My 5yr old was so fed up sitting in his old car seat, he hated it as he said it was for babys and all his friends had big boy seats. So not sure as to what to do as his old seat was still for his age group and offered wonderful safety i started looking around. It took a few months to decide and bought this seat to keep him happy. It turned out to be such a good move this seat is very stable, lightweight, safe and fun. We have two places to put drinks and toys and he feels all grown up and says it is cool.