This is a common concern parents have about older children rear facing. The answer is quite simple, no!
A child will easily accommodate themselves once they start getting bigger.
They will sit cross legged:
or
Even when a child is forward facing, you'll often find their legs to be crossed. Think about it, do you ever sit for long periods of time with your legs dangling free?
Probably not.
It's just not comfortable. All the pressure on the back of your legs, the tingles because your legs fall asleep...
I bet when you sit on a bar stool you always have your legs resting in a cross bar.
Am I right?
My point is this:
A child will not be squished or uncomfortable. They can still move their legs and stretch/move them.
note: this is my 4 year old daughter, who unfortunately is too big to rear face safely anymore (too heavy). She was modeling in her baby sister's car seat for me, showing that it is possible for an older child to rear face! Notice the smiles?
A child will easily accommodate themselves once they start getting bigger.
They will sit cross legged:
or
Even when a child is forward facing, you'll often find their legs to be crossed. Think about it, do you ever sit for long periods of time with your legs dangling free?
Probably not.
It's just not comfortable. All the pressure on the back of your legs, the tingles because your legs fall asleep...
I bet when you sit on a bar stool you always have your legs resting in a cross bar.
Am I right?
My point is this:
A child will not be squished or uncomfortable. They can still move their legs and stretch/move them.
note: this is my 4 year old daughter, who unfortunately is too big to rear face safely anymore (too heavy). She was modeling in her baby sister's car seat for me, showing that it is possible for an older child to rear face! Notice the smiles?
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