Falling asleep on booster seat - unsafe???

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I bought a booster seat for my 5 year old but she falls asleep in the car and slumps over!

This seems a very unsafe position not to mention uncomfortable!

Do the car seats for older children solvet he problem of allowing them to sleep comfortably and safely - or would it be a waste of money?

What do you think?

We have a Maxi Cosi ?Rodi for dd, which fits up to 11yrs old. She can sleep pretty comfortably in it.

I think I might get off to the shops then. The Graco version is £30 and the others seem to be £50-£70 - I am just not sure if it is worth paying the extra or not! The pricier ones seem to have deeper "wings" at the side of the head? Is this important?

dont get the graco!! when dd1 does occasionally nod off, it doesnt support her head at all.

thanks Misdee, you're a star - I quite likely would have got the Graco later today!

Attach some velcro to the back of the seat and make a headband for your child out of the other part. Voila! Your child no longer slouches.

Good thinking. i will make her a velcro "car jacket" to wear and stick her in the right position every time

I can't believe someone hasn't marketed the idea already.

We got the cheap Mothercare seat for this stage. It's more to guide the adult seatbelt rather than the seat itself being the safety thing anyway, so it seemed pointless to spend the extra money. In the event it's one of the easiest to fit and is still very comfortable - ds1 (4) loves it.

This is the one we got and it was only £25. Thoroughly recommend it.

Yes, the deep wings are important because they provide extra cushioning against a side impact crash. Plus, they are easy to bolster up with a jacket to make a pillow for your lo to sleep against!

My DS1 does this, we bougyht the inflatable travel neck rests which support his head and stop it flopping around so much.

GeorginaA thanks for the link - does the mothercare one support a sleeping child, or will they still slump in it? Seems a lot cheaper than the other front runner, the maxi cosi rodi!

He still slumps to the side and rests his head on the head wings, but I'm not sure any seat will eliminate that, to be honest. The seatbelt doesn't look like it's cutting into his neck when he slumps, if you see what I mean, and he obviously thinks he's comfy!!!

We chose it because we went and tried them all in mothercare and got ds1 to sit in them all - that's the one he begged for! Could you perhaps pop into Mothercare with your dd and bribe her with chocolate to try them all/both, and get her to lean over as if she was sleeping and ask her which is most comfy for her?

Oh, and the Graco one felt more flimsy than the Mothercare one, was more faff guiding the seatbelts through - and had drinks holders in them (that's obviously where the price difference was!!) and was "reclining"?! How it was supposed to recline in an upright rear seat I'll never know. Didn't try the Maxi Cosi one though, to be fair, as it was just out of our price range.

Mothercare here we come - thanks for that idea! As long as the head wings support her head instead of her slumping out of the seat, that would be fine. Right now with just a booster she flumps forward / sideways so that the seat belt is not holding her in the right places!!!

If you do go the Maxi Cosi Rodi route, the cheapest I could find online is from Kiddicare at £76.99 which seems like quite a bit of a saving compared to Mothercare's price.

Thanks again for the clever links - I will need some convincing to get the maxi cosi as it does seem quite maxi cash!