Most kids will slouch to let their knees bend comfortably, increasing their risk of injury because the seat belt rides up off of their hips and onto the soft part of their belly. Is the shoulder belt centered between neck and shoulder? Incorrect: Booster needed The shoulder belt is resting too close to her neck. Booster Benefit The highback booster provides a belt guide so parents can properly route the shoulder belt. Correct: No booster needed The older child's shoulder belt crosses midway across the collarbone and sternum.
The belt should be centered between neck and shoulder. Shoulder belts that sit too close to the neck can injure a child's neck and throat. Plus, this position can tempt kids to put the shoulder belt behind their back for comfort.
A belt that sits off the shoulder can slip off during a crash, reducing its ability to protect. Does the lap belt sit low across the top of the thighs? Incorrect: Booster needed The lap belt is not low across the child's upper thighs but is instead riding high up on the soft part of her belly.
Booster Benefit The booster seat helps raise the child so that the lap belt lays properly across her upper thighs.
Correct: No booster needed The older child's lap belt lays across her upper thighs. The lap belt should sit low across the top of the thighs. If the lap portion of the belt is across the soft tissue of the abdomen, it can damage internal organs in a crash.
The lap belt should lay along the upper thighs across the sturdier hip bones. Can they stay comfortably seated for the whole trip? Incorrect: Booster needed An uncomfortable child will do whatever it takes to get comfortable in the car, even if that means using her seat belt incorrectly.
Their heads could collide in a car crash. If you carpool or have other kids in your car, it's wise to have an extra booster seat handy, especially if you're unsure about whether a child meets the height requirements. It's always better to be safe than to let a child who isn't tall enough ride with only a seatbelt.
When combined with safety belts, air bags protect adults and teens from serious injury during a collision. They have saved lives and prevented many serious injuries. But young children can be injured or even killed if they are riding in the front passenger seat when an air bag opens.
Air bags were designed with adults in mind. They must open with great force up to miles per hour to protect an average-sized, pound kilogram male from injury. While this force is OK for adults and bigger kids, it can be dangerous for small kids, possibly leading to head and neck injuries. Reviewed by: Kate M. Cronan, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Are Booster Seats?
Be careful about using a secondhand booster seat: Never use a seat that's more than 6 years old or one that was in a crash it could be unsafe, even if it looks OK.
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In most cases, the maximum height marks the end of when you can use the seat, but in addition, also check step 2! Ideally, you should look for toddler seats already some time before your baby has reached this point. Such a movement can happen if the belts are not perfectly tightened. Even though we know that parents do their best to always tighten the belts correctly, it can happen — when in a rush or if the baby moves a lot — that the belts are not as tight as they should be.
It can be used from approximately 6 months of age up to approx. According to the regulation UN R i-Size , children must remain rear facing for at least 15 months, but we at BeSafe recommend to keep your child rear facing until at least 4 years of age, preferably longer. Some seats in this group can be used both rear or forward facing. We at BeSafe advise you to keep your child rear facing for as long as possible or at least until the age of four.
Therefore, we recommend you to move your child to a booster seat only when all three of the following conditions are met:. If your toddler seat is approved to UN R, you have to stop using your seat once the maximum height of your seat according to its approval is reached.
It is time to change to another seat once your child has reached one of the two limitations, whichever comes first. Once your child has reached this maximum, you have to change. However, practically you might not always be able to use the seat until the maximum weight as your child can outgrow the seat in height before. Check step 2 for this! This is the car seat that your child will use for the longest time — from approx. Using a high back booster seat instead of only a booster cushion ensures that your child is provided with a side impact protection during the whole period of use.
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