Why My 12 Year Olds Still Ride in a Car Seat - Full CAR TOUR!!
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there seems to be some questions as to the twins riding in their seats, even though I explained it in the video. Here's something copied direct from the manufacturer: "The Frontier ClickTight Harness-2-Booster Seat can be used in Harness Mode for children 2 years old and 25 lbs up to 90 lbs or in Booster Mode for children 40 lbs up to 120 lbs." 💜💜
I think it's great you still have them using a car-seat even at 12, I do the same with my kids and a childcare business we run whenever transporting other people's kids around. Too many parents seem to think outgrowing a car-seat is something to be done as soon as possible like some kind of right of passage or something when it's really just a pretty common sense thing to help keep your kids safe. As you pointed out even full grown adult race car drivers use a 5 point harness seat and there's nothing babyish about it. Perhaps it's usual for a guy to advocate for something like this but I've seen real car accidents out on the road up close in graphic detail and so I know what it can do. Once you see something like that it's much easier to advocate for.
Further I really don't like to mention this and ruin anything for you but Consumer Reports actually did their own round of extensive car-seat testing and found that the the Frontier 90 click-tight seats completely failed their crash tests done with higher weight older child dummies in the seats. The harness itself will actually break loose in the shoulders an can cause an older child to become severely injured and even eject as a result. As such I discontinued using our Frontier 90 click-tight seat with any older kids over 50lbs or so for this very reason. Unfortunately there are not really any other decent options for older kids out on the mainstream market these days. In the past I used a Britax Regent car-seat which originally started out as a special needs car-seat designed by John Merritt. As someone who's been using various car-seats over the last 20 years or so this was one of the best car-seats ever made but unfortunately Britax no longer produces it and moved over into it's Frontier line. That's what led me to the Merritt Roosevelt car-seat which is essentially an updated and improved slightly larger version of the old Regent seat designed by the same engineer. I don't at all work for this company but have to sincerely say it is quite simply the best highest quality car-seat I've ever seen and used. All the kids we've had use it in our business absolutely love it and were even fighting over who's turn it was to use it, even older kids. It is sold as a "special needs" car-seat but does not look anything stereo-typically like something that is "special needs" and it can simply be bought with normal standard options. It's also on the rather expensive side but after owning one can attest that it's extremely high quality light-years ahead of any mainline consumer seats like the Frontier click-tight 90. I was so impressed with it I called and told the company they really ought to sell these seats to all kids and not just those with "special needs" because they are that good. I realize your boys are 12 now and so investing in something like that for them now might not last them too much longer but for your up and coming kids they might really enjoy and benefit from them after your 12 year old's would outgrow them. The seat has a 115lbs harnessed weight limit so kids can certainly use it for a very long time. I normally have my kids and those in our business use a car-seat up until they are just over 4 foot 9 inches but many wish to continue using it longer because it really is that comfortable. The cool thing is it's design actually sits at much lower profile in the vehicle seats than the Frontier 90 click tights do. SO it will not block one's rear view to the windows so much and yet is able to far more comfortably fit a larger kid. Anyhow....feel like I'm writing a book now. It's just cool to see someone else caring about car-seat safety as much as we do and so thought I'd pass on some potentially useful information for you. All the best to you and your family.
I think that's an excellent idea why. I got out of my car seat when my shoulders hit the head rest bit, in other words, when it hurt to go in the seat
Hi
If the children in forward facing 5 point harnesses are not utilizing the top tether then they would be safer using the frontiers as boosters, they’re also outgrown the harness when their shoulders are above the top slot, Remember the rule is forward facing the harness is at or above, rear facing the rule is at or below. I’m excited to see you wanting them to be the safest they can be just know that at 12 they’re definitely not in danger moving to booster mode and also could be more injured by being in a harness that’s outgrown.
@@Blahbevava U wrote a lot
The twins have outgrown those seats and are NOT safe in them anymore because the straps are coming from FAR behind them. They are supposed to be coming from above their shoulders.
You are sorely mistaken.
5 point harness’s are only safest WHEN you are using them within the limits. And your boys are far above the limits for height.
Yes and if they were in a car accident the insurance won’t reimburse your car seat if it isn’t in proper placement. They are way too tall for these
Exactly and the 120 lb weight limit would mean I should be sitting in a mf car seat 💺 🤦🏼♀️ the weight limit is for obese TODDLERS not TWELVE year olds 🤦🏼♀️🙄
Agree
My husband is a Firefighter paramedic. I showed him this. He said they absolutely should not be in these seats. NOT SAFE. COMMON SENSE FOLKS
Yes I agree
As a 12 year old, I would literally die if my friends saw me riding in a car seat. I feel so bad for your kids.
samee
my best friend rides in a car seat and i'm 11 and so is he. He is around 85 pounds and i'm around 80. Still I don't ride in a car seat nor a booster seat. I'm almost 5 foot but I'm allowed to go in the front passenger seat unless we are going on the highway.
Same
@@Real_Bradley you realize the front seat is safer than the backs seat right?
