age and weight for booster seats
Always install the booster seat in the back seat of your vehicle. This places your child as far away as possible from your vehicle’s front air bags if they inflate during a crash. There are different ways to install a booster seat. Read your vehicle owner’s manual and booster seat user guide to learn how. The shoulder belt should rest on your child’s shoulder, never on the neck or arm. For more information, see Stage 4. If your child can’t sit in the right position or the vehicle seat belt does not fit properly, he or she is still too short and should stay in a booster seat for a while longer. 1 At least 5 years old. 2  Meet the weight and height minimums for the booster seat you’re considering. 3  Responsible enough to sit properly 100% of the time, even while asleep.  Finally, they need to have a safe belt fit. Here’s how they should look: A correctly installed booster seat should keep the lap and shoulder belts in place across your child’s hips, chest and shoulders. Be sure to carefully follow the directions for routing the vehicle seat belt when using the booster seat. A — A booster seat is a firm cushion, with or without a backrest, that positions the lap and shoulder belt on. the child. Depending on the model, boosters fit children from 30-40 lbs. up to 80-125 lbs. Some manufacturers. require a minimum age of 3 or 4. The driver or parent may be cited for misuse if the child is under the. minimum age or weight specified on the label or if a booster is used with just a lap belt. Download Stage 3: Booster Seats. Booster seats are designed to allow seat belt use by children who no longer need forward-facing seats. The booster seat positions a child so that the seat belt is correctly located on the lap and shoulder. Don’t hurry to move your child to a booster seat. Generally, kids will need a booster until they are 4’9″ tall, which happens around age 11 for most kids. To ride without a booster, a child needs to be able to pass the 5 step test: 1. Sits all the way back against the vehicle seat. 2. Knees bent at the edge of the vehicle seat and feet on the floor. Most forward-facing seats. have a removable harness so they can be used as boosters. Safety booster seat. For children who outgrow safety seats with a harness. Most children. need a booster until age 10-12 for proper belt fit. Backless booster may. be used if child's head is supported by vehicle seat or headrest. Most booster seats have a lower threshold of 30 lbs. Many don’t start until 40 lbs, so it’s important to check the requirements for the seat. For our Canadian neighbors, all booster seats have a 40 lb minimum. Before moving to a booster seat, your child should be: 1  At least 5 years old. 2  Meet the weight and height minimums for the booster seat you’re considering.  Responsible enough to sit properly 100% of the time, even while asleep.
Boosters fit children from 30-40 lbs or up to 80-125 lbs and minimum age of 3 or 4.