Why My 12 Year Olds Still Ride in a Car Seat - Full CAR TOUR!!

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  • @familyfunpack
    @familyfunpack  2 года назад +394

    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." 💜💜

    • @Blahbevava
      @Blahbevava 2 года назад +35

      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.

    • @abbypearson2986
      @abbypearson2986 2 года назад +9

      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

    • @comet203
      @comet203 2 года назад +4

      Hi

    • @porschiahaleywade8467
      @porschiahaleywade8467 2 года назад +33

      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.

    • @kaysmalibuxo
      @kaysmalibuxo 2 года назад +11

      @@Blahbevava U wrote a lot

  • @angelacrane9589
    @angelacrane9589 2 года назад +3696

    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

    • @efitzpatrick11
      @efitzpatrick11 2 года назад +70

      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!!!

    • @asiaslovely
      @asiaslovely 2 года назад +68

      Totally I agree. But hey soon they’ll grow out of it and there parents can’t always choose to throw them in one.

    • @merfwriter
      @merfwriter 2 года назад +63

      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.

    • @asiaslovely
      @asiaslovely 2 года назад +24

      @@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.

    • @merfwriter
      @merfwriter 2 года назад +20

      @@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.

  • @Bella-tu7ws
    @Bella-tu7ws 2 года назад +1120

    As a 13 year old I would be so embarrassed to be seen in a car seat.I feel so bad for them

    • @lebelge4319
      @lebelge4319 2 года назад +25

      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 😉

    • @any4ne985
      @any4ne985 2 года назад +3

      @Sara same but 16

    • @lebelge4319
      @lebelge4319 2 года назад +1

      @@any4ne985 Ae you 16 and have a car seat ? And the harness ? Sorry for the translation, i'm french 😉

    • @asiahgeorge2205
      @asiahgeorge2205 2 года назад +8

      Yep u right my cousin is 8 don’t see her in a car seat and they 12

    • @cymarie_
      @cymarie_ 2 года назад +2

      Fr

  • @NA10157
    @NA10157 2 года назад +507

    If I was 12 and still sitting in a car seat I wouldn’t be caught dead in it I would be so embarrassed 🫣

    • @HannahRite
      @HannahRite 2 года назад +19

      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.

    • @NA10157
      @NA10157 2 года назад +5

      @@HannahRite I mean who wouldn’t be

    • @mellsbells6075
      @mellsbells6075 2 года назад +5

      Right. Wouldn’t be caught dead in it. They would be alive in their car seat.

    • @Theanakkcfjjkd48
      @Theanakkcfjjkd48 2 года назад +2

      fr i’m 13

    • @savvyschnapp4090
      @savvyschnapp4090 2 года назад

      Same

  • @sweetpotato7778
    @sweetpotato7778 2 года назад +91

    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.

    • @sweetpotato7778
      @sweetpotato7778 2 года назад +33

      @@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.

    • @squirrelgaming3777
      @squirrelgaming3777 2 года назад +9

      @@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.

    • @justanotherrandomperson180
      @justanotherrandomperson180 2 года назад +2

      @@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?

    • @jasonvoorhees7288
      @jasonvoorhees7288 2 года назад +1

      @@Maranelle_bebechichi Ok gyspy rose 🤣

    • @thereeceforbes
      @thereeceforbes Год назад

      ​@hello-vs2sg that's what we call baying

  • @Flipper86
    @Flipper86 2 года назад +177

    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.

    • @michele1083
      @michele1083 2 года назад

      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. 😪

    • @Flipper86
      @Flipper86 2 года назад +10

      @@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.

    • @biruss
      @biruss 2 года назад +3

      @@michele1083 mother doesn't always now best

    • @CalebCox-wd7tf
      @CalebCox-wd7tf 4 месяца назад +1

      Are you really defending her obsessive way of car seat safety?

    • @Flipper86
      @Flipper86 4 месяца назад

      @@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.