@@DemetriusJamal-he1uy i said i can go in the front seat other than highways and the back seat is actually safer because in the front you can go through the windshield even with a seatbelt on
If I was 12 and still sitting in a car seat I wouldn’t be caught dead in it I would be so embarrassed 🫣
When I was eleven years old I saw a ten year old girl who went to my Pathfinders group who used a car seat...and I felt really bad for the poor girl, she must have felt embarrassed to hell and back.
@@HannahRite I mean who wouldn’t be
Right. Wouldn’t be caught dead in it. They would be alive in their car seat.
fr i’m 13
Same
As a 13 year old I would be so embarrassed to be seen in a car seat.I feel so bad for them
I wonder if it's comfortable to have the harness pressing on the crotch. Arrived at school with the harness tight, it must be weird for them. I read that they still had diapers. I imagine diapers with the harness... sorry for the translation, i'm french 😉
@Sara same but 16
@@any4ne985 Ae you 16 and have a car seat ? And the harness ? Sorry for the translation, i'm french 😉
Yep u right my cousin is 8 don’t see her in a car seat and they 12
Fr
That has to embarrass the hell out of them. I know when I was 12 or 13 I would have died if my friends saw me in a car seat
You are in the middle well you have to be 80 lbs to not sit in a Car seat. Edit: tysm for all the likes!!!
Totally I agree. But hey soon they’ll grow out of it and there parents can’t always choose to throw them in one.
I was born in 1982 and I grew up in the 80's and 90's. Back in the 80's there were no safety regulations for safety seats in cars for older children. There were car seats for infants and toddlers but not for older children. Once you were past the toddler stage and around the age of 4, you sat in the back seat buckled in with a regular seat belt.
@@merfwriter yes, but some people just want to be extra safe which is okay it’s their kids, but in my opinion all that isn’t necessary when you’re buckled in. I mean most people get hurt in accidents without wearing their seatbelts.
@@asiaslovely I wasn't complaining about their choices, I was just expressing how decades ago it was a different time. I know that the rules have changed and I'm glad that there are better safety requirements today to keep children safe then there were back then.
3/4 of your harnessed kids have 100% outgrown their seats at the current configurations.
The 12 y/o twins harness straps are coming from below their shoulders, and their heads are well above the 1” threshold… at this age they would be benefiting more by 5 stepping out of a car seat and learning how to sit properly in a car without additional restraints other than a seatbelt, for when they go out with friends and the seats also likely have an age limit suggesting that they start boostering around 8-10 years old. If you’re not top tethering them as well you may be using the seats improper as most seats, and locations require the top tether to be used while forward facing harness
The harnessed kid in the 2row drivers has outgrown their headrest… if it can be lifted then they can likely still stay in, but again, they would likely benefit from boostering at this age.
Car seats can only keep a child so safe at this point there’s more risks then benefits having them harnessed - especially for long term development and maturity. These children should know at this age how to properly sit in a vehicle using just a seatbelt (and a booster for proper fit)
This!! They need to be in booster seats.
Forward facing its the top of the ears can’t pass the top of the seat only rear facing does the head have to be 1” below the top of the seat. My sons seat looked like it was coming from below but it was just the angle and strap pads. I do agree the one in the middle could be raised 1-2 notches and at least the one boy in the back could too but she did acknowledge the one boy needed it raised a bit. It is safest to max out rear facing, forward facing, and booster mode before moving to the next step. If they are within height and weight ranges for harnessed mode that is safer than booster mode. Technically even adults would be safer in harnesses.
@@bubbles7398 It is safer to a point. & Yes Adults would benefit from a harness, but weve also learned how to properly sit without a harness now… Its a life skill that by 9-12 y/o children should absolutely know how to do. Say the twins went out with friends for the day, if they have NEVER sat without a carseat they may not be prepared to sit in a car without one inhibiting their abilities to go places.
Rewatching youre right about the ears the first time I watched through I was also typing the original comment and totally throught I saw ears over the one inch thrushold, but I was def mistaken then
@@kennie727 maybe with friends they don’t use the car seat but a booster. Yes adults learn to sit properly without a harness (some not all plenty don’t sit properly) but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be safer to be in a harness. A harness would prevent ejections, death, etc. as some deadly crashes those people may be alive if cars had harnesses. That’s why the nascar racers have harnesses because they protect more than seat belts and save their lives a lot of times.
@@taygyrl forward facing the top of the ears can’t go past the top of the seat. So ears have to be even or below the top of the car seat.
While you state the twins are within the height and weight limits of the Frontier, I believe, from the video, they have outgrown the harness by seated height, as their shoulders are above the harness slots. The two younger boys’ harnesses look similar, although I’m betting their seat back can raise up another notch. For a forward facing seat, the harness needs to be at or above the shoulders. This does not appear to be the case for any of the boys in your video. In addition, a ffing seat needs to have the top tether attached, which aren’t visible in the back. 1. If there are no top tethers, the older boys would actually be safer in booster seats (if they even need those - see 5 step booster test). Finally, baby girl’s seat base isn’t level against the vehicle seat back. It’s likely tilted from loading and unloading (both her and the boys), but can easily squared up and the seatbelt reinserted in the lock off.
