Car seat selection tips

It is important, a seat is designed for age and weight of your child, give to him or her escape to choose the best chance of injuries in an accident. There are three main types of car seats-infant car seats, infant/toddler Convertible car seats and booster. Below are the facts about car seat purchase options and some tips, like you informed decisions for each car seat:

If your child is less than a year old, he or she must ride rear-facing in a car seat.

A choice is a rear-facing child seat buy (suitable for babies up to 20 kg), which will be your baby during the first few months and often with a handle for easy implementation. And if you are looking for the utmost comfort, you choose a travel system. Infant travel systems include a car seat and stroller combination ready made.

The downside of which child seat is that you spend $60 to $150 on the seat and will your child outgrow it in 6 months to a year. You need to upgrade car seat if your baby 20 kg on a convertible. This is a problem for you, you can buy a Convertible car seat to face the back for your newborn, and on the front for your baby face, when he or she reaches 20 lbs can turn.

However, some parents believes that car seat and a child seat use her newborn "swim" in a convertible until her baby is big enough, want to sit around in a car seat front-facing.

No matter what you want to use for your child a convertible seat you finally need.

Regardless of the choice you make, whether a convertible car seat use from the first day or a child seat weighs until your baby 20 kg, you need a convertible seat at a time to buy. Convertible car seats are larger than child car seats only and you want to grow with your child about the toddler years. The most Convertible car seats fit babies up to 40 lbs (usually around age 4) and some convert in a carseat and are safe for children up to 80 kg.

Convertible car seats range in price from $80 to $300.

For babies with a weight of more than 40 kg and large children, you need a carseat.

Booster car seats for children from 3 to at least weighing 40 lbs. To use your car lap and shoulder seat belts. Literally, they increase your child in a position, the it safely in your application the car seatbelt system makes.

Booster car are important for your child's safety, because with your car seat belt on a child without a booster seat can actually result in injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that children, their convertible have outgrown car seats use a carseat, until they are 8 years old and 4 foot 9 inches tall.

Some booster seats back support and should choose one of the following if your car seat is low or has no headrest. A backless option is good for vehicle seats, to offer much support behind the head.

Booster car seats range in price from $60 to $200.

-for BabyCenter.com
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