  • @j.j.5731
    @j.j.5731 2 года назад +631

    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.

    • @garycooper9207
      @garycooper9207 2 года назад +26

      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

    • @HeyItsKayJayBae
      @HeyItsKayJayBae 2 года назад +11

      Same thing growing up in the 90s. This is just absurd lol

    • @umhi5743
      @umhi5743 2 года назад

      @@ModelAirportDutchie Then go outside instead of screaming about a game.

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +1

      @@garycooper9207 i know who will bet here to breastfeed them? rofl snowflake mom

    • @Ilovekclightfoot
      @Ilovekclightfoot 2 года назад +3

      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

  • @Charzzzzzzz
    @Charzzzzzzz Год назад +62

    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

    • @hannataylor2254
      @hannataylor2254 8 месяцев назад

      David and Alyssa should both still be in booster seats

    • @CalebCox-wd7tf
      @CalebCox-wd7tf 5 месяцев назад +2

      How tall are they

    • @Charzzzzzzz
      @Charzzzzzzz 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@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

    • @CalebCox-wd7tf
      @CalebCox-wd7tf 4 месяца назад +3

      5’ 8” in a booster seat is outrageous

    • @CalebCox-wd7tf
      @CalebCox-wd7tf 4 месяца назад +3

      5’ 8” and 10” is crazy to be in any restraint. What are you on lmao

  • @l.storycreations1917
    @l.storycreations1917 2 года назад +229

    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😭😭😭😭

    • @pickledfeet77
      @pickledfeet77 2 года назад +7

      ikrr

    • @kayla_rose097
      @kayla_rose097 2 года назад +4

      Frrrr

    • @ione4life815
      @ione4life815 2 года назад +2

      @@sc.hs7 omg same I couldn’t-

    • @olethea5475
      @olethea5475 2 года назад +3

      My car seat was removed I think before kindergarten. Omg I would die of embarrassment

    • @Brodapro1
      @Brodapro1 2 года назад +3

      Me too bro I stopped using a car seat when I was like 6

  • @TCJ24116
    @TCJ24116 Год назад +77

    So are the twins going to learn how to drive a car using a car seat too using a 5 point harness?

  • @TripNWithRed
    @TripNWithRed 2 года назад +125

    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.

    • @Pioneerprincess
      @Pioneerprincess 2 года назад +9

      The oldest ive seen was 6 😭

    • @ziti1694
      @ziti1694 2 года назад +4

      honestly it’s not safe and embarrassing for them

    • @justanotherrandomperson180
      @justanotherrandomperson180 2 года назад +1

      i was in a carseat/booster seat until I was like 9 or 10 lol I feel so embarrassed for them

    • @stefanielieb5258
      @stefanielieb5258 2 года назад

      This doesn't even look safe

    • @dominateme1278
      @dominateme1278 2 года назад

      @@stefanielieb5258 it’s not

  • @jasminm3878
    @jasminm3878 2 года назад +139

    These are the kind of parents that don’t want their kids to grow up.

    • @lily-qb6ku
      @lily-qb6ku 2 года назад +1

      yupp

    • @HannahRite
      @HannahRite 2 года назад +1

      Thank goodness my mom wasn't like that, she was encouraging me to get a job when I was as young as 14!

    • @livinglifewithshariah
      @livinglifewithshariah 2 года назад

      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

    • @skibititoiletrizzler
      @skibititoiletrizzler 2 года назад +1

      @@livinglifewithshariah i was sitting in a normal seat at 4’3 💀 i don’t think height matters.

    • @skibititoiletrizzler
      @skibititoiletrizzler 2 года назад +1

      @@HannahRite same :) except 13 for me.

  • @officiallylilly2193
    @officiallylilly2193 Год назад +82

    as a 12 yr old i'd hate sitting in a car seat i feel horrible for them

  • @a.j.marcantonio153
    @a.j.marcantonio153 2 года назад +518

    I’d be embarrassed if I was 12, and still rode in a car seat.

