The law requires every driver to properly secure children five years of age or
younger in child restraint devices riding in a passenger car, van, or pick - up truck, regardless of whether the vehicle is registered in this state.
Not exact matches
all
children 3 and
younger must be
in a
child restraint;
children 4 through 7 who weigh less than 80 pounds and
children 4 through 7 who are less than 57 inches tall must be
in a
child restraint or booster seat
children younger than 1 and all
children who weigh less than 20 pounds are required to be
in a rear - facing
child restraint;
children 1 through 3 years who weigh at least 20 pounds but less than 40 pounds are required to be
in a rear - facing or a forward - facing
child restraint;
children 4 through 7 who both weigh at least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds and who are less than 57 inches tall are required to be
in a forward - facing
child restraint or booster seat
younger than 1 year and less than 20 pounds
in a rear - facing
child restraint; 1 through 3 years and 20 - 40 pounds
in a
child restraint; 4 through 7 years
in a booster seat
3 years and
younger or less than 40 pounds
in child restraint; 4 through 7 years who weigh 40 pounds or more and who are shorter than 57 inches
in a
child restraint or booster seat
younger than 2 years must be
in a rear facing
child restraint; 7 or
younger: 40 pounds or less must be
in a
child restraint; more than 40 pounds but 4 feet and 9 inches or less must be
in a booster seat
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 unless they weigh more than 40 pounds and are seated where there is no available lap / shoulder belt; 4 through 7 years unless they are seated where there is no available lap / shoulder belt
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
younger than 1 year and less than 20 pounds
in a rear - facing
child restraint; 1 through 5 years
in a
child restraint or a booster seat
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
younger than 1 year or less than 20 pounds
in a rear - facing
child restraint; 1 through 3 years or 20 - 39 pounds
in a forward - facing
child restraint; 4 through 5 years or 40 - 60 pounds
in a booster seat
younger than 2 years or less than 30 pounds
in a rear - facing
child restraint; 2 - 4 years or between 30 - 40 pounds
in a forward or rear - facing
child restraint; 5 - 7 years or between 40 - 60 pounds
in a forward or rear - facing
child restraint or a booster seat secured with a lap and shoulder belt
younger than 2 years
in a rear - facing
child restraint or until the
child outgrows the maximum allowable height or weight as prescribed by the manufacturer; 7 years and
younger in a
child safety seat
children younger than one year
in a rear - facing
child restraint must be
in the rear seat if available
younger than 1 year or 20 pounds or less
in a rear - facing
child restraint; 1 through 3 years and 20 + pounds
in a forward - facing
child restraint; 4 through 8 years and less than 4» 9»
in a booster seat
younger than 2 years
in a rear - facing
child restraint or until the
child reaches the minimum weight limit for a forward facing
child safety seat as prescribed by the manufacturer; 7 years and
younger in a
child safety seat
younger than 1 or less than 20 pounds
in a rear - facing
child restraint; 1 through 3 years and more than 20 pounds
in a
child restraint, 4 through 15 years who are either shorter than 57 inches or who weigh more than 20 but less than 65 pounds
in a booster
Massachusetts law requires the use of
child passenger
restraints for
children 12 years and
younger in automobiles; please remember this when making transportation arrangements.
Be prepared for a rough couple of nights, as it is difficult for a
young child to exhibit self -
restraint when they have this newfound freedom of sleeping
in a bed.
Five - point harnesses act as a
restraint for
young, wiggly
children who would otherwise move around
in the seat quite a bit.
In a series of papers, University of Michigan professor Martha Bailey found that the diffusion of effective forms of birth control, such as the pill, after legal and financial restraints on its use were lifted in the 1960s and 1970s, enabled young men and women to adjust the number and timing of their children to better reflect their preference
In a series of papers, University of Michigan professor Martha Bailey found that the diffusion of effective forms of birth control, such as the pill, after legal and financial
restraints on its use were lifted
in the 1960s and 1970s, enabled young men and women to adjust the number and timing of their children to better reflect their preference
in the 1960s and 1970s, enabled
young men and women to adjust the number and timing of their
children to better reflect their preferences.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that
restraint use saved the lives of 328
children younger than 5 riding
in passenger vehicles
in 2016.
Rear - facing
child restraint: A rear - facing
child restraint in the back seat is best for babies and
young children.
In 2015, 87 percent of children younger than 1, who should have been in rear - facing restraints, actually were; most of the others were prematurely placed in forward - facing child restraint
In 2015, 87 percent of
children younger than 1, who should have been
in rear - facing restraints, actually were; most of the others were prematurely placed in forward - facing child restraint
in rear - facing
restraints, actually were; most of the others were prematurely placed
in forward - facing child restraint
in forward - facing
child restraints.
Children younger than 8 who meet height restrictions must be
in a
child restraint device, and infants must be
in a rear - facing
child restraint device.
Of the
children ages 12 years and
younger who died
in a crash
in 2015 (for which
restraint use was known), 35 % were not buckled up.
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Young children learn self - control, reciprocity and adequate behaviour
in part through play with peers, specifically play that demands turn - taking, negotiation, shift
in control and
restraint like rough - and - tumble play.
Lessons Learned From 30 - Plus Years of No Physical Intervention Suess (2008)
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