When did you take your toddler out of the baby seat to put them into a booster seat?

Question

What age, weight, height?

Answer 1

When my daughters feet hit the back of the seat when pushed back :D she still fit in body wise but she was so long, so we moved her to a booster seat but one with the over the head straps and the back seatbelt goes through the middle, they are pretty secure :) (I think she was ten kilos at the time too if that helps)

Answer 2

I try to keep them in their baby seats as long as I can. My middle son was 3 when I moved him into a booster. My eldest (7) and middle son (4) are now in Vario Max boosters by secure'. They were rated the number one safest booster in crash tests and are a great price too ($129.00) I use them with the safety H harnesses as well, rather than just the seat belts, just for the added safety. My 2 year old is still in a car seat, but then will go into a Vario as well. I should note I am Australian, obviously car seat brands and regulations vary from country to country.

Baby seats are up the the age of 4 years, or 18 kilo's. Weight is more of a guide than age, as the seats are not designed for above 18 kilo's (unless you have a convertable car seat/ booster seat to 26 kilo's.) If your childs eye level is level with the back of the seat then it is time to move them up to a booster.

Answer 3

If they are a year old or older they should be in a booster seat. I don't remember the weight. I suggest looking at your states driving requirements that is where I seen it.

Answer 4

Forward facing harnessed seats are outgrown when a child reaches the weight limit, or more commonly when the child's shoulders are above the top harness slots.

If the child is 4 years AND 40lbs, then he may move to a booster with vehicle lap shoulder belt seatbelt.  If not, then the child needs a larger FF harnessed seat.  There are many seats that harness to 55-80lbs.  Some are the Britax Marathon, Decathalon, Boulevard, Frontier and Regent; the Sunshine Kids Radian; the Evenflo Triumph ADVANCE; the Graco Nautilus and the Cosco/Safety First Apex.

Stay away from: The Alpha Omega 3-in-1 seats only harness to 40lbs and most 40lb weight limit seats are outgrown before a child is mature enough for a booster seat.  They also have very low top harness slots, so are outgrown by height at around 2 or 3 years old.  The Graco Comfortsport also has very low top slots.

A child should ride in a booster with vehicle lap/shoulder belt until he or she reaches approximately 4'9" (around age 12) and then can move to just the adult seatbelt if he passes the 5 step test and the seatbelt fits him correctly.

Answer 5

The max weight on my seat is 18kg....but my son will probably be too tall by the time he is that weight. I suppose just move them into a booster seat when they outgrow the baby seat - when their head height is taller than the top of the baby seat, and when their legs are longer than the bottom of the seat