    • @BabyBooSwagg
      @BabyBooSwagg 2 года назад +79

      Better to have an embarrassed child than a dead one.

    • @stargirldai
      @stargirldai 2 года назад +14

      Same😭

    • @T.D.8
      @T.D.8 2 года назад +12

      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?

    • @Shaewaytoday1070
      @Shaewaytoday1070 2 года назад +28

      I agree with you at 12 you should be sitting in the front seats

    • @Moramylove-.
      @Moramylove-. 2 года назад +2

      Same😂

  • @maragigure272
    @maragigure272 2 года назад +134

    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.

    • @trinitylivingston1286
      @trinitylivingston1286 2 года назад +8

      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.

    • @trinitylivingston1286
      @trinitylivingston1286 2 года назад +2

      @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.

    • @nickyrowley7681
      @nickyrowley7681 2 года назад +2

      @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.

    • @maragigure272
      @maragigure272 2 года назад +2

      @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.

    • @NJ187
      @NJ187 2 года назад +1

      @coffee_lover💜 You can 100% turn off airbags in the US.

  • @morinbaptiste636
    @morinbaptiste636 Год назад +47

    Fits perfectly rear-facing in our truck, which has a slightly smaller back seats. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx6_FKRYB2ClSPRyjcd8HptiCS3EiQoNX4 Feels as comfy and plush as our Graco Contender carseat

  • @Shineese
    @Shineese 2 года назад +66

    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).

  • @kellypat125
    @kellypat125 2 года назад +196

    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.

    • @MorganPerong1308
      @MorganPerong1308 2 года назад +24

      Yea, im wondering the same thing, I doubt their friends ride in the, considering their age….

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +12

      @@MorganPerong1308 the mom just wants attention poor kids

    • @kellypat125
      @kellypat125 2 года назад +4

      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.

    • @yourfavcapricorn1758
      @yourfavcapricorn1758 2 года назад +5

      @@tyrashelm6014 and showing people how they get in their car seat and just weird

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +2

      @@yourfavcapricorn1758 i know they are obsesssed with attention its sad

  • @dejavu6345
    @dejavu6345 2 года назад +63

    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. … 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @livinglifewithshariah
      @livinglifewithshariah 2 года назад +1

      🤣🤣 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

    • @nataleeisjustchilling2737
      @nataleeisjustchilling2737 2 года назад +2

      @@livinglifewithshariah please don’t do that to you’re son, he’ll be the laughing stock of his grade if anyone finds out

    • @tripp1012
      @tripp1012 Год назад

      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

    • @amaritineenthusiast
      @amaritineenthusiast Год назад +1

      @@livinglifewithshariah You are putting your son through incredible embarrassment and that's not even safety, it's actually quite UNSAFE.

    • @Lilith-cosplay-world
      @Lilith-cosplay-world Год назад +1

      @@livinglifewithshariah your a terrible parent If you do that

  • @labellavita992
    @labellavita992 2 года назад +18

    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..

  • @createyourchannelname3821
    @createyourchannelname3821 2 года назад +10

    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

  • @juliepayne7477
    @juliepayne7477 2 года назад +38

    Those big boys in car seats!!! I can’t.🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @INUyAsUa
    @INUyAsUa 2 года назад +54

    those kids do not need to be in a car seat 😂

    • @jalfonso77
      @jalfonso77 2 года назад

      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

    • @watermelonindianboi
      @watermelonindianboi 2 года назад +1

      Exactly

  • @mushithx2638
    @mushithx2638 2 года назад +59

    Love how alysa has a new bestie. She deserved it since she has to deal with 5 boys.

  • @cxffaye
    @cxffaye Год назад +15

    I remember using a car seat until age 8 and a booster until age 10 which was bad enough. 12 sounds like a nightmare 😢

  • @bleepbloopbleep671
    @bleepbloopbleep671 Год назад +14

    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.

