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Rear-facing vs. Forward-facing

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Parents are always excited to watch their little ones reach the next big milestone, but switching their car seat is a milestone that shouldn’t be rushed. The focus shouldn’t be on “being big enough” to move to a forward-facing seat, but instead should be on keeping a child in a rear-facing seat until he reaches the height and/or weight limit of the seat. