Carina,

I don't know if they still make these or not, but when I was a child I had a
travel chair where you can easily fold up and use in a regular car seat and
buckle it in by the behind wheels and around the child.  Always remember to
put the buckle around the child because no chair can hold them back in an
accident, it would hurt them greater if you didn't.

Thanks,
Anthony

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> I'm in the same boat. Caroline is 7 now and weighs 76 pounds! I've been
> squeezing her into a baby jogger kind of thing when she's not using her
> crutches, but the end is here! I don't want a "real wheelchair", because she
> doesn't need it that often, and I want something easier to fit in the car.
> The McClaren I found on www.adaptivemall and one of you said grandma ordered
> looks great, because she doesn't need positioning and its relatively
> inexpensive (and fits in an airplane overhead compartment- having just gone
> on a trip with no help with 3 kids, including the cp and an infant, that
> would have been nice..) (note: vacations ain't what they used to be)
> I still need a baby jogger type thing because we live on a farm and deal
> with
> some tough terrain!
> A dr. we just saw for the first time suggested a golf cart for farm use,
> too.
> Hmmm. She'd love that! Can I write off one of those Gator kind of things if
> I
> get a prescription?
>
> Carina
> mom to Kaki (9, gifted and the best big sister), Caroline (7, spastic
> diplegia and the best sense of humor), Christina (4 months-SURPRISE!)
>