    • @lebelge4319
      @lebelge4319 Год назад

      You had the harness too until you were 10 11 years old ?

    • @bleepbloopbleep671
      @bleepbloopbleep671 Год назад

      @@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

    • @indiebindie6031
      @indiebindie6031 Год назад

      @@lebelge4319 you should get out of the harness at least in year 2 and booster until 11

    • @lebelge4319
      @lebelge4319 Год назад

      @@indiebindie6031 I had the harness until I was 11 years old. Booster it until much later.

    • @amaritineenthusiast
      @amaritineenthusiast Год назад

      @@lebelge4319 I had a booster seat until I was 10 last year, though that was fine for me.

  • @princesseleler5515
    @princesseleler5515 2 года назад +131

    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.

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +8

      she wants attention lok

    • @elsie26
      @elsie26 2 года назад +22

      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.

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +1

      @@elsie26 i know right i think tis more for attention like poor kids

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +3

      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

    • @narniasheep
      @narniasheep 2 года назад

      @@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.

  • @Hftoocute
    @Hftoocute 2 года назад +24

    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.

  • @Iam_eli
    @Iam_eli Год назад +11

    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!

  • @shoenan2294
    @shoenan2294 2 года назад +142

    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

    • @TracyPodz
      @TracyPodz 2 года назад

      She literally said that they still fit in the height and weight capacity of the seats they’re using..

    • @shoenan2294
      @shoenan2294 2 года назад +26

      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

    • @boujiness8948
      @boujiness8948 2 года назад +14

      @@TracyPodz dude...do you not see them big kids in that seat

    • @tyrashelm6014
      @tyrashelm6014 2 года назад +2

      she just wants attention

    • @jasonvoorhees7288
      @jasonvoorhees7288 2 года назад +3

      This is NOT NORMAL OR HEALTHY FOR THE KIDS.

  • @madeleine774
    @madeleine774 Год назад +6

    That is the dumbest thing I've heard!! My younger sister is sixteen and under 100lbs, and has her license. She has been out of a car seat for years. I feel so bad for your poor kids! Also, I've heard stories about car seats failing and kids breaking bones and worse. Sticking your 12 year old kids in a car seat isn't going to guarantee their safety in the car accident.

  • @maexsie9857
    @maexsie9857 2 года назад +14

    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-

  • @KeiraMarieASMR
    @KeiraMarieASMR 9 месяцев назад +4

    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

    • @babyperi6821
      @babyperi6821 2 месяца назад

      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.

    • @KeiraMarieASMR
      @KeiraMarieASMR 2 месяца назад

      @@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

    • @babyperi6821
      @babyperi6821 2 месяца назад

      @@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 😟.

  • @Nick.2008
    @Nick.2008 Год назад +4

    Bro they are becoming teenagers soon, I don’t think they want to sit in a car seat anymore 💀

  • @KDlGG
    @KDlGG 2 года назад +4

    “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

  • @littleangelfire81
    @littleangelfire81 2 года назад +19

    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.

    • @bubbles7398
      @bubbles7398 2 года назад +2

      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

    • @littleangelfire81
      @littleangelfire81 2 года назад +2

      @@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".

  • @D1.897
    @D1.897 9 месяцев назад +4

    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

  • @ianlombardo9758
    @ianlombardo9758 2 года назад +12

    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

    • @coleclawson254
      @coleclawson254 2 года назад +5

      Bro I’m 15 I’m not riding in a booster seat

    • @biruss
      @biruss 2 года назад +1

      @@1776Blue not me

    • @cherylstevens4717
      @cherylstevens4717 Год назад +1

      @@coleclawson254 Good boy

  • @viickiii
    @viickiii Год назад +3

    david doesn’t want to be there, he’s thinking i’m too big for this now. he wants to move out

  • @CRFYS
    @CRFYS 9 месяцев назад +4

    They are litteraly being treated like babies

  • @Tailynndaniels
    @Tailynndaniels Месяц назад +1

    "Moves one seat"
    The kids:OHHH THATS AWESOME THATS SO COOL

  • @charlottecupcake9020
    @charlottecupcake9020 2 года назад +9

    Imagine how embarrassed those kids would be when they have to explain to their friends that there mom or dad has to drive them because they are in car seats oof 😅

  • @Universalvivi
    @Universalvivi 2 года назад +6

    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.