How many times did you hit the pause button on this video so you could tell another mother how much more you know about momming than her. Pathetic. 😪
@@michele1083 Not much time, actually. I’ve been educating caregivers about car seat selection, adjusting seats to fit kids, and installing car seats for 20 years. Most of this I could’ve see at a glance. The data from Safe Kids and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia finds 80% of seats are installed/used incorrectly. It’s a safety device so incorrect use can have negative consequences. Top tether use limits head movement in a crash or sudden stop.
Kids can outgrow a seat by outgrowing the harness before reaching the standing height limits.
She was talking about her “expert” car seat usage, yet it doesn’t appear she’s using them correctly. BTW, I’m not a parent and didn’t question her parenting.
PS: I’m not the only one with the same fit and top tether questions.
@@michele1083 mother doesn't always now best
Are you really defending her obsessive way of car seat safety?
@@CalebCox-wd7tf I don’t see it as obsessive as much as wanting to keep her kids safe. Many children need a booster seat in order for the seatbelt to fit correctly until 10 or 12 years old, especially smaller kids in captains seats or vehicles with deep seats pans.
Those kids are about to be in middle school if not already. 12 is old enough for a regular seat , can’t baby them forever.
@@Maranelle_bebechichi a 12 year old doesn’t need a car seat like a three year old would . They are teenagers that can sit in the regular seating in the car.
@@Maranelle_bebechichi ok that’s understandable, but you have to know where to draw the line. Example how do you think those kids feel. I’m sure they’re super embarrassed when they’re friends don’t have one and some of them may be sitting in the front seat. I know I’d be embarrassed.
@@squirrelgaming3777 ikr-
@@Maranelle_bebechichi but when you're a teenager you're too tall and too old for a carseat... when you're a kid who's like 4ft tall and light as a feather then yes it's to keep them safe. But teenagers are old enough to sit in the front passenger seat so why would they still need a freaking carseat?
@@Maranelle_bebechichi Ok gyspy rose 🤣
those poor kids bro 😭😭 the way they have such a positive attitude about it too, breaks my heart
Ikr like they gotta be putting on a face for yt who would be so happy abt that😭
Maybe they have a choice to stay in it.
I know its dorky as hell, and threw me off when I saw the thumbnail since those seats are usually associated with babies and toddlers. But it's just a seat... people are honestly making a big deal about this.
@@Moon_bun_bun Yeah because they are 12, think of when you were 12, you would be devastated and so would your social life if a friend found out.
@@amaritineenthusiast make sense tbh
Man, this makes me feel so fortunate for having been born in the 70's. I never even had to wear a seatbelt and I rode on the back of motorcycles and pickup trucks. Played with lawn darts and would disappear for hours playing in the creek.
Amagin' those over pampered kids go to College. Or anywhere without their smothering mother. How will they survive.. They got no clue how world works. It's going to be nasty
Same thing growing up in the 90s. This is just absurd lol
@@MindfulConnections2040 Then go outside instead of screaming about a game.
@@garycooper9207 i know who will bet here to breastfeed them? rofl snowflake mom
I ride in the back of my dads pick up since I was 7 we live in the country we drive into town and I’m in the back he will take me and my siblings onto our fields in the back I got out of a car seat when I was 5
This is my opinion
Alyssa- regular seatbelt (no car seat or booster seat)
David- regular seatbeat (no car seat or booster seat)
Zac- regular seatbelt (no car seat or booster seat)
Chris- regular seatbelt (no car seat or booster seat)
Micheal- regular seatbelt (high back or backless booster)
Owen- 5 point harness or high back booster
Chloe- baby carrier
David and Alyssa should both still be in booster seats
How tall are they
@@CalebCox-wd7tf Alyssa is 5’8, David is 5’10, Chris and zac are abt 5’2-5’3, Micheal is 4’10, Owen is 4’5-4’6 and chole is probs like 3.5 feet at most
5’ 8” in a booster seat is outrageous
5’ 8” and 10” is crazy to be in any restraint. What are you on lmao
I sat in the front seat when I was 9. I can’t imagine still being in a car seat for a 5 year old when I’m 12😭😭😭😭
ikrr
Frrrr
@@Samisamazing omg same I couldn’t-
My car seat was removed I think before kindergarten. Omg I would die of embarrassment
Me too bro I stopped using a car seat when I was like 6
I’ve stopped using car seats when I was around 7 or 8 since I out grew them and I was too tall for a booster seat at the time. I was around 7 or 8 when I started sitting in the front seat. We’re talking about before the 2010s timeline. I used to have my older brother’s hand-me-down 90s infant carrier car seat back in 1997. I still remember using the 90s overhead shield car seat up to kindergarten (early 2000’s timeline).
I've never heard of any kid this old still using a car seat or booster seat. I didn't even know it was possible.
The oldest ive seen was 6 😭
honestly it’s not safe and embarrassing for them
i was in a carseat/booster seat until I was like 9 or 10 lol I feel so embarrassed for them
This doesn't even look safe
@@stefanielieb5258 it’s not
Can you imagine how embarrassing that is for them? Dang I feel so bad they have to do that
yeah if I was in a carseat at their age I would DIE of embarrassment
I mean it’s the parents choice, they really care for their kids safety.
i am 16 and i still have to sit in a 5 point harness car seat. my parents also tighten my harness too tight. I hate it. What can i do so my parents dont tighten my harness so tight?
