safest place for a carseat in a mini van!!!!!!

[Swtmama62205]

I have a 06 chevy uplander.  We have two captain seats and a bench seat with two seat belts in the back.  I have a booster seat for my oldest a 5 point harness for my 2 year old and i have to put the baby car seat in also.  How should i arrange the car seats?

[MaeHamMomma]

I have an 05 uplander. The two captains seats have LATCH and anchors. The rear bench seat only has an anchor for the middle and NO LATCH.

I would put the two year old and the baby in the captains seats. The five year old in the middle of the rear bench seat.  

[MaeHamMomma]

Um I missed the part about only having two seat belts in the back. We have three.

In that case I would put the five year old on the drives side in the back bench seat.

According to my owners manual and an online guide that is the safest place for it.  

[Andie.]

I personally would put the oldest in back, and the 2 younger on the captains chairs.  There is little statistical difference in safety between driver/passenger side (it varies by year which was safest, and even then, it's only a 1-2% difference).  So I would say whichever side is easier for you to make sure that the 5 year old is belted in properly.