I purchased this for our 2 1/2 yr old son.  He fits perfectly in it and once I showed him how to get the foot-rest down, he can manage on his own.  However, I do have to put the foot rest up for him since he's not able to sit in the chair and put enough force on it to make it recline.  The back of the chair sits directly up, with no recline at all.  This seems to bother him for some reason.  He absolutely loves that he has his own cup holder.  We purchased the brown leather and after only a few weeks, I'm so glad we did because spills easily wipe up.  It is also heavy enough that it doesn't slide on our area rug, but light enough that he does push it around if he wants.  I think he can probably get another 2 years out of it but I'm not sure beyond that.