@@TheTopspin3 why do you still have to sit in a car seat?? you are old enough to have a drivers license. Ask your parents to teach you how to drive a car instead (if you live in the USA bc 16 is the legal driving age)
@@justanotherrandomperson180 my parents still force me to sit in a 5 point harness til i am 18 years.
my parents dont allow me to make my licences with 16. I have to wait til i am 18
those kids do not need to be in a car seat 😂
Well what about ther safety a teacher in my school so short she needs get out the bus aka people caria to rech stuff like to press a button
Exactly
So are the twins going to learn how to drive a car using a car seat too using a 5 point harness?
Yes they will
The fear brainwashing will make then not want to drive more likely...pearents passing down trauma because of a friends accident.
Better yet they can’t drive till they’re 105
When she said the car seat weight went up to 120lbs my mind was blown. I'm 20 almost 21 and I'm 115lbs-120lbs and I could never imagen sitting in a car seat until I was able to reach the weight limit. If that were the case I'd still be sitting in one to this day. Also if I were in a car seat at 12 I would have been bullied so bad and would resent my parents for making me sit in one. I also remember what it was like to get out of one. I felt like such a big kid and felt like I was actually growing up.
Same and alot of 12 year olds I've met pretty much are twice my size and I'm 22. Last time I weighed myself, I was 120 lbs and I'm 4'11. I haven't rode in a booster seat since I was 8 and been riding in the front seat since I was 11 or so.
@coffee_lover💜 and not all adults are that tall either or driving aged kids. Some adults are way smaller then that too. I'm 4'11 to but I'm around 120 lbs. Lmao, exactly.
@coffee_lover💜 I am UK based, but this still might apply in the US. Ok. It might not be so weird to think that short adults should be in a booster seat (I am 5ft and also under 120lbs). I say this because other things car wise make it seem that way. When I checked out one of my car manuals once it actually said it recommended turning off the front airbag of the person was below 5ft2 because of the risk of injury from the airbag. (You can also have the seat further back). This can be solved by boosting yourself up. Also before the advent of height adjustment for the driver seat, you could get driving cushions that are technically boosters. So yeah, if you are driving and have the seat raised… it’s basically boostered.
@coffee_lover💜 What I’m saying is if it really did go up to 120lbs, like she said it did, I’d still have to sit in one even though I’m an adult. I know you can’t put a car seat in the drivers seat that’s why I said it. I’m pointing out how ridiculous it would be if you kept you kid in a car seat based on just weight because they may never reach that weight. Like me. That’s all I’m saying.
@coffee_lover💜 You can 100% turn off airbags in the US.
These are the kind of parents that don’t want their kids to grow up.
yupp
Thank goodness my mom wasn't like that, she was encouraging me to get a job when I was as young as 14!
You have to pass a five step test that isn’t usually until you’re 5’0 even then because The crust on your pelvis needs to develop
@@livinglifewithshariah i was sitting in a normal seat at 4’3 💀 i don’t think height matters.
@@HannahRite same :) except 13 for me.
as a 12 yr old i'd hate sitting in a car seat i feel horrible for them
If Chris, Zac or Michael go somewhere with friends in their parents' car, do they just forgo the car seat I assume? I don't have kids so always wonder how this works when kids use car sears longer now.
Yea, im wondering the same thing, I doubt their friends ride in the, considering their age….
@@MorganPerong1308 the mom just wants attention poor kids
Well I kind of got an answer from an insta story video from the other day where their van was out of commission and they were using another car and Zac and Michael were not in car seats (Owen and Chloe were, Chris wasnt in the car, sorry if I mixed the twins up). But I assume Zac and Chris will be moving out of them soon if they haven't already. Sounds like they're willing to make exceptions.
@@tyrashelm6014 and showing people how they get in their car seat and just weird
@@yourfavcapricorn1758 i know they are obsesssed with attention its sad
When your children ride in cars with other family members or friends' families do you require the twins and Michael to still ride in a car seat or a booster seat or are you most concerned about the added safety the car seats offers on longer road trips? Is 13 the age at which you allow your children to choose whether or not to use car seats? Do you transition from the full carseat to a booster seat or straight to a regular seat. I appreciate the fact that you put your children's safety first.
@@kel.eee27 if you went off that, I'd still be in a booster seat. Does it differ for adults in that case? In my state, it's only 8 and under, 4'9 or so, and/or over a certain weight limit.
I would cry if my mom put me in the carseat at 12, imagine pulling up to your friends and them just seeing you in a car seat bro..
Yes it is social suicide. They will end up being kicked real hard by their peers and end up in the counceling because they are 40 and still virgins
This pic will make a great meme 🤣
if thats their normal, no actually they would be fine and if the 'friends' cause issues thats on the parents to correct
I agree. When I was 12 I was going to concerts and listening to twenty one pilots. I was also 5 feet. I did not need to be in a car seat. JESUS
That's not nice
When a child is forward facing, straps need to be at/above their shoulders. Car seats won’t work in accidents if they aren’t used properly..
