Rear-Facing
A child can rear face in an infant bucket seat (rear facing only) or an infant/child seat, also called a convertible seat. With an infant seat, the handle needs to be in an approved position when installed in vehicle.
The recommendations for rear facing is to max out their current seats limits, or till at least 2 years old. The bare minimum by law is 1 year old AND 22 pounds. It is also recommended that the child is walking unassisted as a minimum.
A child can rear face in an infant bucket seat (rear facing only) or an infant/child seat, also called a convertible seat. With an infant seat, the handle needs to be in an approved position when installed in vehicle.
When your child is rear facing, the harness straps must be AT or BELOW the shoulders. The chest clip should be positioned at the arm pit/nipple level.
Some seats will have a numerical height limit for rear facing, and others will have you go with the 1 inch rule. The one inch rule is that a child must have at least 1 inch of hard shell left above their head.
A rear facing seat is outgrown rear facing when they reach the height OR the weight limit of the seat. At this point you can reassess if you would like to buy a new seat and continue rear facing, or decide to put your child in a forward facing seat if they reach the minimum for forward facing.
The recommendations for rear facing is to max out their current seats limits, or till at least 2 years old. The bare minimum by law is 1 year old AND 22 pounds. It is also recommended that the child is walking unassisted as a minimum.
A child can rear face in an infant bucket seat (rear facing only) or an infant/child seat, also called a convertible seat. With an infant seat, the handle needs to be in an approved position when installed in vehicle.
When your child is rear facing, the harness straps must be AT or BELOW the shoulders. The chest clip should be positioned at the arm pit/nipple level.
Some seats will have a numerical height limit for rear facing, and others will have you go with the 1 inch rule. The one inch rule is that a child must have at least 1 inch of hard shell left above their head.
A rear facing seat is outgrown rear facing when they reach the height OR the weight limit of the seat. At this point you can reassess if you would like to buy a new seat and continue rear facing, or decide to put your child in a forward facing seat if they reach the minimum for forward facing.