Important Car Seat Safety Tips

The following guidelines can help reduce the risk of severe injury to your precious baby if you are ever involved in a car accident.

*Your child should ride rear-facing until they are at least 1 and weigh at least 20 pounds. It is best for your child to ride rear-facing for as long as possible. The American Academy of Pediatrics is now encouraging children to ride rear-facing until they have reached the height and weight limits of the convertible car seat, or until the minimum age of 2.

*Once your child has exceeded either the height or the weight limit of the infant car seat, it is time to change to a convertible type.

* Always use a car seat when transporting your child in any vehicle.

* Never place the car seat in the front of a vehicle that has a front passenger air bag since this could cause serious injury and/or death if the air bags deploy. If you must place your it in the front seat, turn off the airbags.

* Do not use a used car seat that you do not know the history of.

* Do not use a car seat older than 6 years. Check the label for the date of manufacturing and date of expiration. This information can also be found on the box that your car seat came in. Read More: Important Car Seat Safety Tips, http://babies411.com/hot-topic/hot-topic/important-car-seat-safety-tips.htmlFor More Baby Related Information:

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