![]() ![]() Most convertible seats on the market today can easily rear face a child until age 3. It is very dangerous for the child’s neck and spine to forward face before age 2. This is a seat that starts rear facing and then can turn forward facing. Until age 2, but ideally until 3 or 4: A rear facing convertible seat. Virtually every infant seat, including the Doona, must be discontinued when the top of the baby’s head is less than an inch from the top of the seat. They each have a height limit, a weight limit, and a torso height limit and are outgrown when any of those is reached. Pay close attention to when the infant seat is outgrown. Children of this age can also use a rear facing convertible (“toddler”) seat if it fits them correctly and positions the head correctly. I’d like to review what we call “ages and stages” in the car seat world.īirth – about 15 months: A rear facing infant seat. ![]() But marketing is of course not always based on safety or science. The same goes for the signs on the displays at stores like Target. ![]() It is confusing! Manufacturers of course want to sell their seats, so they put the widest age range possible on the box. I get questions almost daily on what type of car seats or boosters are appropriate for what ages. I’ve been a CPST (Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician) since 2015. I live in Scottsdale Arizona and I’m a mom of 3. What car seat should your child be sitting in? How do you know when is the right time to switch seats? Here’s a complete guide. ![]()
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