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"   A few months ago the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation that children should remain in rear-facing car seats until they reach the weight and height limits, as well as any other limits, specified by the manufacturers of their car seats. Previously they advised to keep children in this type of car seat until one year of age. AAP also recommended that children continue to ride in forward-facing car seats until reaching the height, weight, and other limitations issued by the seats&amp;#039; manufacturers. As I&amp;#039;ve learned from my own experience, following the advice regarding forward-facing seats can be difficult. My son rides in a Britax Boulevard car seat which is recommended for children up to 70 pounds or 49 inches. Although he is 4-years old and about 42 pounds and 40 inches tall, he has a long way to go before meeting the limits of the seat. However he&amp;#039;s already large for the Boulevard and especially when he&amp;#039;s wearing a bulky winter jacket, and seems squished in it. Additionally, I&amp;#039;ve heard from many moms that kids consider car seats to be &amp;quot;baby seats&amp;quot; and that many 3- and 4-year olds are teased for riding in them. What to do? I urge you to resist the urge to yield to peer pressure and put your child&amp;#039;s safety first by following AAP&amp;#039;s guidelines. According to a 2008 National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) study found that child safety seats reduced fatal injury by 71 percent for infants (younger than 1 year old) and by 54 percent for toddlers (1 to 4 years old) in passenger cars. Be sure to check out Good Housekeeping&amp;#039;s Convertible Car Seat Reviews, Infant Car Seat Reviews and The Best Green Baby Resources on the Web from thedailygreen.com. And if you&amp;#039;re going to be in the NYC area be sure to come by and take a tour of our labs! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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