when switch to booster seat?
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We at BeSafe advise you to keep your child rear facing for as long as possible or at least until the age of four. Therefore, we recommend you to move your child to a booster seat only when all three of the following conditions are met: Your child should be at least four years old.
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Children weighing more than 22kg and taller than 125cm can use a backless booster seat. Children of 12 years old or taller than 135cm do not need to use a child seat. Before this age or height they must do by law. Child seats must be fitted either using ISOFIX mountings or a diagonal seat belt strap.
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What is a booster seat? A booster seat or travel high chair is a smaller, lighter version of a highchair, which can be used to secure your baby or toddler at the correct height for eating at a table. Most versions secure to the seat of a chair using one or two straps.
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It can be used from approximately 6 months of age up to four years, depending on the height and weight of your child. Once your child's shoulders do not fit beneath the headrest in maximum position anymore, your child has outgrown the seat and should switch to a group 3 seat.
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Children must ride in a booster seat until they are 8 years old or weigh 80 pounds or are 4 feet 9 inches tall (4'9"). Children should ride in a booster seat until they are tall enough to sit on the vehicle seat without slouching, and the seat belt fits snugly across the top of the thighs and across the shoulder.
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Booster seats boost small children higher so they fit better and more comfortably in adult safety belts. I know that a child under age 12 should not ride in the front seat.
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All children at least 4 years old (but younger than age 8) must ride in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat, unless they are taller than 4' 9". A booster seat should be used until the child can properly fit into a seat belt.
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All children whose weight or height exceeds the forward-facing limit for their car safety seat should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicle seat belt fits properly, typically when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches in height and are 8 to 12 years of age.
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See best practice recommendations. Children eight years of age or younger must ride in the back seat. If the back seat is occupied by other passengers your child may ride in the front seat, provided he or she is secured in a booster or child safety seat.
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Stage 3: Booster Seats until the Seat Belt Fits (approx. 4'9″) When your child is at least age 5 and outgrows the forward-facing car seat with harness, use a booster seat in the back seat. Use a booster seat until the belt fits correctly.
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Make sure the booster seat fits in your car. A booster seat will rest on top of your car's back seat, much like a car seat. It will also be strapped in using the car's seatbelt. Therefore, it is critical that the booster seat fit properly into your car and onto the rear seat.
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Harnesses can be used without a booster seat when the child outgrows the booster seat (ie weighs between 26 kg and 32 kg, is seven years of age or over or is too tall).
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Children of 12 years old or taller than 135cm do not need to use a child seat. Before this age or height they must do by law. Child seats must be fitted either using ISOFIX mountings or a diagonal seat belt strap. For smaller children, a highback booster seat is recommended.
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Most children should safely remain in a booster seat until they are 10-12 years old. Booster seats are the law in Michigan, until kids are 8 years old or 4'9" tall. The height requirement is much more important than age, as this is what keeps your child safest.
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In Washington State, the law requires booster seats for children 4 to 6 years old or 40 to 60 pounds. Doctors and safety experts advise that children use booster seats until the seat belt fits correctly. In many cases, this will be when they are at least 4'9” tall, about 80 pounds and about 8 years old.
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Children must be in a car seat until they reach age 4 and 40 pounds, and in a booster seat until they reach age 8, more than 80 pounds in weight, or more than 4 ft. 9 in.
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Children under age 8 or less than 60 lbs. are required to use a child restraint – either a car seat, or a booster seat secured by a lap-and-shoulder belt. Children under age 5 or under 40 pounds must be in a harness restraint – either a rear-facing or forward-facing car seat. Children under age 2 or under 30 lbs.