I’d be embarrassed if I was 12, and still rode in a car seat.
Better to have an embarrassed child than a dead one.
Same😭
I think if you're embarrassed over that you need to look inward and ask yourself why.
Odd thing to be embarrassed over. What about it would be embarrassing to you?
I agree with you at 12 you should be sitting in the front seats
Same😂
Growing up in the south I can’t imagine being 12-13 in a car seat. My grandpa taught my brothers to drive a Mule cart around the farm at 12. Hell, I was driving my daddy’s car at 15. I’m gone keep my mouth shut. Do as you please. … 🤦🏽♀️
ikr- i would cry everyday if i had to ride in a car seat....at 12
🤣🤣 my son will be until he correctly fits in adult seatbelt and if he still doesn’t I will keep him in until 15 because pelvis development
@@livinglifewithshariah please don’t do that to you’re son, he’ll be the laughing stock of his grade if anyone finds out
I was driving four wheelers and stuff by myself at 9 and forget the booster seat unless another adult was riding with us I was riding in the front seat with my dad
@@livinglifewithshariah You are putting your son through incredible embarrassment and that's not even safety, it's actually quite UNSAFE.
I totally understand in now my adulthood why parents keep their children in car seats for the longest time possible. Its simply to keep their children safe - not to humiliate them.
Seeing those boys sitting in car seat takes me back when I was 12 and had to sit in one of those booster seat in my parents jeep. They made me sit in high back with those huge head wings until I was almost 13 years old or when I finally managed that summer to reach those magical 150 cm numbers. Oh the joy when we finally got rid of it.
I had to sit in a 5 point harness until I passed the maximum height for the harness, about 8--9 years old but I remember how angry I was when they made me transition from harness to the booster seat when most of my friends were allowed to sit in the front seat just using a seatbelt around the age of 8....As an adult now for me that is crazy.
Back then the car seats were clunkier and they looked like giant baby seats, I made sure my friends never saw me riding mine...I had to sit in my seat until I was 9 years old + ride 3 years in Britax booster seat....If you are wondering what the Britax husky looks like thin about huge baby seat and even when I googled it I was shocked to see how cars seats have evolved past 15 years...The are much more toned and neat.
Sitting in car seat is probably the only reason why I never asked my parents to drive me to soccer practice or to school because sitting in it totally embarrassed the hell out of me , One time my cousin got a ride home with us when her parents were overseas, she is 1 year older then me and I have never felt more humiliated in my childhood when she asked me why I was sitting in a baby seat?
I did not understand it then why I was made to sit in a car seat but a father I understand it now after my daughter was born...She rides is 5 point harness and she will use the harness until she outgrows it...Even if she is 12.
This is america and not europe
Fits perfectly rear-facing in our truck, which has a slightly smaller back seats. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx6_FKRYB2ClSPRyjcd8HptiCS3EiQoNX4 Feels as comfy and plush as our Graco Contender carseat
This was like a throw back video to the one about your 9 year old aka Alyssa in a car seat it was interesting to watch
Your husband low key doesn’t agree with the 12 year old’s being in the car seat.
I feel so goddamn bad for these kids
There are other options available for a “5 point harness” than a whole car seat made for smaller children
Love how alysa has a new bestie. She deserved it since she has to deal with 5 boys.
Lol dude you joined on my birthday lol
Wsp 🤭
@@RealXzify hap
Ya i agree
Yep too many boys 😭🤣
Its crazy how carseats change over time. When I was a toddler in the early 2000s, one of the carseats i used was the Evenflo Scout 1998. It was blue and had what looked like a rollercoaster restraint.
I had that seat too!
When I was toddler in the 80's...well nvm
I remember using a car seat until age 8 and a booster until age 10 which was bad enough. 12 sounds like a nightmare 😢
Car seat tech here- some of these are outgrown. Please have your local car seat tech help you sort something out because this is not safe. Straps must be at or above their shoulders forward facing, the baby’s straps are way loose, chest clips aren’t correct… you need some adjusting here for sure to get everyone safe.
As soon as I read the title I remembered the same vid you did w Alyssa when she was 9!! Nostalgia 🥰
Yep déjà vu
OMG i havent watched you since 2017, im so happy i found you guys🥰
My 19 year old is still breastfeeding and my 21 year old is still in diapers. So adorable!
wait really? or is that a joke?
i think it’s a joke but still
Tell me your kidding
Some of us never grow up, I'm 30 but really still just 2 year old, I'm literally still in diapers.
Guys this is a joke chill out 😂
I feel so bad for those kids, not only are they gonna be embarrassed by there friends, but 700k+ people saw this so they are definitely getting bullied at school
I have always watched you when I was seven and that was 5 years ago since I'm 12 now. I got older so I stopped watching you guys but I watched this and I had no clue you had a baby girl. Owen has got so big. Thank you for the great memories
Same i am 11 now (12 this year)
@@kyanacamacho5598 No you will be turning 4 years old instead.
Owens eyes are the most crystal blue eyes ive ever seen, their so beautiful!
