Nine of 10 parents move their children
out of a booster seat before they're big enough for safety belts, a Safe Kids survey shows.
There are many
types of booster seats on the market now that are designed to be convertible high chairs for small spaces, so keep that in mind if you're on a budget.
There are various styles
of booster seats for your child and there are several factors you should consider before buying a booster seat.
Side impact protection is the most important
aspect of a booster seat; as they are strapped to the seat, a front impact would have little effect.
With this information, you should now know how long booster seats last and you should take the proper steps should you need to replace or
dispose of a booster seat.
If your child is nearing the weight
limit of a booster seat, it would be a good idea to purchase a seat with a higher weight limit for extended use.
Their mission is to work with community and political leaders to raise awareness on the
importance of booster seats and promote the safety of children in our community.
Somehow, he was sitting with his legs on either
side of the booster seat (which was too small for him), knees raised, feet on the actual bus seat.
If you know your toddler can not handle sitting in a booster without straps at the kitchen table and would benefit from the high
back of the booster seat on this high chair, this is the perfect choice for you.
Another drawback is that the
height of booster seat back requires a higher back chair, which might not be available at all restaurants, so you may not be able to fully secure the chair to the seat, which would also negate the use of the five point harness.
CHOP study offers updated evidence about the effectiveness
of booster seats in protecting children age 4 - 8 in car crashes.
The majority
of booster seats on the market in 2017 can be relied on to provide good safety belt fit for typical 4 to 8 year - olds in almost any vehicle, IIHS evaluations show.
However, some
models of booster seats can be secured to the vehicle seat and kept in place using the lower anchors or top tether.
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.
For booster seats, a child who can legally move out
of a booster seat at age 8 might be too small to fit well in a seatbelt and is at greater risk of serious injuries in a crash.
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.
You will also love that this seat promises to never leave and marks or weird dents on your car's seat so that once you are ready to take it out, there will be no lingering
evidence of a booster seat.
While the weight limit for moving out
of a booster seat varies greatly from state to state - over 40 lbs in some states; over 80 lbs in others - at some point your 5, 6, or 7 year old will likely outgrow their 5 - point harness carseat and need to move to a booster seat.
I had my full car seat until I think I was 1/2 way through or out of 2nd grade, and then I didn't get out
of my booster seat till I think the end of 3rd grade.
I just ran across some useful information this morning from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety with their
list of those booster seats that are Best Bets for your kids (and those that are not).
The findings, which appear in this month's issue of The Journal of Trauma, also show that roughly a
third of booster seat - age children who did have seats checked left an inspection in a safer restraint than when they arrived.
The use
of booster seats among children between the ages of 4 and 8 can reduce the risk of serious injury as much as 45 percent;