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Car Safety Seat Guide

When travelling with your children, one of the most important jobs you have as a parent is to keep you child safe, especially when driving. Thousands of children are killed or injured in car crashed every year. To keep you children safe in automobiles, choosing the right car safety seat is imperative.

Choosing the right child seat depends on several variables including the size and age of your child and the type of vehicle you own.

Infants should always be rear-facing until they are at least one year of age and weight at least 20 pounds.

Toddlers and preschool age children should ride in convertible seats facing the rear or forward-facing convertible seats. You should purchase infant-only seats that can be used as rear-facing and then converted into forward-facing children as the child gets older. These types of child seats are usually heavier and bulkier.

School-aged children who have outgrown their normal forward-facing car safety seat should use a booster seat until they can fit adult belts correctly, which usually happens when a child reaches 4’9″ in height and is between 8 and 12 years old. When using a booster seat, you should make sure the seat is installed tightly in the vehicle and that the harness fits the child snugly. The child should have their shoulders above the top harness slots and ears at the top of the seat.

Older children who have outgrown their booster seats should ride in a lap and shoulder belt in the back seat until at least the age of 13 years old. Seat belts were designed for adults and you should never alloy anyone to share seat belts.

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