  • @kimberlysymonds7517
    @kimberlysymonds7517 2 года назад +6

    I’m pretty sure that the Harness is maxed out at 65lbs max… booster Mode is 120 lbs using the vehicle seatbelts

    • @BabyBooSwagg
      @BabyBooSwagg 2 года назад +1

      Most of them do, but the britax frontier goes up to 90 lbs in harness mode.

  • @donnajones-wall8299
    @donnajones-wall8299 2 года назад +25

    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.

    • @kingconnie-nx8gw
      @kingconnie-nx8gw 2 года назад

      Am in year 4 too!

    • @kayla_rose097
      @kayla_rose097 2 года назад

      Gosh these kids are too young, please for the sake of your poor childhood go to youtube kids.

    • @snookiii2072
      @snookiii2072 2 года назад

      I’m in fifth

    • @snookiii2072
      @snookiii2072 2 года назад

      @@kayla_rose097 alsooooo…there obviously watching little family channels I don’t see the prob

    • @kayla_rose097
      @kayla_rose097 2 года назад

      @@snookiii2072 yeah but still, just in case👍

  • @ariannatallon165
    @ariannatallon165 Год назад +3

    I think that they are just projecting their kids and don’t care what anyone thinks and I think it is amazing

  • @chloe.bug.slayz28
    @chloe.bug.slayz28 2 года назад +8

    It will be amazing when Alyasa can get a car you wont have to worry about her in the car!!😂🤣

    • @jocelinguardiolafelix375
      @jocelinguardiolafelix375 2 года назад

      It will be Amazing when Can get A Car you wont have to worry About her in the Car Videos RUclips Family fun Pack 😀

    • @chloe.bug.slayz28
      @chloe.bug.slayz28 2 года назад +1

      @@jocelinguardiolafelix375 you forgot Alysa

  • @urfutureh0381
    @urfutureh0381 2 года назад +6

    U guys are my childhood i watched u guys when i was like 7 or so and am 13 now

  • @rubyxx948
    @rubyxx948 2 года назад +7

    As soon as I read the title I remembered the same vid you did w Alyssa when she was 9!! Nostalgia 🥰

  • @hayleycoman2183
    @hayleycoman2183 2 года назад +5

    Uhm that’s not normal to have pre teens in car seat💀

  • @familyryder
    @familyryder 29 дней назад +3

    15!!!!!!!! And you're still in a car seat! 😐

  • @EmilySmith-z1b
    @EmilySmith-z1b 11 месяцев назад +3

    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

  • @maddymiller5816
    @maddymiller5816 2 года назад +5

    Owen's eyes are the brightest blue eyes I have ever seen they are so pretty

  • @siennaladouceur3934
    @siennaladouceur3934 2 года назад +6

    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

  • @Ramsay-m6z
    @Ramsay-m6z 9 месяцев назад +3

    I was only 9 when I started to sit in the front seat

  • @audreyforno
    @audreyforno 2 года назад +1

    Parents be like “stop having a mental breakdown, and smile for the thumbnail”

  • @paxtonlagahagaha
    @paxtonlagahagaha 2 года назад +8

    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

    • @kyanacamacho5598
      @kyanacamacho5598 2 года назад +2

      Same i am 11 now (12 this year)

    • @cherylstevens4717
      @cherylstevens4717 Год назад

      ​@@kyanacamacho5598 No you will be turning 4 years old instead.

