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Proper use of car safety seats helps keep
children safe. The type of seat your child needs
is dependent on several things, including your
child’s age and size and the type of vehicle you
have. Here are some general guidelines from the
American Academy of Pediatrics:
• Infants/Toddlers. All infants and toddlers
should ride in a rear-facing car seat until they
are at least two years of age or until they
reach the highest weight or height allowed by
their car seat’s manufacturer.
• Toddlers/Preschoolers. Any child who has
outgrown the rear-facing weight or height
limit for his convertible car seat should use a
forward-facing car seat with a harness, up to
the highest weight or height allowed by the
car seat manufacturer.
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about child car safety.
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