7 car seat mistakes you’re probably making ChildPassengerSafetyWeek
. And while pushing on the seat to get a tight installation is fine, don’t sit or stand in a seat or use your foot to press it down. “A carefully positioned knee in the seat is OK, to give some extra pressure,” says Shapka, “but you don’t want to put your full body weight in it.” The shock-absorbing foam and structure could be damaged if you do this.
Shapka also recommends getting a seat that allows for different angles of installation in the rear-facing position, as newborns should be more reclined than older babies and toddlers, who have stronger neck muscles and may appreciate being a bit more upright. If your car seat allows for this, the manual will have weight and age guidelines.
To figure out if the harness is too loose, try to pinch the top of the strap between your thumb and forefinger at your child’s shoulder. You shouldn’t be able to grip the strap at all; if you can, it’s too loose. And make sure the chest clip is at armpit level—any lower means the clip isn’t doing what it’s designed to do: keep the straps in position on the shoulders and ensure the space around the neck isn’t too big.
Most convertible car seats on the market will accommodate kids rear-facing up to 40 pounds and forward-facing up to 65 pounds, so don’t rush the transition to a booster seat, either. “You want to keep a child in a seat with a five-point harness until they are at least 40 pounds and over four years old, and are able to sit correctly in a booster,” says Hutka.
Airbags are also a worry. Shapka says side airbags aren’t generally an issue because they don’t deploy into the space a car seat occupies, but front airbags are extremely dangerous: “Never, ever, ever put a rear-facing car seat in front of an airbag. Rear-facing seat plus airbag kills children.
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