Booster Seats

Well, I still haven't bought a new booster seat....for my 6 year old. She's still in her convertible car seat (Britax Wizard, which is similar to the Britax Boulevard). The weight limit goes from 5-65 lbs and height under 49". Since she's still in that range, I've never switched her. But boy does she want to!

I've been doing research and was told that "any booster seat would do" since it's more of a function of the car's seat belt. But, after researching more, I found that's not true. Here's the report that came out in Oct 2008. http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4308.pdf.


(this is from http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/10164/50/ because I didn't want to type it all up)
"the first major test says many of the booster seats made may not be safe enough. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 41 seats looking for those that make children sit high enough, so that adult-safety belts will effectively protect them. Of them, 13 failed to get the institute's first ever recommendations.

Best Bets
Graco TurboBooster backless with clip
Fisher-Price Safe Voyage backless with clip
Combi Kobuk backless with clip
Fisher-Price Safe Voyage
Britax Parkway
LaRoche Bros. Teddy Bear
Safeguard Go backless with clip
Volvo booster cushion
Recaro Young Style
Britax Monarch
Good Bets
Graco TurboBooster
Safety Angel Ride Ryte
Recaro Young Sport
Combi Kobuk
Safety 1st/Dorel Apex 65
Not Recommended
Safety Angel Ride Ryte backless
Cosco/Dorel (Eddie Bauer) Summit
Graco CarGo Zephyr
Evenflo Big Kid Confidence
Cosco/Dorel Traveler
Compass B505
Compass B510
Evenflo Generations
Dorel/Safety 1st (Eddie Bauer) Prospect
Cosco Highback Booster
Cosco/Dorel Alpha Omega
Evenflo Chase Comfort Touch
Safety 1st/Dorel Intera"

Hope this helps someone else in making a booster seat decision!