Aww thanks
My 9 year old always goes sitting in the front looking all cool saying bye to her friends😂 (she’s tall). Knowing her, she would rather walk before making seat in a car seat.
how tall?
andreina Wilson Well your 9 year old daughter is happy to be in a rear facing car seat.
@@alexmd4452 6'4
DAMN SHE TALLER THAN ME AND I'M 16 a
AND SHE'S 9 I'm 5'3
@@AliceJordan-js4jxAwe bless doesn't your little girl look so cute in her car seat she's going to nursery.
I got out of a full carseat when I was 4 and switched to a booster seat, where I remained until I was 11 which I could go in a regular seat. (We found out that I was able to go in the front even though I'm only 4 foot 7) So I can sit in the front passenger seat unless we are going on highways.
Unfortunately I was stuck in that full car seat until I was 8 and my aunt noticed. She told my parents that I only need a booster seat. Stayed in a booster until age 10. I do sit in the front but I prefer sitting at the back because the windows are tinted which means more privacy
@@cxffaye I just like the front because I have the option to change the AC as well as more leg room.
It's been so long I watch you guys.. I missed you and look how your twins grow up wow. I'm proud of you guys keep it up. 🥰
Yeah same when i used to watch them owen was a baby and now he is the cutest boy ever 💛
Yea woman keep up the embarrassment
@@NOT_INFILIT HUH
@@NOT_INFILIT I almost forgot i wrote that
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Oh my gosh I haven watched you guys in a long time, the kids grew so big especially Michael
I would’ve been so embarrassed if people saw me on a car set at a older age 😬 feel bad for them 😭 dang let them grow up!
You guys are awesome!!! Keep up the awesome work.
I am Just going to say that i love you Family fun Pack ❤ Back in the days i would always watch your videos! :)
I have a cargo that easily you can put your luggage so what do you think about it
if their feet can touch the ground without the car seat while they are sitting all the way back in their seat, its safe. thats how my mom did it for me at least. i can see that those two boys already almost touch the ground in the seat so they most definitely touch it without. theyre not little kids anymore, they really dont need those car seats. i got out of mine at 10-11 but thats only because i was a shorter and lighter person.
You had the harness too until you were 10 11 years old ?
@@lebelge4319 well i didnt have the harness, i had the booster. should have specified sorry haha. even i didnt have that harness thing at their age, and i was a lot smaller
@@lebelge4319 you should get out of the harness at least in year 2 and booster until 11
@@indiebindie6031 I had the harness until I was 11 years old. Booster it until much later.
@@lebelge4319 I had a booster seat until I was 10 last year, though that was fine for me.
The five point harness is the safest way for ALL occupants to travel in a vehicle regardless of age(past rear facing age) height and weight. Unfortunately adding 5 point harnesses would increase the price of a vehicle and make it difficult to install car seats
Bro I’m 15 I’m not riding in a booster seat
@@1776Blue not me
@@coleclawson254 Good boy
Following so I can watch a few more of your videos. :) We seriously considered an NV before we decided a Transit was a better fit for us.
I checked the manual and it is not the 1” rule (normally for rear facing only) it’s the ears have to be below the top of the seat (normal for forward facing and high back booster seats). I do believe both boys head ready may be able to be moved up a notch or 2. Normally the rule is to max out by height or weight whichever comes first. The boy up front can definitely be raised and has a good amount left to be able to raise
@@bubbles7398 totally right on the 1" rule, can't believe I messed that up. I'll blame pregnancy brain. Lol possible the head rests can go up, but she believes the seats go to 120lbs, and that is only when used as a booster. The harness only goes to 90lbs and also has an overall height limit of 58".
Those big boys in car seats!!! I can’t.🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fr I bet they are embarrassed 😅 I would,💀
My boys would be so humiliated.
not nice
No nice they can’t do anything
Not nice🤧😢😱
i love your videos keep up the great work
This is so interesting, I have never seen anything like this before, nearly 13 years old in car seats. No harsh judgment here, just fascinated. I remember you uploaded a video years ago: why 9 year old Alyssa still rides in a seat. Where I come from this isn’t normal, and I would have been teased about it lol. I hope the boys are comfortable and not too cramped.
she wants attention lok
it’s not normal anywhere. in fact, at this point its far more dangerous to be using these car seats then to not use them. i feel bad for these kids, they’re in for a nasty surprised once they enter the real world without their smothering mother.
@@elsie26 i know right i think tis more for attention like poor kids
you can see the twin all on the right the straps are like super tight if thye get in an accident he will get hurt bad
@@elsie26 lol this video is just about carseats. How do you know the mother is harming them, do you live with them? Please stop and be respectful thanks.
How much does your twins weight/how tall depending on your model the harness mode in the frontier is either 90 or 65lbs white the booster more weight go up to 120 lbs you'll fundthisin your manual. The harnesses should be at or above their shoulders for a forward facing harness looks like it's coming from below. Please see a car seat technician in your area to make sure everyone is riding safely have a great day 😊
i love how when the kids are playing and they make something really cool and there proud of how well they made it kristine is always so supportive like "oh my gosh that's so cool" and kristine play's with them so much it looks like witch is really awesome because that you have a busy life it look's like but you always take as much time as you can playing with Owen,Micheal,Chris,Zac,David and Alyssa. I'm sorry if i spelt any names wrong i'm not the best at spelling because i'm in 4th grade.But anyways I love your guy's videos and stay safe.
