High chairs for 10 year olds

Maybe I’ll take another look at this one in 9 years…

Magnatiles

Best thing since the block!

http://www.5littlemonkeys.com/product_info.php?cPath=69_86&products_id=746

Installing car seats – LATCH and seatbelts

I’ve been trying to figure out if it’s OK to use both LATCH restraints and seat belts to secure a child’s car seat.  The short answer is no, but I can’t find a satisfying reason, other than, “Car seats aren’t tested that way”.

• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=6566
• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=8362
• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=8385
• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=8611
• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=9153
• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=22245
• http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=24586

I posted a response in this thread, but no response yet.

5-point Harness Car seats for over 40lbs

I have to upgrade my son’s car seats because he is too tall for the Britax Roundabout he is in now.  However, finding a 5-point harness seat rated to more than 40lbs/40″ is no small feat.  I found a few though:

• Safeguard Child Seat (65lbs/57”):
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/CSSRating/SeatDetail.cfm?CSSID=539
• Britax Regent (80lbs/53”):
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/CSSRating/SeatDetail.cfm?CSSID=536
• Safeguard Go (60lbs/52”):
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/CSSRating/SeatDetail.cfm?CSSID=593
• Safety 1st Apex 65 (65lbs/52”):
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/CSSRating/SeatDetail.cfm?CSSID=601

Beware the other seats listed in the “Combination” section of NHTSA’s website.  The forward/rear combo seats only allow the 5-point harness up to 40lbs.  Above that you just use the seat belt, which is less than a perfect solution.

Cheap CD Rom titles

http://www.cdromusa.com/

Good for kids’ CD Rom games.

Kid-friendly websites and games

Websites:

• www.starfall.com
• www.pbskids.org
• http://pbskids.org/clifford/games/
• http://www.thomasandfriends.com/uk/thomas_the_tank_engine_uk_website_homepage.html
• http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games

Games:

• I Spy computer CD (start with I Spy Junior or I Spy Puppet Playhouse then move on to I Spy School Days – there are also ones for older kids 6 and up like Treasure Hunt and Spooky Mansion.
• Disney CD learning games featuring Mickey and Pooh
• Software for little kids at Costco, but it’s always rotating, so you never know what you’ll find that day.