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My 3.5 year old is about 40 inches tall and 42 lbs. She is outgrowing the five pt buckle in her toddler carseat -- which isthis one, I believe.
My husband wants to put her in just the booster seat, but obviously she needs the five pt harness still. Could you recommend any 5 pt. carseats that fit older bigger kids that still have alot of growing left to do in that seat?
I would ideally like one with side head rests because she still falls asleep in the car fairly regularly.
Thank you so much! I have no idea where to start! 
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The Britax are expensive but have seats for much taller/heavier kids.
And I think Graco has one that goes higher too.
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A Sunshine Kids Radian 85 will do five-point up to 85 pounds (they have a 63 version, too). They are expensive, too, however.
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mary theresa wrote:
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I'm not trying to be dense, but why? 
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Oh,sorry, I should have said that I WANT her to stay in a five point harness, not that she HAS to -- information like this is why I wanted to keep the five point still.
But if it's going to cost $250 . . . 
I wasn't sure when you can legally switch them to an adult belt, but I tried to do some research just now and it seems to be 40 lbs maybe?
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Age is not the determining factor it's height and weight. The car seat you have will adjust the shoulder strap for the right height. Annie
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Well, if she meets the height and weight for the belt positioning booster option it looks like her current seat has, I'd be inclined to do that.
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The recommendations for the seat I have now is 40 lbs max WITH the five point harness, which is what I would prefer.
You are right, I could use the seat as a booster with the adult seat buckle, but I wanted to see if there were (affordable? maybe? ) options for a five point for bigger kids.
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to go much bigger it's a good bit more expensive.. especially if you compare it to a graco turbo booster for instance (about $50).. I have found some of the fwd facing only seats go a bit higher in the shoulder.. but mine outgrow all their seats by height not weight.
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The Graco My Ride 65 goes to 65lbs fwd facing in the 5 pt harness.. and it's only $150 MSRP which means you could maybe find it on sale somewhere.. especially if you can find a clearanced fabric color/pattern.
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We just got a Radian for our 5yo and I love it (and so does she!). I personally would not put a child that young in a booster. Going to a booster is not just about size but about maturity as well as the child must sit properly in the seat for it to be safe.
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