Car Seats
Unmatched protection for your loved one & Peace of mind for you. Taking your child for a ride in the car will be one of your greatest responsibilities as parent (one of many). Baby car seats are not only legally enforced by state laws but also strongly recommended for those who often travel by car. Parent want to be sure to make sure they get the safest car seats.
With uncontrollable situations around every corner, car seats are specifically designed to keep your little guy/girl safe when you can’t.
Translated importance of a seat belt to what happens: if you were involved in a car accident going 30mph per hour a passenger not buckled in will be thrown with a force 60 times their body weight! And that is for an average adult male. Think of what would happen to a small infant or toddler, so you want to make sure you get the right size baby infant car seats are going to be smaller than a seat for an older child
| Age | General Guideline |
| Infants Car Seat | Infant seats and rear-facing convertible seats: All infants younger than 1 year and who weigh less than 20 pounds should always ride rear-facing. |
| Convertible Seats | Toddlers/Preschoolers: Children1 year of age and at least 20 pounds can ride forward-facing. It is best to ride rear-facing as long as possible. |
| Booster Seats | School-aged children: Booster seats are for older children who have outgrown their forward-facing car safety seats. Children should stay in a booster seat until adult belts fit correctly (usually when a child reaches about 4′ 9″ in height and is between 8 and 12 years of age). |
| Older children | Seat belts: Children who have outgrown their booster seats should ride in a lap and shoulder belt in the back seat until 13 years of age. |
What many first time parents, and even more experienced, don’t realize is the further importance of having the correct size car seat for your child. Many of us accept those neighborly hand-me-downs and baby shower gifts, but never pay close attention to size. Having a car seat that is too big for your child (’one they will grown into’) can inflict the same if not more injury to your child in a car accident if they were not buckled.
The direction of the car seat is also extremely important. Do you face the childs seat forward towards the windshield or backwards towards those behind you? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises that all infants should ride facing backwards, rear-facing, in the car. This should be started from their first ride home from the hospital. Your child should remain rear-facing until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car safety seat’s manufacturer. At a minimum, children should ride rear-facing until they have reached at least 1 year of age & weigh at least 20 pounds.