Am in year 4 too!
Gosh these kids are too young, please for the sake of your poor childhood go to youtube kids.
I’m in fifth
@@kayla_rose097 alsooooo…there obviously watching little family channels I don’t see the prob
@@snookiii2072 yeah but still, just in case👍
Everyone’s saying how embarrassed they would be, but honestly I’m jealous because all I can think about is how much comfier car seats are compared to regular seats lmao
I think I would sit in a car seat to just mess around and my friends would laugh in a funny way 😂😂😂😂
i have been watching your vids for years keep up the good work
You rock!
I’m pretty sure that the Harness is maxed out at 65lbs max… booster Mode is 120 lbs using the vehicle seatbelts
Most of them do, but the britax frontier goes up to 90 lbs in harness mode.
I was 60 lbs at age 11, and with ADHD I wasn’t ready until about that age, but I hated how small I was and got picked on so much for it so I made my mom get rid of my booster when I was 9 (close to 50 lbs) so bc of size I probably would have benefited as a kid, so it’s their choice
i got to ask, isnt it annoying when you sit in a higher seat that your feet dangle?
It takes a lot of thought and work to make arrangements for such a large family but you are doing a good job of it.
I think it’s a great idea and I understand why you still have them in car seats however, they’ve clearly grown way out of the seats making it more unsafe for them to be in it then in a regular seat
She literally said that they still fit in the height and weight capacity of the seats they’re using..
Tracy Podritz the weight capacity yeah sure, but it is obvious they’re too tall, the shoulder straps are coming from below their shoulders meaning they’ve grown past the size for the seat. Maybe they fit in the height range but they have long torsos so the proportions are no longer going to guarantee them maximum safety. By this point there’s no benefits of having them in a car seat over a regular seat if not more dangerous
@@TracyPodz dude...do you not see them big kids in that seat
she just wants attention
This is NOT NORMAL OR HEALTHY FOR THE KIDS.
I remember when I was 8 we went in this trip with my mom, my brother, my moms friends and two kids, and me. And the two other kids ages were 7&9. And the 7 year olds car seat wouldn’t come off of the seat but the 9 yr olds seat could. And the 7 yr old and my brother wanted to sit in the very back seats. (my brother was 12 at the time) So me and the 9 yr old sat in the middle row where the car seats were. After the first day of me hating that car seat I had to sit in, me and the nine yr old just sat in the back bc I won’t be caught dead in that seat. I stopped sitting in a booster seat at 7 I believe. 12 is ridiculous.
I have ARFID and was so tiny for my age (I still am and I’m an adult) I stayed in a car seat until 12 as well!
I guess it was different for me because I grew fast by the time I was 10 I was already 5’2”. I didn’t realize how small the twins are.
I would consider letting them choose whether they want to sit in one or not. If it’s a safety thing then they should be fine but if your that worried then maybe look for smaller ones so that way it doesn’t look obvious that they are sitting in a car seat. I’m just worried about their options and what they think about the whole thing. Communication is key as they say.
I was 7 and got bullied for being the only kid still in a car seat. Can’t imagine being 12 in a car seat
What 7 is a fine age to be in a car seat
The people who where mean to you were cruel 😡
Sorry you had to experience that
I was in a car seat until I was 11.
No one bullied me for it.
@@babyperi6821 back then 7 was the average age kids stopped being in a car seat. Because where I live, 7 is the age where they can sit without one. So parents stopped enforcing it. If you were in a car seat till 11 or 12 here you better be homeschooled. That’s ridiculous honestly. Almost a teenager and still in a car seat for 6 year olds
@@KeiraMarieASMR I was tiny so I has to sit in one so I don't advise kids sitting in one at 11
But bullying a seven year old seems so wrong 😟.
It will be amazing when Alyasa can get a car you wont have to worry about her in the car!!😂🤣
It will be Amazing when Can get A Car you wont have to worry About her in the Car Videos UA-cam Family fun Pack 😀
@@jocelinguardiolafelix375 you forgot Alysa
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I guess I need to start keeping up with this stuff. I don’t have children but do plan to have some in the future. I was out of a car seat and sitting up front by 5 (though that was 2000 and I live in a freakishly small town)
I remember I was sitting up front with my mom when I was like 7 and wouldn’t put my seatbelt on so she hit the breaks on purpose and made me smack into the front window. Definitely learned my lesson. Now I don’t even turn the car on before everyone is buckled in.
I promise you the weight limit of 120 lbs doesn’t mean normal weight children. No TWELVE year old or ever anything over 6 should be in a five point harness seat like that 🤦🏼♀️ your children are far more safe in a revalue seatbelt after 6.
Definitely stop putting your kids in car seats by AT MOST ten
Older than that and it can be unsafe because they are to big for it, even if they don’t look it. I wouldn’t let them sit in the front until a bit older band def always with a seatbelt but twelve in a five strap is not good
@@lucygarrett9785 to big I was tiny at 10
I stopped when I was 13 I was so happy as everyone I knew even my cousins who were 8 or 9 didn’t have hers anymore and she was so much tinier than me xxx
FiveTwoLove has the best van I've ever seen. A whole bathroom sink fridge area in the back. And side seating. I would get so claustrophobic in yours.
