These seats typically have higher height and weight limits for the rear - facing position, allowing you to
keep your child rear - facing for a longer period of time.
It is much safer to
keep your child rear - facing as long as possible, until they reach the maximum limit of their particular seats.
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.
It is recommended to
keep children rear - facing as long as possible because it is proven to be safer.
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.
I would like to mention that all the articles I've read on why
you keep a child rear - facing state that it is the most safe position for a head - on collision - not necessarily for a rear collision.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises
keeping children rear - facing until the age of 2, or until they reach the seat's height or weight limit.
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-
It's strongly recommended that
you keep your child rear - facing as long as possible — at least until she turns 2, or reaches the height or weight limit for the seat's rear - facing position.
The Swedes have been
keeping children rear facing since 1965 and focused intensely on car seat safety for 45 + years.
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
keeping your child rear - facing until at least age 2.
If at all possible, PLEASE
keep your child rear - facing as long as you can.
This car seat is designed to
keep your child rear - facing for as long as possible, which is a huge safety perk in and of itself.
Another compact seat, the Axkid Move is a simple, affordable solution when
keeping your child rear facing for longer.
It's safer to
keep children rear - facing as long as possible through age 2, so make it a habit to check the back seat every time.
In general, know your state's laws and, if you can, invest in a high - quality car seat from the beginning that will allow you to
keep your child rear - facing as long as possible to stay safer.
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).
It is now recommended that
you keep your child rear - facing as long as possible.
Car seat safety experts, and many manufacturers, now recommend
keeping your child rear - facing until they reach the limits of the car seat.
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 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.
What makes the Milestone so popular is the size limits, allowing you to
keep your child rear - facing longer than other seats (as many experts recommend), from 5 — 40 pounds.
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.
Some parents prefer to
keep their child rear - facing for as long as possible, but it really depends on your car, your seat, and your child.
Parents can
keep their children rear facing from 5 to 40 pounds.
Convertible and all - in - one car seats typically have higher height and weight limits for the rear - facing position, allowing you to
keep your child rear - facing for a longer period of time.
Keep your child rear - facing as long as possible.
Keep your child rear - facing in their car seat until at least 2 years old.
Thank you for this post — it was very informative and I appreciate your suggestion to
keep children rear - facing as long as possible.
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.
They give you the option to
keep your child rear - facing as long as possible, but also give you multiple forward - facing options.
This can give you the ability to
keep your child rear - facing longer without them becoming uncomfortable.
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.
The strong recommendation to parents is to
keep children rear facing until at least age 4.