Age Appropriate Car Seats

Car seat use reduces the risk for injury in a crash by 71 82 for children when compared with seat belt use alone.
Age appropriate car seats. Children should ride in a rear facing car seat for as long as possible usually until they re at least. That s why it s so important to choose and use the right car seat correctly every time your child is in the car. After outgrowing the rear facing car seat use a forward facing car seat until at least age 5. Booster seat age refers to the age of a child at which they are ready to move from a car seat to a booster seat.
The appropriate age is generally at least 5 even though many boosters start at age 4. The car safety seat your child will be using fits properly in the vehicle used for transport. It transitions from infant car seat to forward facing toddler car seat to booster seat. As the name suggests the all in one car seat covers all of your child s car seat needs and it can install in both rear and forward facing positions.
Different regulations focussing on weight height and age and can make it quite confusing. In the rear facing position an all in one car seat safely holds babies as small as. Follow these important steps to choose the right seat install it correctly and keep your child safe. When children outgrow their rear facing car seats they should be buckled in a forward facing car seat in the back seat until they reach the upper weight or height.
Finding an age appropriate option will fulfill those two goals well. The car safety seat being used is appropriate for the age and size of your child. Child safety and comfort are the most important things in a car seat. Buckling children in age and size appropriate car seats booster seats and seat belts reduces the risk of serious and fatal injuries.
The first is the infant car seat then the front facing seat then the booster seat. The following are some guidelines by age to using the appropriate car seat. Birth to age 2. There are three stages of car seats for your child to advance through.
2 15 booster seat use reduces the risk for serious injury by 45 for children aged 4 8 when compared with seat belt use alone. Car seats and boosters provide protection for infants and children in a crash yet car crashes are a leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. When your little one reaches the age of five they are probably getting too big for their original child car seat. Depending on the make and the model most forward facing car seats accommodate children who weigh between 40 and 65 pounds with a height up to 44 to 49 inches.
However there is also a weight requirement of at least 40 pounds. Besafe has three types of car seats. We call them group 1 group 2 and group 3. Choosing the appropriate car seat for your child is the first and most important step for a safe journey.