive without car seats, air bags, and seat belts? And the cars were all steel then too! Amazing...
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Both of our children are over the age of 2, so this doesn't affect us. We generally follow recommendations provided in our state. Our youngest is in a 5-pt harness booster, and the oldest who will be 5 this year is in a seat belt booster. I'm not sure how it would be if we did have one younger than 2. Our kids outgrew their infant car seats before the milestones, but we kept them facing backward until they turned 1. It is easier on the parents when kids can face forward, and I think it's nicer for the kids too.
March 22, 2011 - 8:28amI still find it interesting to think of how when we were kids, we used to sit in the front seat, rarely wore seat belts, and luckily were never injured. I do recall some short stops as a kid when I was thrown into the backs of the front seats if I wasn't sitting as I was told. How did we ever survive without car seats, air bags, and seat belts? And the cars were all steel then too! Amazing...
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