  • @empathystar
    @empathystar 2 года назад +27

    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. 🥰

    • @georginahaskour5783
      @georginahaskour5783 2 года назад +1

      Yeah same when i used to watch them owen was a baby and now he is the cutest boy ever 💛

    • @infilitAM
      @infilitAM 2 года назад

      Yea woman keep up the embarrassment

    • @empathystar
      @empathystar 2 года назад

      @@infilitAM HUH

    • @empathystar
      @empathystar 2 года назад

      @@infilitAM I almost forgot i wrote that

  • @emmahess572
    @emmahess572 2 года назад +9

    It’s great that your keeping them in harness seats but remember that the straps for forward facing need to come out above their shoulders

  • @ava_paige23
    @ava_paige23 2 года назад +4

    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.

  • @juliepayne7477
    @juliepayne7477 2 года назад +9

    I wonder if they still wear training pants.🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @aw3855
    @aw3855 2 года назад +3

    You’re clearly experienced parents but there’s nothing wrong with seeking outside help to make sure your kids are as safe as possible. I’d recommend hiring a car seat specialist to help you make sure everyone’s seat is properly secured/at the right height. If they let you film them and some easy pointers it would be great for your viewers to see as well (and would likely help parents everywhere in getting their children to wear their chest clips properly). Just some food for thought :)

    • @justanotherrandomperson180
      @justanotherrandomperson180 2 года назад

      but they're almost teenagers.... why would they need carseats anymore? just curious because I stopped using one after 10 years old

  • @janeruby1795
    @janeruby1795 Год назад +3

    Here in the UK at-least you start high school at age 11, imagine being a high school student in a car seat!! 😬

  • @AshleyLopez-bm8hf
    @AshleyLopez-bm8hf 2 года назад +4

    Not only were the kids still in a car seat at 12 years old but the baby is wearing new born diapers.

  • @n.d.engleson6499
    @n.d.engleson6499 6 месяцев назад +3

    No child older than 7 should be in a car seat, according to the NHTSA. I really hope this was just for laughs.

    • @CalebCox-wd7tf
      @CalebCox-wd7tf 5 месяцев назад +2

      Booster is until 10-12 recommended by multiple sources (Too strict imo, as a 15 year old)

  • @helenalopez2133
    @helenalopez2133 Год назад +3

    tf why was this in my reccomended?? 1st of all thats so embarrassing for her kids feel terrible for them 2 im never going to be this kinda mom 😭💀

  • @KaliMcilwham
    @KaliMcilwham 16 дней назад +3

    Bro that's embarrassing a 12 year old in a car seat like a baby his friends would probably make fun of him

  • @bd2885
    @bd2885 2 года назад +8

    its amazing that your kids sit in car seats !!!

    • @amygriffith8224
      @amygriffith8224 2 года назад +4

      I started sitting in the front seat when i was like 6-7 lol

    • @bd2885
      @bd2885 2 года назад +6

      @@amygriffith8224 i dont care? sadly your parents also didnt care about your life cuz its definetly not ok 😶

    • @syniahthomas977
      @syniahthomas977 2 года назад +1

      @@bd2885 fr

    • @bd2885
      @bd2885 2 года назад

      @@syniahthomas977 ?

    • @anthonyjacobs7561
      @anthonyjacobs7561 2 года назад

      Wdym

  • @thanviloknath
    @thanviloknath 2 года назад +2

    Oh my gosh I haven watched you guys in a long time, the kids grew so big especially Michael

  • @amandapanda6879
    @amandapanda6879 2 года назад +3

    I can't blame or hate on them for putting their 12 year old kids in proper car seats. They're parents so of course they'd want to keep their kids safe, it's a natural thing usually. Lol

