In kindergarten, I think that I was still small enough that I probably did need the booster seat, but I thought they were for babies, and would just kneel on the regular chair instead.
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Hil R. - Mar 16, 2013 12:31:39 pm PDT #15014 of 30001
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Kat - Mar 16, 2013 12:35:04 pm PDT #15015 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I have a kid question--does kindergartner and missing tooth make sense together? How tall would she be, and would she use a booster seat at a restaurant?
My kids are totally atypical, but Grace lost her second tooth on Thursday night. And she could use a booster seat, but she never does because I worry she will tumble out. Noah, larger than Grace, to his chagrin, has NOT lost a tooth yet.
Consuela - Mar 16, 2013 12:44:36 pm PDT #15016 of 30001
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So I went for a run in the cold fog this morning and then went to watch my sister's dog-agility class, which was really entertaining. At one point a very excited border collie-type dog ran along the top of the tunnel, instead of inside it! Dogs are fun.
In other news, have some Muppet reboots. I particularly like Rowf as The Dude.
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2013 12:48:08 pm PDT #15017 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So if kindergartners are 40-48 inches, what height needs a booster seat?
(I'm trying to illustrate a story, and she doesn't have these details, so I'm just trying to work out plausible references.)
flea - Mar 16, 2013 12:53:10 pm PDT #15018 of 30001
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I doubt I could get a kid of mine over 3 to sit in a booster seat at a restaurant. They are too wiggly and/or would rather kneel. Is a booster seat a plot point?
Amy - Mar 16, 2013 12:53:27 pm PDT #15019 of 30001
Because books.
Most five-year-olds aren't going to use a booster seat in a restaurant just on principle. Sara would still use one in the movies for a while, though, because it actually helped her see the screen better.
Most kids (again, most, not all) perceive kindergarten as Real School, conferring upon them Big Kid status, and boosters are not for big kids.
In a car it's required until, I think, 8 years or 80 lbs. or something.
Jessica - Mar 16, 2013 12:56:56 pm PDT #15020 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
IME most 5 year-olds will insist they do not need a booster seat even if they do.
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sumi - Mar 16, 2013 12:57:45 pm PDT #15021 of 30001
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Darn those kids. . .it's like they've got free will or something.
Amy - Mar 16, 2013 12:59:38 pm PDT #15022 of 30001
Because books.
In wow-I-need-to-catch-up-more news, I got through the second episode of S2 Downton and good god, Mary and Carson just kill me. It makes me a bit sad for her father, but at the same time, Carson so clearly adores her and considers her the daughter he never had, it's just lovely.
Also, hey, it's Ser Jorah!
Jessica - Mar 16, 2013 1:00:17 pm PDT #15023 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Dylan is a tall 5 year-old and he's sitting at our dining room table now sans booster, and the table hits him an inch or so below armpit level. He is not missing any teeth.
(His birthday is June so he's smack in the middle of the kindergarten age range, but since his baby teeth came in so late I expect he'll lose them late as well.)