Toddler Car Seat Basics
Toddler car seats are a necessity for parents of children right in the grey area of not quite meeting the height and weight requirements to ride without the help of a little extra safety. Toddler car seats are important for protecting children as they develop and keeping them secure in the event of a car accident.
Toddler car seats are designed for children over 1 year old and over 20 pounds. Such toddler car seats are meant for toddlers weighing up to eighty pounds. Toddler car seats are forward facing, and typically use a combination of the car’s seat belts or a special anchoring system, and a separate harness, to secure the car seat and the child.
Toddler car seats are much more uniform in construction than infant seats mostly because it can now be assumed that the child can sit up on his/her own. Toddler car seats are vital safety measures for your baby or toddler. A study conducted for the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) found that over 80% of infant and toddler car seats are used improperly (nhtsa 2005).
The best fitted toddler car seats are the safest toddler car seats so always be sure to fit the seat correctly by following the manufacturer’s manual. Toddler car seats are an expensive buy and you need to make sure the car set is the right size for your little on and fits comfortably in your car.
When the toddler car seat is placed in the passenger seat, it is essential that any passenger airbag is deactivated.
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