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What age did your child/children no longer need a booster seat?

Posted by on Jul. 15, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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In my state they have to be at least 50 inches to ditch the booster seat....dd is 8 and a lil over 46 inches...She gets embarrassed because none of her friends need one
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Jinx-Troublex3
by Gold Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Tough! 1) Its safer until the seatbelt and 2) Its the law.

All my kids were at least 10yo when I stopped the booster. DD is 9 and will be in it at least a year...at my estimate.
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bizkit_fanky
by Silver Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 6:47 PM
I told dd she has no choice...
Fields456
by Bronze Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Dd isn't old enough to be out of a booster per te state. We sill have 2
Years. But who knows if she will be tall enough
I won't remove the booster till te seat belt fits her correctly with out one
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mom22angels38
by Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 6:51 PM
My dd is also 8. She is 53 inches tall and still in a booster seat. I haven't decided when I'll let her sit in a seatbelt alone. I'll do it whenever I feel comfortable with it.
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mommaFruFru
by Silver Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 7:27 PM
Our law is 8 80lbs and.4'9.... U must be atleadt 8 but jyst one of the others... My ds is just 6 and 40lb.. Hell be in one for a.super long time
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Nadali
by Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 7:53 PM
My dd is 7 and 47 inches. The law here is 4"9 or 8 years old. My dd will not be anywhere close to 4"9 at 8 so I will have her continue to use her booster until she's at least 10. I wasn't 4"9 until I was 11 (I'm only 5"2 now)
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AidanTiarra
by Bronze Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 7:59 PM
My kids are 7 (52in) and 6 (45in) and tge law in our state is 8 years old or 50 inches but I still make both of them stay in one.
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Idntreallycare
by Bronze Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM

I believe in NY it's 8 years, 80 pounds, and at least 4'8"

he'll hit the height and weight before the age.

Tracys2
by on Jul. 15, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Our state is 8 despite everything (unless they're 80 lbs before they're 8), BUT at 8 I think they're OK without a booster. My 5 year old is 49 inches tall, and my 7 year old is 52. My son doesn't even weigh 55 pounds and is really quite tall for his age, so 80 seems like a weight almost no kids will hit at 7.

In any case, we try to be safe and keep them in whatever we can as long as we can. I had them all in 5 pt till about a year ago, and just recently switched my 5 1/2 year old (they have to be 4 to switch)

With my kids, I am pretty sure that around age 8, they will be tall enough to need little if any boostering, because they should be tall enough to fit the seat belt- but if they're not, I'll keep them in a simple one a while longer.

momto3infl
by Silver Member on Jul. 15, 2012 at 8:27 PM

 Between 4-5yrs of age.  Passed state law and 5pt test in car, when they were that age.

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