Child Safety in Cars
Nothing is more important than the safety of our children. There are best practices for children riding in cars that have been proven to keep them safer. For infants and babies they have to be in the back seat in a rear facing car seat. They should remain this way until they are too big for the seat; usually at around 35 pound. They should … Keep Reading → then be put in forward facing car seats with appropriate harnesses. When they outgrow those seats they should be put in booster seats. They should remain in the booster seat until they are old enough for the standard car seat and harness to fit properly. This usually occurs at around 8 or 9 years old. Children should then remain in the back seat, using the seatbelts and harness, until at least 12 years of age. No child under 12 years old should be in the front seat. The airbags present a serious danger.
