Cares Airplane Safety Travel Harness For Kids - Toddler Travel Restraint - Provides Extra Safety For Children on Flights - Light Weight, Portable, Easy to Store and Installs In Minutes.

My daughter is 3 years old, weighs 31 pounds, and is 37 inches tall. Supposedly, this should only fit up to 40 inches, but I foresee using it well beyond that! She has PLENTY of room in the adjusting straps for more growth.After 4 flights, I am in LOVE with the CARES harness!!!!SO EASY to install on the seats. We flew Delta for all 4 flights and only had a problem on one plane (I believe it was the MD-88) where the tray tables were flush with the back of the seat (instead of just on the seatback) so if the person behind you wants to put their tray table up, you have to loosen the red strap so their tray table will close. It wasn't not a problem and didn't affect the functionality of the harness. Even loosened up just enough for the tray table to close, it was still snug. It does not bother the person behind you at all, so don't even worry about that! The only person who even noticed it was there was on the tray table issue flight and she didn't seem annoyed at all. The other 3 planes we were on had zero problems with installation where the tray tables were on the seatback and not flush with it and you never have to bother the person behind your kid (especially if you board early). I did not watch the video for installation directions, but I did read the directions and made sure I practiced on a few chairs at home and introduced it to my daughter as well. And speaking of Delta, I never had one single problem with a flight attendant about using the harness. I think they've all pretty much seen them by now and appreciate their ability to keep kids in their seats (& safe) more than anything!FAST - lickity split fast to install! Quick put down the tray table behind you (and if you're boarding with children, you should be taking advantage of the "board if you need extra time" after the first class boards so there most likely won't be anyone there yet!), Loop it around the seat, quick set your toddler on the seat to see how high you need it, then tighten it up, put the tray table back up, and you're done! A little bit of adjusting is necessary to get the harness in the center, but it's not a problem. Still, takes under a minute to install. When the flight is over, it's so quick to unhook the plane seatbelt, unhook the harness, unhook the tray table behind it (only need it open an inch or so, loosen the strap and pull it off, then close the tray table, and put the harness back in the bag - that all takes about 5-10 seconds.LIGHTWEIGHT! At about a pound, it's hands down way better than lugging a car seat!Weight off your shoulders! Not physical weight, but the worry of your toddler flying out of just the lap belt that isn't meant to hold them during turbulence! We had some wicked turbulence and I didn't worry once! (well, about her safety anyway - I'm terrified of flying!) It was fabulous!!!!!My daughter was on a couple 4 hour flights and did very well in this harness. It seemed to be comfortable for her and reminded her of being in a car seat.She did slide down as some other reviewers have commented on the leather seats, but nothing that bothered her at all. Bugged me a bit so I did help her get back into place a few times. The chest buckle also came up to her chin/neck area after sliding down as well, but again, nothing that bothered her. It takes a few flights to get the hang of where exactly to put the red strap and how loose to adjust the harness straps in order to get a good fit for your kid that will help keep them from sliding down. By the 4th flight, she didn't slide down at all! So it really just takes some practice and that problem should be mostly solved.People in front of you really appreciate not having a toddler kicking their seat the entire flight. My daughter couldn't quite reach the seatback in front of her while in the harness (but she definitely can in her car seat on planes!). So people in front of her were kept happy.I will recommend this to everyone I know who flies with toddlers!! Well worth it!

This, to me, seems like a great solution for a young toddler: we are beyond the infant car seat, but not ready for just a booster. This harness provides some added safety without the hassle of a large carseat (which is a pain to carry when traveling as a family, and pretty much impossible if I'm traveling alone with my daughter–I just can't get it around). After 2, the child has to be in their own seat during take-off and landing, and the airplane seatbelt alone doesn't feel like quite enough.Like other reviewers have mentioned, there's no strap between the legs, and with the material / shape of the airline seats, she tends to slip downwards after some time in the harness. Just happens.You do have to loop the harness around the seat. So far I've had no issues doing this–you can usually open up the tray table of the seat behind, loop the harness around, and close the tray table again right over–but I guess there are airplane seat designs that would require you loop it over the tray table, making it impossible for the person behind the seat to use the tray (while the harness is installed).These issues, for us, were mostly nullified by the reality of my toddler refusing to stay still and harnessed for the majority of the flight anyways. I was contented to have her well secured for take-off, landing, and any turbulence; the rest of the time we do our best to stay belted, but tend to be in and out. So, if you were ruining the day of the passenger behind you by disabling their tray, you could just plan to do so during take-off and landing, and go with just the seatbelt for the rest.It is expensive, but has felt worth it to us. It's well made, labeled, and easy to use; I think it's a very clever idea.

UPDATE 2018: ...and we are STILL traveling with the CARES harness, 4 years later, now our youngest is in it. Still, everything I wrote below holds true, but I wanted to add, that I did run into a few flight attendants claiming the harness was not approved or allowed on their aircraft - I politely insisted to ask a colleague or the "head flight attendant" on board - and each time it turned out the initial flight attendant was mistaken - it was approved - sometimes the attendants are just not familiar with it. As far as the tray tables and entertainment systems - the strap has to be widened/loosened, then put over the seat behind your child - under the tray table, below the entertainment system, then tightened - and then you close the tray table - which we have never found to be a problem. Our experience is with domestic flights, mainly with Jet Blue and Southwest, on different aircraft.Original Review 2014:We got this the day before our flight (Jet Blue), no chance to practice at home, watched the video (comes with DVD, but on product website there is also a video). This was our first flight with our very squirmy, super active 25 lbs. 34 inches toddler. Easy install on a full flight, fitting around the seat under the tray table, just watch out that it is just above shoulder height, and that the shoulder straps point the right way before you tighten it around the seat. Our toddler accepted the CARES like sitting in a car seat. Without it, I'm sure our toddler would have climbed all over us, and possibly tried to climb into the next row! With it (and some entertainment and snacks) we had a very peaceful flight (despite a lot of turbulence). The only minor issue with this harness is, that you will have to pull up your toddler a few times, because the device creates a four point, not a five point harness. We also found that it helps for the toddler to wear a shirt with a little neck collar so that the shoulder straps don't dig into the neck, and finally; having a dry diaper at all times was the solution to stop any squirming or scooting. On our flight back we put a little blanket on one side (a neck pillow did not work - pushing head to far forward) between shoulder and head, and slightly reclined the seat, and our toddler slept. The CARES comes with a roomy (!) pouch, that is a welcome change from those pouches where you have to fold something just so to fit it in.Other specs:-for children between 22 and 44 lbs. (10-20 kg)-for children with height less than 40 inches (100 cm)-child has to be able to sit upright alone-only for use in forward facing seats-3 metal buckles (one around seat, one on each shoulder), easily adjusted.-1 plastic buckle (connecting chest straps across breastbone)-pictorial instructions on device itself-address label on device itself (did not see this until after the flight, but a great idea, as I can see how you forget to take it with you!)-parts are from the US and Germany, assembled in China.-we used it on an Embraer Jet and on an Airbus 320.