Safety Guide for Child Booster Seats
February 9, 2010 by Baby Car Seats
Filed under Baby Car Seats Safety, Booster
Reports done in the United States reveal that car accidents are the primary reason for child deaths. With the way things are today, children spend more and more time in cars which increases Childs chances of being in a car accident. To help protect children while riding in a car it is required to place a child in a booster seat. There are several styles of child protection for the car, but the booster seat is the most common.
The basic meaning of the term booster seat is a seat that raises the child so that the vehicles safety belts will restrain the child properly. If a child is not restrained properly in the vehicle, then the safety seat belts which are designed for adults could actually harm the child rather than help. With thought of child safety in mind any child that has outgrown their car seat should be placed in a booster seat until the child reaches the age of 8 and are 4′ 9″ tall. This comes from the National Highway Safety Administration.
There are administrations developed to make sure that each child booster seat is made with child safety guidelines that every adult should take note and consider when using a child booster seat.
These guidelines are as follows:
1. Make sure the car seat is designed to adequately support a children booster seat. It is best to read and follow the instruction manual for proper installation procedures. Make sure the car booster seat has passed all child safety guidelines and standards.
2. Make sure that the booster seat fits well into the car seat. You don’t want the booster seat to hang over corners or slides around. This is unsafe. When installing a child’s booster seat, the base needs to fit properly in the seat of the car and should stay upright when being used.
3. The head support of the booster seat should be provided properly. Without proper head support it is not considered a booster seat with good child safety guidelines.
4. After you have installed the child booster seat and you have placed your child in the seat, make sure that the safety belts fit around the child comfortably. The safety belts should not be loose or too tight. If they are too tight they could cut off circulation, if too loose then they
will not properly restrain the child.
This article is to inform you of certain things to remember when buying and using a child booster seat. If you follow these easy little steps you are sure to find the booster seat that is right for your child.
by charles shiflett