Infants should ride in infant or rear - facing convertible seats, toddlers should be strapped into convertible seats (although these may face the front of the vehicle), and older children should sit
in booster seats until they are tall enough to safely wear adult seat belts.
Now that kids have to be
in booster seats until they are in college, practically, this might make being in one a little more cool.
Also, most states now require children to ride
in booster seats until they weigh 60 pounds or more, or are a certain age or height.
They should sit
in booster seats until they're at least 8 years old.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that kids ride
in booster seats until they're at least 8 years old and 4 feet 9 inches tall.
That's why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration now recommends that all children who have outgrown their car seat continue to ride
in a booster seat until:
By current standards I would have been
in a booster seat until I was in my teens.
The safety advantage of a booster seat lasts longer than most parents think: Your child should stay
in a booster seat until she's at least 4 feet 9 inches tall and at least 8 years old, which may be different than what your state's law suggests as a minimum.
Thus, to avoid chances of injuries, keep the child
in a booster seat until he / she becomes 8 years old and can fit properly into the car's safety belts.
In a booster seat until he is ready for seat belts (when he is 4 feet, 9 inches tall, between 8 and 12 years old).
Remember that kids should stay
in a booster seat until they are 4» 9» tall (about 8 to 12 years old) and seat belts fit correctly
Follow your state car seat laws, but where they are lacking (some states say it is okay to take kids out of a car seat at age 4 or 5, for example), follow the recommendations of the AAP and keep your kids
in a booster seat until they are about 4» 9» tall.
New car seat laws, some which require kids to be
in a booster seat until they are eight years old, have been a good reminder for many parents that a booster seat is the safest way for kids ride in the car until they are ready for seat belts.
Similarly, it's safest for children to remain in a forward - facing 5 - point harness for as long as possible before moving to a booster seat, and to stay
in a booster seat until they properly fit in the adult seatbelt using the 5 - step test.
Therefore, keep children rear - facing as long as possible, in a forward - facing harness to the limit of the car seat, and
in a booster seat until the seatbelt fits.
Keep your child
in a booster seat until he or she is big enough to fit in a seat belt properly.
Children should stay
in a booster seat until adult seat belts fit correctly, typically when children reach about 4 feet 9 inches in height and are 8 through 12 years of age.
Keep your child
in a booster seat until they have reached the height of 145 cm (4» 9»).
Not exact matches
Rosemary Mason: So once children out - grow their forward - facing
seats, usually around 4 years or 40 pounds, they should ride
in the
booster seats in the back
seats until the vehicle
seat belts fit properly.
All children whose weight or height exceeds the forward - facing limit for their car
seat should use a belt - positioning
booster seat until the vehicle
seat belt fits properly, typically when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches
in height and are 8 through 12 years of age.
Hold off on using
booster seats without belts, such as the plastic cube - shaped
seats you often see
in restaurants,
until your child's about 36 months old.
Kids should use a
booster seat until the car's lap - and - shoulder belt fits properly, which is typically when they've reached 4 feet 9 inches
in height and are between 8 and 12 years old.
If you have children, it is probably your first instinct to KNOW that they must be
in a car
seat from the time they leave the hospital
until they are old enough to move to a
booster seat, and then to simply buckling up
in a
seat belt.
Once your child reaches this milestone, purchase a rear - facing
booster seat that allows your child to sit
in the same position
until the age of two.
Your child will be
in a car
seat with a five - point harness
until she's ready for a
booster seat.
At this age, it's unlikely he'll be content to sit
in his highchair or
booster seat until everybody is finished eating.
both our boys are
in them and they will be the last
seats we eve have to buy because they turn into a
booster until they are out of a
seat completely.
Just like with babies, older children should remain
in car or
booster safety
seats until they meet your locations criteria.
Keep your child who has outgrown his forward - facing car
seat in a belt - positioning
booster seat until they are big enough to fit
in regular
seat belts.
This is well below the recommendations of most experts, including that children should ride
in a
booster after they have outgrown their forward - facing car
seat and
until:
Updated
in 2009, New York law states that children must ride
in an appropriate car
seat or
booster seat until they reach their 8th birthday.
It also advises that most children will need to ride
in a belt - positioning
booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.
Most states
in the U.S. now have laws requiring the use of
booster seats until age 8, though there are exceptions if the child reaches a certain height or weight at a younger age.
An all -
in - one
seat can carry a child from infant
until she no longer needs a
booster.
The headrest and the footrest are adjustable to grow with your little one
in the stroller while the car
seat's buckle system expands easily to support your child
until they are ready to move to a
booster.
A child who has outgrown her car safety
seat with a harness (she has reached the top weight or height allowed for her
seat, her shoulders are above the top harness slots, or her ears have reached the top of the
seat) should ride
in a belt - positioning
booster seat until the vehicle's
seat belt fits properly (usually when the child reaches about 4» 9»
in height and is between 8 to 12 years of age).
Even stricter states mandate that all children be
in a car
seat or
seat positioning
booster seat until the child reaches 60 pounds (27.2 kg).
younger than 2 years
in a rear facing child restraint
until a child outgrows the manufacturer's top height or weight recommendations; 2 through 3 years
in a forward - facing child safety
seat; 4 through 7 years
in a
booster seat
«Based this new analysis of a decade's worth of data on children involved
in crashes, policymakers, pediatricians and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of belt - positioning
booster seats once a child outgrows a harnessed based child restraint
until he / she is at least 8 years of age,» says Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, co-scientific director of The Center for Injury Research and Prevention and study co-author.
younger than 2 years or
until a child outgrows the manufacturer's top height or weight recommendations
in a rear - facing child restraint; younger than 4 years
in a child restraint; 4 through 7 years, if not taller than 4 feet 9 inches,
in a child restraint or
booster seat
Booster seats should never be used
in the front
seat of a car and children should always remain
in their car
seats until they outgrow the weight limit of the orientation.
Or choose what's known as a convertible car
seat, which stays
in the vehicle and will see your baby into toddlerhood; it's designed to face the rear (for the first year at least; the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that toddlers ride rear - facing
until they're 2 years old) as well as the front and will accommodate a child up to about 40 pounds (some also work as
boosters for children up to 100 pounds).
For example, a smaller child might stay
in a rear - facing car
seat until he is 3 - years - old, a forward - facing car
seat until he is 7 - years - old, and a
booster seat until he is 12 - years - old.
Once a child is turned to face forward, toddlers and preschoolers should remain
in a forward - facing convertible car
seat or a
booster with a five - point harness
until they hit the weight or height limit on that
seat (per the owner's manual.)
Keep
in mind, most kids don't grow out of their
booster (and sit without a
seat of some kind)
until they're 8 - 12 years old.
The best car
seat to use for a child is a 3
in one which will transition your baby from rear facing to forward facing, up
until booster mode for an all grown child.
It wasn't
until the 90's that
booster seats started to be developed with safety
in mind instead of convenience.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention («CDC») recommends using age - and size - appropriate child restraints (including child safety
seats and
booster seats)
in the back
seat until adult
seat belts fit properly (i.e., when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs, not the stomach; and the shoulder belt lays across the shoulder and chest, not the neck or face), which normally occurs after a child is at least age 8 years or ≥ 57 inches (145 cm) tall.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants and toddlers be secured
in rear - facing child safety
seats and that children continue to be secured by car safety
seats or belt - positioning
booster seats until they reach the height of 4» 9.»
The law states that children must be
in a car
seat (includes
boosters)
until they're 8 years old, with the only exception being if...