age weight booster car seat
Booster Seats. After age 4 and 40+ pounds and behavior maturity*, children can ride in a booster seat with the adult lap and shoulder belt until the adult safety belt will fit them properly (usually when the child is 10 – 12 years old). MUST have a lap/shoulder belt to use a booster seat. I think switching to a high back booster around 4 years old for most kids is reasonable. Thats when we switched my 6 1/2 yr. old and 4 1/2 year old. My kids barely met the weight/height requirement at that age and were trustworthy enough to not try to unbuckle etc. If it's good enough for a race car driver, it should be good for your 6-year-old.. Try to keep your child in her forward-facing car seat for as long as possible. Keep that in mind as you look at booster seat age or weight requirements, and start your search by focusing on your child's current car seat. Car manufacturers may integrate child safety seats directly into their vehicle's design. Most commonly, these seats are purchased and installed by consumers. Many regions require children defined by age, weight, and/or height to use a government-approved child safety seat when riding in a vehicle. Also known as booster seats, these position the child so that the adult seat belt is held in the correct position for safety and comfort. 1  Position: Sitting, forward-facing. 2  Recommended weight: 22 kg to 36 kg (48 lb to 76 lb) 3  Approximate age: 4 to 10, and above if the child is not 36 kg yet. Please remember to keep your kids in a booster until they are 4' 9. Age and weight aren't as important as height when making the decision to ditch the booster. By 4' 9, the adult seat belt will fit most kids properly. Your child is ready for a booster seat when they have outgrown the weight or height limit of their forward-facing harnesses, which is typically between 40 and 65 pounds. Read your forward-facing car seat’s owner’s manual to determine height and weight limits, and keep your child in a harnessed seat for as long as possible. Other car seats, also known as booster seats, are required until the child is large enough to use an adult seat belt. This is usually, but not always, when the child is 1.45m (4 ft 9 in) tall. The current safest recommendation is to use a car seat (5 point restraint) to the maximum capacity of the seat. My son's will accommodate up to 65 lbs as 5 pt restraint and the convert to either a high or low back booster up to 80 lbs. We will switch him when he hits 65 lbs (he is currently 6-1/2 and 54 lbs). Check your current car seat's manual for maximum booster seat weight guidelines. Some go as high as 80 pounds, meaning many children can ride in them until they're 7 years old. In addition to age and weight, you must also consider your child's personality.
Age 4 and 40+ pounds