2 year old in a booster seat?

[KatieRabbit]

DD will be 2 when new baby is born and we currently have her in her car seat which we want to use for new baby and get DD a new booster. Thing is, she is 14 kilos now and thus fits the 14-26kg range for a booster but I still think she is too young for one even though the weight is correct. I would prefer the convertible booster seats which go from 8-26 kilo but DH argues that as long as she is 14 kg then she doesn't need the convertible one. Any ideas?

[feeb]

I would get a maxi rider.

We are going to get a maxi rider for DS and he will be 18 months old when baby arrives.

[KatieRabbit]

Well I thought that we would get one too (a M-R) but DH maintains that as DD is 14kg we can go the next one up (just a straight booster seat- like a S & S Hi-Liner or Pegasus) no probs but I think that she is too young for the non convertible booster....

[feeb]

Grrr maybe take him in to stores and look at them and compare safety ratings. Maybe find you tube crash tests and show him that.

Sorry not really any help.

[Tannis]

I might not be much help but there was something on the news tonight about under 4yo's need to have the harness still and 4-7yo's need to be in a booster....I didn't really hear much of what they were saying, maybe google it?
Jayden was 2yrs2mths when Ashlea was born, we wanted to upgrade him and give Ashlea his seat but decided in the end to just but a new one for Ashlea. Jayden is 14kgs as well and the seat is good until he is 18kgs, I'd say it will last him at least until for or beyond.

[*Ali*]

My DD was almost 14 kgs at 2 and at just over 3 she has only just new passed the 18 kg mark- we had her in the 8-26 kg type and I only took the 5 point harness off a couple of weeks ago, she now has a protecta harness on there. It would really be worth checking out the changes to the child restraint laws, I am pretty sure that it is in there that they have to be in a proper 5 point harness until they reach the age OR weight limit (which ever comes first), before they can go into a booster seat.

[Kirley64]

DD will be 2 when new baby is born and we currently have her in her car seat which we want to use for new baby and get DD a new booster. Thing is, she is 14 kilos now and thus fits the 14-26kg range for a booster but I still think she is too young for one even though the weight is correct. I would prefer the convertible booster seats which go from 8-26 kilo but DH argues that as long as she is 14 kg then she doesn't need the convertible one. Any ideas?

check into the new laws cuz they are changing that the child has to be about four (don't quote me but something similar to that age group) before they go into a booster seat and even then they have to now have the five point harness on the booster seat... so definately check the laws that are coming into effect soon