When do you switch your child's carseat to front facing.

amother

Brown

Sun, May 05 2024, 4:35 am

Rappel wrote:

Question for all of you rear-facers:

Do your kids not get flack from their friends for being in a baby seat through age 6? How do you handle groups and carpool?

We just had a conversation about it. My super smart son told his friends off that "my mommy cares more about my safety than following whatever you do" . I was so proud. He didn't cave to peer pressure.

We just had a carseat installed in every car my kids were in. So if someone else took them home, they had our spare. We had a super lightweight and easy to install cosco brand one. We even bought for grandparents who did carpool occasionally for us.
Safety is our priority, not peer pressure.

amother

Brown

Sun, May 05 2024, 4:42 am

I find this a huge frum issue. Non Jews and not frum people I know are more likely to keep their kids in the correct car seat. And won't booster until 7 or later.
Just because we may have more kids doesn't make safety fly our the window. Every kid is precious and needs a safe seat.

Car seats also expire. And must be tossed if in a car accident.

ChalieB

Sun, May 05 2024, 5:16 am

I had to switch my baby at 15 months, she gets so carsick she'll throw up non-stop (even on short rides). I'm honestly really paranoid about her safety facing forward...