I am getting ready to buy a booster seat for my 4 1/2 year old. I think I've narrowed it down to the Graco Turbo Booster which runs about $50 and the Britax Parkway Booster which is about $99. I am not sure if it's worth it to pay double for the Britax, but wanted to hear what other moms thought and if you have suggestions for any other boosters. I don't want a 5 pt. harness (I already have those), just a regular booster that works with the car's seat belt.
Thanks :-)
I think the Graco Boosters are great! We have 2 and they are better than some of the more expensive things I bought earlier on. I have never heard of Britax - bt I can tell you that the Gracos are great.
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For what it's worth here is what I found when researching booster seats.
Video on UTube - talking about the dangers of booster seats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ
A good video showing why you should not turn your child to face
forward. The difference of impact on the dummies facing forward vs
facing back is incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2DVfqFhseo&mode=relat...=
Good website to mark to check on car seat safety info.
http://www.car-safety.org/basics.html
Britax Regent $269
http://www.tinyride.com/Britax-Regent-P977.aspx
Tinyride.com keeps them in stock and it's free shipping.
We broke down and purchased the Regent and LOVE IT. It's huge and we feel better knowing our son will be in a 5 point harness until he is 8 years old.
Good luck!
I did recently see a much cheaper seat that is a 5 point harness booster, but can't remember the name. It wasn't the Sunshine Radian, I think maybe it was Alpha????
My neighbor has the Britax for her 4 1/2yo and I wish I had gotten that for my daughter 4 1/2yo. Just from the visual, the head rest look for supporting for when they fall asleep in the car (there heads will not slouch and for stability). I think Britax is just a betther seat. My neighbor said she is glad she spend the extra money on Britax.
Hope this helps
I just bought a Britax Parkway booster seat for my almost 4 year old to use in my friend's car who car pools with us. I wanted to get her something that was easy to get in and out of the car since she only has my son in her car 3 times a week. In my car, I opted for the Sunshine kids Radian booster which is a 5 point harness up to 65lbs. I have a Britax Marathon in my car for my younger son and I highly recommend their products. They hold up well and seem comfy for the kids. I also like the head protection better on the Parkway booster then the Graco booster. Good luck!
I would definitely spend the extra money. I had bought the Graco Booster for my son thinking that was all he needed. I was wrong, its cheap!!!! Your better off getting one with the five point harness. I have two kids myself, two boys ages 3 and 4 and the booster seats didn’t keep my son in his seat. I think wal-mart has some good car seats on sale.
Hi L.. I have the Graco car seat for my 4 year old daughter and it seems fine. I don't think it's worth it to pay more, however, you might want to go to Babies R' Us and just ask what the difference is if any. They are always helpful there. Good Luck and let me know what you decide.
I've been using the Graco Booster for 3 years now and love it. We also have just the bottom booster seat that we purchased as a 2 pack at Target.
