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When the seatbelt fits them correctly:
BOOSTER SEATS & the "5 STEP TEST"
Safety belts are designed to fit the average adult male. Women and children (especially in older vehicles) simply do not fit. While there is little that can be done for adults (weâre still working on boosters to fit grown-ups who might want them LOL) belt positioning boosters make that adult belt fit your child.
Keep children in booster seats until they pass the "5 Step Test" (usually around 10-12 years old and close to 5 feet tall) in every vehicle in which the child rides. If the child meets the 5 Step Test in one vehicle, but not another, the child will need a booster for every vehicle in which the 5 Step Test is not met.
Weight is a useless measurement of whether a child is ready for the adult seat belt or not. Age is only helpful when considering the child's ability to sit properly.
In order to work properly, a shoulder belt needs to be across the collarbone and the lap belt needs to be on the hipbones. However, children often slip the shoulder belt under their arm or behind their back, losing all upper-body protection. Or, they slide forward so their knees bend comfortably over the edge of the seat, making the lap belt ride up on the abdomen. In these cases, the seat belt CANNOT work properly! Children can slide down and out of the restraint, or the belt can be forced into the stomach, causing damage to internal organs. These types of injuries are known as "seat-belt syndrome."
However, some children should NOT be in boosters.
Children under 40 pounds and under the age of four should remain in a 5 point harness at all times.
A booster does not restrain the child the way the harness does, it simply "boosts" the child up in order to make the adult-sized belt safely fit a child-sized body. Children under age 4 do not possess the ability to sit perfectly at all times, and a child who leans forward to retrieve a cup or toy, or who twists around to see something or someone behind them, will not be protected in a crash and is at risk for serious injuries and possibly death. Also, children this age sometimes still fall asleep in the car. The slumping that occurs when this happens means they are not properly positioned and should be in a 5 point harness for that trip. Ideally all children should remain in an appropriate 5 point harness until age 5.
The 5 Step Test
If you answer "No" to any of these questions, your child must be in a booster seat:
1. Does the child sit all the way back against the auto seat?
2. Do the child's knees bend comfortably at the edge of the auto seat?
3. Is the lap belt touching the top of the thighs, not the tummy?
4. Is the shoulder belt centered on the shoulder and chest?
5. Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?
BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTERS CAN NOT be used with only a lap belt!
(See your car dealer for a lap/shoulder belt retrofit.)
When the seatbelt fits them correctly:
BOOSTER SEATS & the "5 STEP TEST"
Safety belts are designed to fit the average adult male. Women and children (especially in older vehicles) simply do not fit. While there is little that can be done for adults (weâre still working on boosters to fit grown-ups who might want them LOL) belt positioning boosters make that adult belt fit your child.
Keep children in booster seats until they pass the "5 Step Test" (usually around 10-12 years old and close to 5 feet tall) in every vehicle in which the child rides. If the child meets the 5 Step Test in one vehicle, but not another, the child will need a booster for every vehicle in which the 5 Step Test is not met.
Weight is a useless measurement of whether a child is ready for the adult seat belt or not. Age is only helpful when considering the child's ability to sit properly.
In order to work properly, a shoulder belt needs to be across the collarbone and the lap belt needs to be on the hipbones. However, children often slip the shoulder belt under their arm or behind their back, losing all upper-body protection. Or, they slide forward so their knees bend comfortably over the edge of the seat, making the lap belt ride up on the abdomen. In these cases, the seat belt CANNOT work properly! Children can slide down and out of the restraint, or the belt can be forced into the stomach, causing damage to internal organs. These types of injuries are known as "seat-belt syndrome."
However, some children should NOT be in boosters.
Children under 40 pounds and under the age of four should remain in a 5 point harness at all times.
A booster does not restrain the child the way the harness does, it simply "boosts" the child up in order to make the adult-sized belt safely fit a child-sized body. Children under age 4 do not possess the ability to sit perfectly at all times, and a child who leans forward to retrieve a cup or toy, or who twists around to see something or someone behind them, will not be protected in a crash and is at risk for serious injuries and possibly death. Also, children this age sometimes still fall asleep in the car. The slumping that occurs when this happens means they are not properly positioned and should be in a 5 point harness for that trip. Ideally all children should remain in an appropriate 5 point harness until age 5.