Really, I haven’t seen a van tour for them
@@kimberlysymonds7517 He did one a while back
We always wondered how you all fit in your car 🤣 xx
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Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂
Matt Kristine Chloe Owen Michael Alyssa David Zach Chris 9 seater
I wonder if there will be another family member of them coming
I have been out of a car seat since I was seven and I know that’s not safe but I even stopped using a booster seat when I was seven
Hello, can you please share what your twins car seat name is..the model. I have a 5 year old that has outgrown the height of the 5 point harness ok the highest height . I currently am using a 2 in 1 BACK booster with a lap shoulder belt mode. It has 2 options, 5 point harness mode or remove it & use lap belt for the back booster . I was in horrible accident 10 yrs ago & would prefer my child in 5 point harness but can not find a car seat age fits the 5 point harness still being at the height of her shoulders. Thx
SOO GOOD YALL ARE MY CHILEHOOD
Some these videos are old videos but rebooted
Them brushing mowi (I think that’s how you say it) them brushing Kona. The thumbnail of this video is the thumbnail of the one you did on Alyssa
The twins on and there night routine I think did one in 2020
I just noticed that this video was filmed before Michael got his braces I am a good observer!!❤️❤️
“There’s a reason race car drivers wear a 5 point harness” that being said the attachment point for the harness should not be below their shoulders, which 3/4, almost all have the harness below their shoulders, also, they have roll cages. If you’re that worried in an accident why isn’t your van fitted with a roll cage and upgraded crash bar. Those are the true life saving features
Hello! Thank you for the awsome video! Where did you buy those booster car seats for the 12 years old boys?
I love your videos so much 💖
Idk I think it’s messed up to put a 12 year old in a car seat Ik safety but when if i was in a car seat at 12 I would be so embarrassed-
So the booster are also normal high back booster witch are still safe in an accident you older kids have out grown the harness ( look up the weight limits for the 5 point in the owner book) I would try working with them on seat belt position safety and then move them out of the boosters when they max out the height remember when forward facing all straps should be at or above the shoulders and the us the top tether in the 5 point harness option you do not have to with the normal booster
Nahhhh bro I thought my parents were over protective put this is a whole new level and the parents putting the picture with the twins is crazy I would have died😂
I love ❤️ the car 🚗 it fits quite a bit of people. When I was little I always liked the car seat because I was higher than my brother and sister lol 😂
I soooooo happy that You Kristen and Matt is taking care of the kids like good parents! 😃
You know Zach and Chris sat next to each other through out the year
Hah
I think my parents had car seats when I was a toddler. It was the early 70’s. I never sat in a car seat while I was growing up. My parents were both good drivers. We have seatbelts but,never wore them while growing up.
We have a carseat that goes to 120lb but they only got to 65lbs for thr harness I've never seen one that allows the harness over 80lbs
The one you said the boys are can only safely harness to 80lbs and 53in tall so are then in a harness or a seat belt?
I remember when i was like 5-6yrs old and i was obsessed with you guys, to a point where i wouldn't eat or drink water just to watch you guys
awww
About to subscribe! This video caught my attention. My daughter who is currently 4 years old almost 5 has epilepsy so I wanted to keep her in her car seat until she is at least 10 or 12 just for extra protection on her little head... Well her dad thinks I'm crazy and I should transfer her to a booster until she is 8 than take her off the booster completely. That is way to soon iny opinion but after this video I think my bf will have a better put look on this as I do. I appreciate the fact that you don't care about judgement from others just too be sure your babies are safe :) much respect!
nah bro your kids shoundnt be in any thing besides a normal car seat past 8
please don’t do that to ur daughter she will resent u for it
I used a booster seat until I was 13 because I was super short and only weighed 70 lbs so the fact that people are hating is so annoying to me. The reason they are in car seats is because they don’t weigh enough
They are underweight
I was the same
I think that they are just projecting their kids and don’t care what anyone thinks and I think it is amazing
Age doesn't matter safety always first nothing wrong with keeping your kids extra safe especially in vehicles, good question, ignore stupid comments or jokes , eventually will grow out of em
thank you, i knew there would be plenty of ignorance and judgement in this comment section :)
@@familyfunpack it will be yours kids funarals
@@doyouhearthepeoplesing2 what?
@@Meme_Century she crashes that car all those kids will either be killed or have serious injuries caused by the car seats
its amazing that your kids sit in car seats !!!
I started sitting in the front seat when i was like 6-7 lol
@@amygriffith8224 i dont care? sadly your parents also didnt care about your life cuz its definetly not ok 😶
@@bd2885 fr
@@syniahthomas977 ?
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I was pretty small for my age at 8 years old, and I wish to have ridden in a 5 point harness until I could no longer fit back then.
They have out grown those seats I feel so bad for them it’s probably super tight too the frontier goes up to 120 for BOOSTER mode not harnesses mode it goes up to 65 pounds for harness mode