Car Safety For Children
Children spend many hours in a car each week. In carpool to and from day care or school. On quick trips with Mommy or Daddy to the grocery. Drives to playdates, the park, and many other places.
How can you ensure your child's safety while in a car?
The first and most important way you can protect your child while in a car is by making sure he or she is sitting securely in his seat. For an infant that means sitting in a rear-facing car seat. They should remain in a rear facing infant seat until they reach 1 year of age and weigh 20 pounds.
Once a baby is over one year of age, it is time for them to move into a convertible car seat. They should still sit rear-facing, until they become too tall for the seat in that position. The car seat can then be 'converted' to a forward facing car seat. Your toddler or preschool age child should remain seating in a front facing car seat until he or she is about 4 years old.