The 5 Step Test
If you answer "No" to any of these questions, your child must be in a booster seat:
1. Does the child sit all the way back against the auto seat?
2. Do the child's knees bend comfortably at the edge of the auto seat?
3. Is the lap belt touching the top of the thighs, not the tummy?
4. Is the shoulder belt centered on the shoulder and chest?
5. Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?
BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTERS CAN NOT be used with only a lap belt!
(See your car dealer for a lap/shoulder belt retrofit.)
Top 15 Disney songs????
C.O.
what are your top 15 Disney (not Pixar b/c it'd be too hard then) songs and why? here's my list:
15. "Son of Man" -Tarzan (Phil Collins is pretty awesome, and this song is catchy and up beat)
14. "Be Prepared" -The Lion King (one of the best Disney villain songs ever!)
13. "Cruella De Vil" -101 Dalmatians (Not very long, but pretty catchy)
12. "You Can Fly" -Peter Pan (Peter Pan just happened to be my favorite movie as a kid other than Toy Story)
11. "Kiss the Girl" -The Little Mermaid (easily the best song in the whole movie.... well "Under The Sea" is pretty good)
10. "Bella Notte" -Lady and the Tramp (i really wanted to put this higher, but i couldn't find a spot. so top ten will have to be good enough)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxDdz-Anâ¦
9. "Bare Necessities" -The Jungle Book (just a song about doing almost absolutely nothing... like a Disney version of "The Lazy Song")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge0â¦
8. "Hakuna Matata" -The Lion King (sung by the funniest duo in Disney History)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8Pâ¦
7. "Zero to Hero" -Hercules (upbeat and just freakin' awesome)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRCteeZTrâ¦
6. "A Whole New World -Aladdin (awwwwww... how magical :P)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl4hJ4j4â¦
5. "Be Our Guest" -Beauty and the Beast (in my opinion, better than the song "Beauty and the Beast")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4tE7XRTâ¦
4. "Friend Like Me" -Aladdin (it's hard to put this one above "A Whole New World" but it's just funnier)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd07uvkTeâ¦
3. "I Wanna be Like You" -The Jungle Book (Come on, who doesn't love when Baloo and Louie dance?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOcyYyxqNâ¦
2. "You'll Be in my Heart" -Tarzan (Phil Collins makes the list again, w/ a slower but more powerful song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V35oRyAMmâ¦
1. "Why Should I Worry" - Oliver in Company (Billy Joel... enough said)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb7kJ-j_dâ¦
so what are yours? and remember, no Pixar songs (other wise "You've Got a Friend In Me" and "I Wouldn't Have Nothing If I Didn't Have You" would have been on my list)
also, I tried to have the links to all of the songs... but freakin' Yahoo! won't let me add more than 10!
Answer
Snow White - Heigh-Ho
Aladdin - A Whole New World
Aladdin - A Friend Like Me
Pinocchio - When You Wish Upon A Star
The Lion King - Hakuna Matata
The Lion King - In The Jungle
The Lion King - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
The Lion King - Circle of Life
The Lion King - Just Can't Wait To Be King
Beauty and the Beast - Be Our Guest
Beauty and the Beast - Tale as Old As Time
Beauty and the Beast - Belle
Pocahontas - Colors of the Wind
Fox and the Hound - Best of Friends
The Little Mermaid - Under The Sea
I like all of those.
Snow White - Heigh-Ho
Aladdin - A Whole New World
Aladdin - A Friend Like Me
Pinocchio - When You Wish Upon A Star
The Lion King - Hakuna Matata
The Lion King - In The Jungle
The Lion King - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
The Lion King - Circle of Life
The Lion King - Just Can't Wait To Be King
Beauty and the Beast - Be Our Guest
Beauty and the Beast - Tale as Old As Time
Beauty and the Beast - Belle
Pocahontas - Colors of the Wind
Fox and the Hound - Best of Friends
The Little Mermaid - Under The Sea
I like all of those.
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