Booster Seats - Saving Your Child's Life - What Every Parent Should See

I have been debating on whether or not I wanted to post about this. Every time I see this video I start to freak out as a mother. You do your best every day to protect your child. You think you are buying the right seat and making the right decision. I don't know what happened with this situation but I'm sure the choices that the mother made haunt her every day. I bet she did everything right. She listened to her doctor and the manufacturer and put her child in the right seat, but I guess it wasn't enough. The seatbelt failed.

When my daughter was three, I started to consider when I should move her to a High Back Booster seat. I started to do some research and I came across this video. 

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I went to the store to look at booster seats. I went online and read reviews. We already had a Graco High Back Booster from my niece who came to visit. My child was already 3 years and 30 pounds which was the minimum requirement for this seat. What I soon learned is this is more of a seat belt positioner than a car seat. It raises the child up so the seat belt can properly restrain the child. In the video above, it appears that the seat belt locking mechanism failed and the three year old was thrown from the car. This made my heart sink into the pit of my stomach. I know the parents did what they thought was right but perhaps the child was too small for the seat? Or did the belt actually fail? My pediatrician says to keep them in a 5 point harness as long as possible. That is what I have done.

I found a wonderful 5 point harness CAR SEAT that goes up to 85 pounds comfortably. It's called the Britax Frontier85 Booster Car Seat and we love it. My daughter is FIVE YEARS OLD and 50 POUNDS. She could have gone in the High Back Booster two years and twenty pounds ago but I made a choice. Yes, we still have the High Back Booster but we use it only in emergencies. I let a friend borrow it the other day to transport my daughter. I don't like it but I'll use it. I really want to keep her in the 5 point harness for as long as possible. Just a choice I made. Yes, she may be 7 years old and still in that seat. I plan on getting another one when my middle daughter grows out of her Convertible Car Seat but that won't be for a while since my three year old is only 10th percentile in weight and height. These seats are not cheap but I think they are well worth it. By the way, since my daughter is 5 years old, she is able to buckle and unbuckle herself. It does not take me any time at all to put her in the car as she does it herself. One criticism of the "seat belt positioner" is that some children are wiggly-worms and don't sit still and the seat belt positioner does not work properly. Consider the maturity of your child before you put them in there!

Please watch this video. Even if you don't make the decision to keep your child in a 5 point harness for a longer period of time than what is recommended, at least you will be informed.

By the way, the Britax Frontier 85 comes in COWMOOFLAGE color as shown below and your 5 year old will love it!!!! We got ours at Albeebaby.com. We paid about $212 including free shipping ;)

PLEASE VIEW THE VIDEO ON THE STORY OF KYLE DAVID MILLER AND HOW YOU CAN SAVE YOUR CHILD'S LIFE BY PUTTING THEM IN A 5 POINT HARNESS. 

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