on rear facing car seats dose it have to be the wight or height or both?

Question

car seats

Answer 1

A child must be 1 year old AND weigh at least 20 pounds before they can ride in a front facing car seat. They must meet both criteria not one or the other. It is safest for the child to stay rear facing as long as possible. Frontal crashes are the most common, which is why babies have to be backward and should remain that way for as long as possible. In a frontal crash, a rear facing child is protected because their head and neck are within the confines of the shell of the carrier which is moving toward the front of the car, then they rebound toward the back of the car. This movement allows a child to "ride down" the crash with minimal impact to their body. When you turn them forward facing, their head and neck will take all of the crash forces and a child under 1 does not have strong enough bones to withstand these forces. You can actually seperate the spinal cord in an infant. So, rear facing is best for as long as possible!

Answer 2

In order to determine how to use your car seat you will use weight and age. It's based on these 2 factors. Newborn up to 1 year must ride rear facing. use an infant car seat or a convertiblke car seat rear facing. See options at http://www.kidzthings.com/carseats.html After 1 year old you can use your car seat forward facing. usually convertible car seats will go up to 65 lbs or pretty much the toddler years. After that you will need a booster seat. See options at http://www.kidzthings.com/booster.html Visit www.boosterseat.gov more information.

Answer 3

your child has to be rear facing till 1 year and the weight....that's what my doctor told me about my daughter that is getting ready to turn one

Answer 4

Each state has their own laws regarding this, also each carseat has its own set of parameters-- but in general, its weight and age.

Answer 5

call the state police dept. We found out our doctor was wrong when he told us.