Older kids rear-facing - link to gallery

[MissHH]

I see some people think that RF is only for little kids and believes that it is not enough room for RF seats past the babystage. That is not true.

Lots of pictures hereforum.nybaktmamma.com/showthread.php?t=524428 are some pictures of kids all the way up till over 6 YRS rear-facing.

Heresikringavbarnibil.blogspot.com/2007/10/biler-med-plass-til-tre-barneseter.html is some pictures of three carseats in normal familiy cars(smallest one is a VW Polo).

And, for future threads MissHH, it might be worth opening the thread in 'Products' or 'In the News'. (You open a thread in the topic and then click the 'start a new thread' there). I only did "AIBU" out of desperation.

Sorry, you weren't on your own...I only wizzed through the thread but have just had a proper look...

Thanks for the link, I wish some of those were available over here.

Glad we got the Concorde now though.

Thanks for the tips Pixiepants! I posted here because I saw your post.. :-)

Maybe I will post a thread somewhere else when I'm getting to know MN a bit more.

Hope so! You really know this stuff, and I'm still learning...as are plenty of MN's.

I started a little thread, Pixiepants

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/1372/533443?ts=1211221333658

Camouflaging the thread continent with my headline

But maybe still in the wrong place. Is there no forum here for new members to introduce?

Cadmum, a rearfacing carseat on a frontseat would only be a bad idea in a car with an airbag fitted...or is that incorrect?
Our car is lovely in that way, you can turn the airbag off if you want too!

you dont have to intoduce yourself on mumself, i think its purely a jump in and go forum lol.

3andnomore: That is right.

It is safere RF in the front seat(when the airbag is turned off!) than FF in the backseat.

Bit old to be facing that way. they are kids, not babies.

safer though lalaa

Yeah but they have to sit forward at some point in their life. And it would probably cause accidents just by people disbelieving what they are seeing, that is, until the are more common IYSWIM.

yes but you might as well keep them safe for as long as possible.

if the big seat will fit rearfacing with two other seats already in my car then i will be getting one.

lalaland, that is a ridiculous idea, that it would actually cause accidents....!

I think it's great that more awareness is being raised about this.
I said it on a different thread, that whilst my Kids now are forwardfacing, they were for as long as possible in their Britax First class (es in a Britax Clubclass) rearfacing, and whilst it did not allow them to sit rearfacing past 18 month, at leats they sat rearfacing for longer then most Kids.
So many Baby's outgrow the Babyseats at about 9 month and are sitting forwardfacing, well before an age where the spine could nearly be well developed enough to truely support them in that position, espeically incase of an accident...and often people put Baby's into the bigger carseats, NOT because the heads are above the seat, but because the legs can't be streched out....I mean, yeah it is so much more important to have legroom then be safe in an accident...I mean...hm...broken legs or being paralysed...the choice is so so difficult...

Experts suggest that a childs head is still too big for their bodies to safely travel FF until 4 years old...then they can FF for the rest of their lives.

Oh, also lalaland, no one says KIds should NEVER sit forward facing....but it's better to wait till the spine is better develloped.
If, when my Kids were smaller the seats like the ones in sweden would have been available to us, I would have used them.

To those that want to look at their Kids when travelling...aren't there those mirrors available that you cna place in a way that you can see your Kids?

3andnomore. You'll be pleased to hear that there isn't any evidence that legs get injured either . RF seats apparently don't move enough on impact for legs to be damaged.

Lala, please keep voicing your concerns though...It's good to know why people are reluctant to see positive change. It's not about everybody being forced/guilt tripped to get one, just about letting people know that there is an alternative (which just happens to be safer in MVHO)

Yes, those mirrors are available and your DC's can see your face too in the rear-view mirror.

How old is your 4'10" DS mildmannerd?

just came across a picture on a different forum.
Shows rather well what a child does with their legs
scroll down to 3. or 4. post

It's recommended upto the age of 4 mildmannered. Until then the spine and neck are still forming and very vulnerable as the head is disproportionately large. The most vulnerable ones are the 9 month to 4 years as our government recommends FF at this stage.

well, an 8 year old is not meant to travle rearfacing though...don't think anyone was saying that!