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Best Car Seats for Your Babies

By Raechel Ramsey

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Published: 03Nov2009
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The best car seats are the ones that fit your lifestyle and budget. Every one sold in the US has to pass safety crash tests. The safety of it depends on multiple factors, such as the weight and height of your child. And there are difference between a forward-facing seat and a rear-facing seat. The rear facing seats are considered safer, but can only be used up to a maximum weight/height depending on model specifications. Once you decide which category your child falls in, finding the best car seats can be a simple process.

First are the infant carriers or baby seats that are rear facing and can hold newborn babies from 5 pounds to 22 pounds, and heights up to 29". The best car seats have a 5-point harness system, considered safer than an overhead shield. To allow easy access, many infant car seats have bases. To provide proper head and neck support, the seat should be set at no more than 45 degree. For safety reason you should not place the best car seats in any seat containing airbags. Also the child must remain in a rear facing seat until he is over 20 pounds and over one yr old. You should place your child in a larger rear-facing seat, if he is over the weight limit before reaching 1 year of age.

The most economical and often considered the best car seats are convertible seats, because they can last many years by converting into a forward facing and even turning into a booster seat as your child grows. They usually hold your child rear-facing up to 35 pounds and some models can go higher. Convertible car seats typically have a large selection, to match your style preferences. A reminder, for safety the best car seats are left rear-facing until the top of the child's head is with in an inch of the top of the car seat or he has outgrown the weight limit.

After outgrowing the rear facing seat, they move up to a booster seat. Seat belts were made to restrain adults safely, so a booster seat is needed to boost your child to the appropriate height. Two typical types of boosters are, a high back and no back. Studies have shown the best car seat boosters are the ones with high backs because they offer better protection in side impacts. The factors to determining when a child is ready to ride without a booster is not weight or age specific but more when the seat belt fits properly. It all depends on the design of the vehicle and size of the child. We have on our website a 5-Step Test to see if a child is ready to ride without a booster (look in the resource box for link).

Even the best car seats expire, find out when, if you should buy a used car seat, proper installation for your car seat, and the safest seat in your vehicle to place your car seat visit our website in the resource box.

The best car seats was founded by Raechel Ramsey in the interest of providing the most updated safety information. More information can be found at: http://best-carseats.com

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