  • @itzzzlea_1756
    @itzzzlea_1756 2 года назад +4

    I learned how to drive at 12

  • @User_177moonlightcore
    @User_177moonlightcore 2 года назад +3

    As 12 year old, I will be embarrass to still be in a car seat, I’m already got permission from my parents to be in front seat

  • @Jinxthelynx
    @Jinxthelynx 2 года назад +7

    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

    • @familyfunpack
      @familyfunpack  2 года назад

      thank you, i knew there would be plenty of ignorance and judgement in this comment section :)

    • @doyouhearthepeoplesing2
      @doyouhearthepeoplesing2 2 года назад +3

      @@familyfunpack it will be yours kids funarals

    • @StyLER_YTBE
      @StyLER_YTBE 2 года назад

      @@doyouhearthepeoplesing2 what?

    • @doyouhearthepeoplesing2
      @doyouhearthepeoplesing2 2 года назад

      @@StyLER_YTBE she crashes that car all those kids will either be killed or have serious injuries caused by the car seats

  • @Shooee
    @Shooee 2 года назад +2

    Y’all are talking about if your friends saw you in a carseat but 800k people saw these two 12 year olds in a car seat 💀

  • @jeremybarton5577
    @jeremybarton5577 Год назад +2

    I was already riding in the front seat when I was 12, and believe it or not I started doing so 3 days after my 12th birthday on August 4th 2008 as my 12th birthday was August 1st 2008 as I was born on August 1st 1996.
    I was exclusively in the back seat from a baby until 11 years old.

  • @ToyotaTrucks9
    @ToyotaTrucks9 Год назад +2

    It’s actually more dangerous for them to be in a car seat at that age then being without one, they are designed for lighter and shorter children. during a crash the 5 point harness puts pressure on critical parts of the body and can cause worse damage.

  • @katiebowers1718
    @katiebowers1718 8 месяцев назад +5

    Its nearly sickning that 12 and 13 year old boys are STILL IN CARSEATS if i was still in a car seat and one of my friends saw me i would litterly DIE I think they are old anough to have commom sence i think these parents just don't want there kids to grow up

    • @pupsacrossaustralia
      @pupsacrossaustralia 8 месяцев назад +1

      FR they’re clearly too big to go in car seats it seems like the parents don’t want them to grow up💀💀

    • @cymarie_
      @cymarie_ 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@pupsacrossaustraliaI just got out of my car seat I’m 13 it was so embarrassing

    • @cymarie_
      @cymarie_ 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@pupsacrossaustraliaone time I was in the car with my friends and they had to see my mom buckle me in 😭😭

    • @pupsacrossaustralia
      @pupsacrossaustralia 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@cymarie_ noooo that must be so embarrassing I'm really sorry about that... 😭😭

    • @lebelge4319
      @lebelge4319 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@cymarie_ Tu étais dans un harnais à 13 ans ?

  • @Mama4d8
    @Mama4d8 2 года назад +6

    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.

    • @kimberlysymonds7517
      @kimberlysymonds7517 2 года назад

      Really, I haven’t seen a van tour for them

    • @Mama4d8
      @Mama4d8 2 года назад

      @@kimberlysymonds7517 He did one a while back

  • @EmilySmith-z1b
    @EmilySmith-z1b 11 месяцев назад +1

    They have 100% outgrown the limits of what is safe harnesses are NOT meant to be used past 6-7 years old

    • @edmundboateng7324
      @edmundboateng7324 10 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly, like 12 year old are to old to be In a high back booster the only car seat they should be using is either a booster or no car seat

    • @vbghhu
      @vbghhu 10 месяцев назад

      wrongg harnesses are not meant to be used past a certain height or weight

  • @TheWonders-u7u
    @TheWonders-u7u 9 месяцев назад +2

    why does your 12 twines sit in the carseat😂

  • @greganderson8071
    @greganderson8071 Год назад +3

    I would be so embarrassed as a 12-year-old riding in a car seat. How do they even ride in the car with their friends when they go to like a play date or a sleepover. I got out of the car seat when I was 5

  • @Miranda-bs5gs
    @Miranda-bs5gs 9 месяцев назад +4

    This is a joke right?

