When selecting any booster seat, keep the following points in mind: Choose only a booster seat with a label certifying that it complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. In: Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Booster seats of various sizes are offered by several manufacturers. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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There are different types of rear-facing car seats. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Your child under age 1 should always ride in a rear-facing car seat.
Technical report - Child passenger safety. Car seats can be confusing, to say the least. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Policy statement - Child passenger safety. For the Mayo Clinic News Network, I'm Vivien Williams.
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Check the car seat's owners' manual for height and weight limits, so you know when it's time to move to a different model. Vivien Williams: Rear-facing car seats protect a child's head, neck and spine in a crash. Little Tikes 15-Inch Cozy Coupe Car Secure Kids Plastic Table Chair Booster Seat with 3-Point Safety Harness and 2 Fastening Straps, Yellow. Safety 1st Sit, Snack & Go Feeding Booster Seat. Kim Lombard: We need to keep them rear-facing up until they reach those max height and weight limits for their seat. Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat. Vivien Williams: Kids come in different sizes, and Lombard says paying attention to the height and weight limits ensures that we're using the car seat the way it's designed to be used. Kim Lombard: The previous recommendations were to keep children rear-facing up until age 2. Vivien Williams: Injury Prevention Coordinator, Kim Lombard, says the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children stay in rear-facing car seats until they reach the maximum height and weight limits for each car seat. Kim Lombard: We want to keep kids rear-facing as long as possible. Vivien Williams: Research shows that car seats save lives.