Not sure what «neck issues» you are talking about, this is an issue with forward facing seats and doesn't really
exist in rear facing seats.
Children are more adequately protected when traveling in a rear facing child safety seat, so the best recommendation is to follow the manufacturer requirements for your particular seat, and keep your child
in the rear facing seat as long as possible in your particular seat.
Most people know that an infant who is under 20 lbs and one year old needs to be in a rear facing car seat, but they may not know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies and toddlers to be
in rear facing seats for as long as possible.
Infants in rear facing seats are directly in front of the airbags, so they are more likely to receive the full force of the airbags deployment.
You will be pleased to know that the Britax Boulevard Convertible Car Seat will safely support the tiniest of newborns starting at 5 lbs all the way up to 40
lbs in the rear facing seat.
Newborns will always start out
in a rear facing seat, which is the safest and then will eventually move up to a «big kid» booster seat.
But this does not apply to children
in rear facing seats.
Truth is, if the passenger air bag is deactivated, the front seat is actually safter for a child, assuming they are
in a rear facing seat.
For the past 25 years there has been an aggressive campaign to convince parents kids are far safer
in rear facing seats.