{"id":8367,"date":"2015-05-26T08:11:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T12:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2018-11-03T08:31:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T12:31:26","slug":"long-lasting-car-seats-for-big-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/26\/long-lasting-car-seats-for-big-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Lasting Car Seats for Big Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is some controversy and confusion on when it is safe to switch children from a forward facing harnessed seat to a belt positioning booster.\u00a0 Experts will tell you never before 5 years old and before 6 most children are not mature enough to sit properly in a booster (you can find my checklist for booster safety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/checklists-for-car-seat-safety\/\">here<\/a>).\u00a0 But there is no real evidence that a harnessed seat is safer than a properly used booster seat (note the term <em>properly used<\/em>).\u00a0 And most parents will transition their children to a booster long before necessary (just as many forward face too early).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Note: This post contains affiliate links and images meaning if you click any product link and make a purchase, Beyond Mommying may receive a small commission which is used for the upkeep of the website; however, it will not affect your purchasing experience in any way.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/affiliate-links\/\">Read more about our use of affiliate links<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But the great news is, there is really no reason you <em>have<\/em> to transition to a booster before you are comfortable and your child is mature enough because there are plenty of long lasting car seats currently available that will keep children harnessed for years and years.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-776x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-300x396.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-600x792.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-189x250.png 189w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-1000x1320.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids-390x515.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/car-seats-for-big-kids.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A majority of car seats now harness up to 65 pounds when used forward facing which is the weight of an average 9 1\/2 year old boy and a few that go even higher.\u00a0 And there are options in every budget to harness tall children well into middle-childhood as well.<\/p>\n<p>For heavier children, look for a seat with a higher weight limit for using the harness.<\/p>\n<h3>Lon<strong>g lasting car seat options for weight <em>(affiliate links)<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Harness weight to 90 pounds:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GzRbqA\">Britax Pinnacle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GtxjJU\">Frontier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Harness weight to 85 pounds:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RvGFFZ\">Maxi Cosi Pria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Harness weight to 80 pounds:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PA2bMA\">Graco Nautilus 80 Elite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Harness weight to 70 pounds:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2uLq3DT\">Britax Pioneer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For taller children, look for a seat with high top harness slots since forward facing straps need to come from above the shoulders (unless allowed to be below per the individual car seat manufacturer).\u00a0 The top slots indicate the child\u2019s maximum torso height which can be measured by sitting your child against a wall and measuring from the floor to the top of his\/her shoulder.\u00a0 It is generally estimated that children will grow 1\u201d of torso per year in middle childhood.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Long lasting car seat options for height\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>(affiliate links)<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>20.5&#8243; high top harness slot:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GzRbqA\">Britax Pinnacle<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GtxjJU\">Frontier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>19.5&#8243; high top harness slot:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Iouczn\">Britax Boulevard ClickTight<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EfTMEj\">Advocate ClickTight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2uLq3DT\">Britax Pioneer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H7Mqpt\">Chicco MyFit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>19&#8243; high top harness slot:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2q2J9zM\">Evenflo Sureride<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>18.5&#8243; high top harness slot:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GtBWQ3\">Harmony Defender<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>18&#8243; high top harness slot:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PA2bMA\">Graco\u00a0Nautilus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DjLf7l\">Graco 4Ever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CYXDJ5\">Evenflo Maestro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RvGFFZ\">Maxi Cosi Pria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CWelsy\">Evenflo Evolve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JDwNaM\">Graco Tranzitions<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2F8an2O\">Wayz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JAQPCL\">Evenflo Sonus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2QfRMTe\">Graco Extend2Fit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2QjFPMF\">Graco SlimFit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PDSpcj\">Graco Contender<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em>Read more about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/06\/car-seat-safety\/\"> car seat safety<\/a>.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is some controversy and confusion on when it is safe to switch children from a forward facing harnessed seat to a belt positioning booster.\u00a0 Experts will tell you never before 5 years old and before 6 most children are not mature enough to sit properly in a booster (you can find my checklist for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-life","category-tiny-travellers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8367"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14290,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8367\/revisions\/14290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}