  • @nickoreckless8115
    @nickoreckless8115 Год назад +1

    I have to just convince myself this woman is just using this as a step in her plot to go viral

  • @skyy3847
    @skyy3847 2 года назад +2

    Race car drivers use 5 point harnesses because they remove the steering wheel airbag, and add a full Roll cage.

  • @rainbowpandasays8851
    @rainbowpandasays8851 2 года назад +4

    In my honest opinion they’ve out grown them. Oh boy ,these poor growing kids. Her 12 year olds do seem the level maturity to handle their mother and father still keeping them in a car seat even though they clearly are too big for them regardless of their height. As in they May me be underdeveloped mentally to “ speak out” . 🤨I feel for ya’ little ones but, your parents do what they think is best. 🥴

    • @elyssaanderson5842
      @elyssaanderson5842 2 года назад +1

      They honestly don't seem as if they've mentally matured past 7/8 years old.

  • @aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.-.
    @aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.-. Год назад +3

    omg so cool my 21 year old still rides in one too.

  • @corey.2011
    @corey.2011 Год назад +2

    I think that the twins would benefit from having booster/no car seats and Michael with a booster. I completely understand Owen

  • @JayTC__
    @JayTC__ 2 года назад +5

    Do they still wear diapers too😂😂

  • @Speedzaiden
    @Speedzaiden 7 месяцев назад +3

    Nah the car seats at 12 is wildddd💀

  • @litrllegend
    @litrllegend 2 года назад +4

    you would get bullied intensely if you were in a car seat at 12, even at like 8 where I am 💀

    • @cxffaye
      @cxffaye Год назад

      Fr! I’ve been very short all my life so that just added to the bullying. I’m glad my aunt convinced my parents that I didn’t need a car seat when I was 8. I still used the booster until age 10 but at least it wasn’t as bad as a whole damn car seat.

  • @j-j4028
    @j-j4028 2 года назад +4

    When I was 12 years old I was sitting shotgun…😂

  • @bobross5522
    @bobross5522 Год назад +2

    Man when I was 12 I was riding in the front seat, and you are putting your 12 year olds in carseats.😕

  • @vivaciousvelina6314
    @vivaciousvelina6314 2 года назад +4

    I just noticed that this video was filmed before Michael got his braces I am a good observer!!❤️❤️

  • @ryoungblood6308
    @ryoungblood6308 5 месяцев назад +3

    Get those men out of those car seats 😂😂😂

    • @Smallytchannel
      @Smallytchannel 4 месяца назад

      Ik right like bro im 4’3 feet and I literally sit in the fricken front like bro what

    • @HaileyBug0
      @HaileyBug0 24 дня назад

      @@Smallytchannel They should be out of their car seat, but yo7 shouldn’t be in the front seat when your 4’3.

  • @peacefullyart
    @peacefullyart 2 года назад +4

    I feel bad for them. When i was 12 i was sitting at the front seat 😭

  • @shannonleo4636
    @shannonleo4636 2 года назад +2

    Honestly I know yall are trying to be good parents, but at this point some of them dont need it.
    I mean cmon like they are over 10 years old they dont need one.

  • @25Bsingle
    @25Bsingle 2 года назад +6

    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 😊

  • @earlcedrickreyes9741
    @earlcedrickreyes9741 2 года назад +5

    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

  • @eloise1885
    @eloise1885 Год назад +2

    What I didn’t notice first time I watch this video is that the twins and Michael they are legs hang like inches off the car seat that’s not safe or comfortable. I know that the twins are not in car seats anymore but Michael Has to be uncomfortable.

  • @foreverfuturebound
    @foreverfuturebound 2 года назад +2

    Bruh I stopped riding in car seats when I was like five