The current recommendation is that
children rear face as long as their rear facing seat allows before switching, or a minimum of two years.
You'll want to keep
your child rear facing as long as possible, with a switch generally triggered by complaints about comfort as your child outgrows this position.
You have done a fantastic job in keeping
your child rear facing for this long.
Perhaps more importantly, here in Sweden we keep
children rear facing until age 4 or longer and fatalities in age 0 - 6 years are basically zero.
Rear facing at age 4.5 years is still much safer than forward facing but we can't keep
our children rear facing forever; --RRB-
The Swedes have been keeping
children rear facing since 1965 and focused intensely on car seat safety for 45 + years.
Another compact seat, the Axkid Move is a simple, affordable solution when keeping
your child rear facing for longer.
Izi Modular can be used for the next stage carseat on the BeSafe izi Modular isofix base to keep
your child rear facing up to 105 cm (approx 4 years old).
Below you will find a gallery of
children rear facing up to 5 years of age in Swedish 55 lbs.
Keep
your child rear facing for as long as possible which is until limit of seat is reached by either height or weight.
In Sweden we have been keeping
children rear facing since 1965 and learned much.
We should focus mostly on the more common frontal collisions but keeping
our children rear facing for a long time is also a great way to keep vulnerable head and neck area well protected in side impact collisions.
The new recommendation advise parents to keep
children rear facing to at least two years of age:
Multi Tech is a great seat with nice head support which keeps
children rear facing longer than any other seat in the world but safety is equally great in other seats such as DuoLogic, Britax Hi - Way, Britax Two - Way, Maxi Cosi Mobi, and Izikid Isofix.
If you would like a seat which keeps
your child rear facing for the maximum amount of time, please have a look at our online store and the high weight Swedish seats.
As many know we have been keeping
children rear facing in Sweden since 1965.
In almost every article talking about car seat safety Sweden is mentioned and praised since we keep
children rear facing and our young children almost never die or become seriously injured.
The old recommendation advised parents to keep
children rear facing to at least 1 year of age and a weight of 20 lbs.
It has the great ability to keep
your child rear facing for 5 - 40 pounds, though the front - facing weight limit is only 22 to 40 pounds.
Parents can keep
their children rear facing from 5 to 40 pounds.
3 - in - 1 Car Sat with Side Impact Protection suitable for
child Rear Facing 5 -40-Pounds (and 19 - 36») Forward Facing 22 - 65 Pounds (and 29 - 52») and as Belt Positioning Booster 40 - 100 Pounds (and 40 - 52»)
It has a better than average height and weight limits for rear facing which is tall enough to get
children rear facing for up to 40 lbs limit without outgrowing the seat by height first.
I have a feeling this won't be the last type of seat to help parents keep
their child rear facing until age 2.
How long should I keep
my child rear facing?
Our standards and habits in Sweden of keeping
children rear facing to age 4 or longer are 30 + years ahead of other countries.
Sweden started keeping
children rear facing in 1965, a large percentage of Swedish children today sit rear facing in the front seat with airbag deactivated with fantastic results.
Since 1965, but mainly during the past 25 years, parents have been told to keep
their children rear facing to save lives.
In most countries, keeping
a child rear facing longer than 12 months would be considered extended rear facing.
Keeping
your child rear facing for as long as possible should always come first as well as keeping them in the harnessed forward facing position.
Will you be keeping
your child rear facing for as long as you can?
It's because no other country keep
children rear facing as long as Sweden, the recommendation is rear facing to at least 4 years of age.
It's clear that many parents are eager to keep their precious
children rear facing since it's so much safer.
The strong recommendation to parents is to keep
children rear facing until at least age 4.
• I have to turn my child forward facing at 12 months, it's the law: There are laws saying how long parents must keep
children rear facing but none which regulate forward facing.
Here in rear facing heaven Sweden most parents keep
children rear facing until age 4 or longer.
There are quite a few reasons why people don't keep
children rear facing longer.
The recommendation in Sweden has for a long time been to keep
children rear facing to at least 4 years of age.
Those are common rear facing myths which unfortunately stop many parents from keeping
children rear facing.
By using our high weight rear facing car seats to keep
our children rear facing mostly past age of 4, and then in a high back booster, our fatality rate in car accidents for age 0 - 6 years is basically zero.
What are the actual numbers of fatalities in Sweden per capita of
children rear facing?
Extended - Rear Facing: The age does not matter — keep
your child rear facing as long as his weight and height will allow.
Plus can choose to have
your child rear facing or front facing by just clicking the 2 buttons.
Not exact matches
As complicated as it may be for adults to navigate the
child -
rearing process with their young boys and girls, it's important for parents to stay mentally strong and help their
children prepare for challenges they might
face.
Without an internal combustion engine, Model S allows for additional cargo space and offers a spacious cabin fitting five adults and two
children (
rear -
facing jump seats).
The concept will have the
child face the
rear for safety.
This may work for some people, but it doesn't work for the family earning minimum wage, or the couple
facing infertility, or this awesome church community of immigrants that shares the responsibility of
child -
rearing together.
This means
facing honestly such issues as their emotional maturity, capacity to bear the responsibilities of
child -
rearing, and their deep feelings about each other.
Depending on the weight, height and age of your
child, you can use them in either the
rear -
facing or forward -
facing positions.
But, if you choose to switch your
child for the flight, remember the shoulder harness straps need to be raised to forward
face, and must be lowered if you decide to
rear -
face in the car once you've arrived at your destination.
Current guidelines suggest that extended
rear facing in the car is the safest choice for your
child.