[MrsDoyle]

We have arguments every single day about who sits where in the car. DS4 and DD2 both have their carseats, and the other 4 all have boosters.

DS1 usually wants to sit in 'his' seat (it's a different model to the other boosters). DS2, DD1 and DS3 all want to sit in the seat next to DD2. If they can't get that seat, they either want DS1's seat, or the seat in the second row. No one wants to sit in the seat in the back.

Obviously, it drives me crazy having the kids bicker and moan several times a day when they get into the car. But also, we're going on a driving holiday on Sunday, so it's about to get worse!

i really want to organize some kind of roster or something, to avoid the arguments, but i don't know where to start! I'm such a disorganized person! I don't know whether to give the kids a 'day' each that they get to sit in a particular spot, or to change every 'ride' iykwim. And do i leave DS1 in 'his' seat, or make him move with the rest? Does anyone have any tips for me??

[Luvmy4]

We have set places in each car. They always sit in their seat even if noone else is in the car. I allocated the seats so there were no arguments.

[swimmingalong]

I told mine to pick a spot and that's it. that's where they are.. and I cant get the blame for it.

I also gave them a time limit, otherwise they'll be choosing for hours..

[countrymel]

Surely you'd put the most annoying one in the back row? (this would vary from day to day though I guess...)

And crank up the stereo!

[mumto3princesses]

It would be a pain giving them turns each trip or each day and I definately wouldn't be moving the seats as well. I would try to just tell them this is where you will sit and thats it but if that doesn't work then I would maybe swap them monthly.

With our old car we used to have 2 of the girls in the middle row (3rd seat middle row was lap belt only so we didn't use it) and 1 in the back row. No one liked the back row. DD2 was in an anchored booster so I chose her spot and that was it. Then on normal short trips DD1 would sit in the other middle row seat while DD3 was in the back row. On longer trips DD3 was in the middle. The only reason we did it that way was because DD3 gets car sick so longer trips DD3 couldn't sit in the back. But when DD3 was in a car seat DD1 had no choice and she sat in the back. I wasn't going to be moving the car seats around.

In our new car I just told them where each of them have to sit and that's it.

[MrsDoyle]

Surely you'd put the most annoying one in the back row? (this would vary from day to day though I guess...)

And crank up the stereo!

I do this at the moment....well, if someone has been super good they sit next to DD2, if someone has been super naughty they sit in the back......but it's not usually as cut and dry as that!

Mumto3princesses - I have no intention of moving the seats....just the children sitting in them!

When we first got the car, the kids chose where they wanted to sit, and it worked just fine, but now they have changed their minds If i asked them to pick a permanent seat, they would all want the one next to DD2, so that wouldn't work either. If they would all pick different seats, i wouldn't have this problem!

[~JAS~]

I only have 3 kids, and only 2 in boosters. They are always in the same seats each time. DS#1 sits in the middle, and the younger two in the boosters each have the adjustable head rest set at a different position to suit their different heights - so it's not an issue.

[opethmum]

I would allocate seats and that would be that no one moves period.

[FoxyRetro*Gal]

Be brutal & set spots. I found its the only way to stop the fights, I've even designated spots at the dinner table because i was so sick of the drama. Kids find the most ridiculous things to fight over!

[lotsofbots]

each of our children have their own seats and sit in them. All our boosters are the same except for the heat height, the non booster children sit between the boosters.