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well there are 2 things that your bby must reach first 1) your baby must be at least a year old. 2) your baby should be at least 20 lbs. Also make sure you child safety seat is neither too big or too small for your baby. We are worried about the safety of your beautiful child so ensure the seat is properly anchored.
This is a bare minimum for turning around a reversible car seat (those that can be faced towards the rear or front, depending on the size/age of the child).
INFANT car seats however (which often double as carriers and face the rear by default) come with clearly printed guidelines regarding infant weight and/or height not to be exceeded. Many babies exceed the height and/or weight limit long before they are one year of age. Both of my sons were too large for their infant car seat before they reached six months of age. It is plainly dangerous to continue to use this type of seat with a child who is too large for it.
If such a seat is used and outgrown, the next stage and safest method is to graduate the child to a reversible car seat still in the rear facing position and to keep it anchored and facing the rear so long as your child does not exceed the rear facing height and/or weight limits for that model. Your child could be well over a year before approaching either.
As well, be sure to keep all straps at an appropriate height and tension. This may vary by model, so always read the safety information that comes with your car seat. THEY NOW RECOMMEND THAT BABIES/TODDLERS REMAIN REAR FACING FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AND UP TO AGE 4.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is recommended by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that all children should ride rear-facing in back seats until they are 2 years of age or until they reach the height and weight limit of their child restraints.
When children reach the height and weight limits of their infant seats, they should be moved to convertible seats, but should continue to ride rear-facing for as long as possible. Some convertible seats have rear-facing weight limits of 40 pounds or higher.
When children reach the rear-facing height and weight limit of their child restraint, they should be turned forward-facing in a convertible or another forward-facing child restraint. They should remain in forward-facing child restraints in back seats for as long as possible. Some forward-facing seats have weight limits only up to 40 pounds but many forward facing seats now go up to 65 and even 80 pounds.
When your child is AT LEAST 1 year and AT LEAST 20 pounds. Think of Newton's laws of motion... an object in motion will want to stay in motion. If you get into a car accident and your child's seat is facing forward, the 5 point harness will stop your child's body, but not the head! It can cause paralysis, or even death. If you get into a car accident and the seat is rear facing, your child will be pushed into the shell of the car seat and there is a higher chance of your child surviving the crash.
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∙ 12y agoit base on weight and height 12yr 4 11 inc
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∙ 11y agoNo
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Why a backward facing car seat is safer for an infant a forward facing car seat during a collision or abrupt stop?
Its safer for the seat to be facing backwards, because during a collision or an abrupt stop the infant would not be able to slip out of the car seat, and also so the infant will not choke on the car seat's seat belt. It is also safer to have an infant/child to be sitting in the back seat and not in the front passenger seat until the recommended age.
Why is a backward facing car seat safer for an infant than a seat that faces forward during a collision or abrupt stop?
Its safer for the seat to be facing backwards, because during a collision or an abrupt stop the infant would not be able to slip out of the car seat, and also so the infant will not choke on the car seat's seat belt. It is also safer to have an infant/child to be sitting in the back seat and not in the front passenger seat until the recommended age.
Infant Car Seat?
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Can your 8 month infant face forward in his car seat?
well, yes, but it is lots better to face backwards because the seat belt can easily wrap around it. hope that's helpful! :) Also, if you want to get complicated--- According to the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) baby should be rear facing until at least 1 year of age AND 20 lbs, although ideally for as long as it's permitted by the car seat manufacturer.
When can you turn an infant car seat face front?
AnswerAccording to the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) baby should be rear facing until at least 1 year of age AND 20 lbs, although ideally for as long as it's permitted by the car seat manufacturer.
What are car seat requirements?
Car seat requirements are what the car seat companies want you to do to make sure it is the safest possible. It all depends on the car seat. But most are the same. Facing forward after a certain age/height.
What age do you start using a toddler car seat?
Depends on state ect. normally 1-2 for forward facing
In California When is it OK for a child under 8 to ride in the front seat?
In the State of California there are no laws for an eleven year old riding in the front seat. Instead the state only offers a prevention tip: A child should be at least 12yrs of age before they ride in the front seat of a car. Studies have shown that children younger than 12 are not able to handle the impact caused by a frontal crash. There is less impact to the child if they are in the back seat. The only laws regarding child car safety are: * an infant weighing 20lbs or less must be in a rear facing car seat * an infant wieghing 20-40lbs must be in a forward facing car seat * preschoolers must be in a booster seat until they are 6yrs old or 60lbs.
What direction should a child car seat face?
This would depend on the age of your child. All children should ride rear-facing in back seats until they are 2 years of age or until they reach the height and weight limit of their child restraints. When children reach the height and weight limits of their infant seats, they should be moved to convertible seats, but should continue to ride rear-facing for as long as possible. However, when your child reaches the rear-facing height and weight limit of their child restraint, they should be turned forward-facing in a convertible or another forward-facing child restraint.
What are the latest car seat guidelines?
The current guideline is that the child stay rear facing until 2 years old or they outgrow the height and weight requirements for their seat. They must then stay in a forward facing seat or booster seat until age 8.
Car Seat?
A child safety seat, sometimes called an infant safety seat, child restraint system, child seat, baby seat, car seat, or a booster seat, is a seat designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during vehicle collisions.
What is the age for car seat requirements?
The CDC and US Government have recently made the recommendation that infants remain in rear facing car seats until they are age 2. Toddlers should be in a forward facing car seat from age 2 to age 5.
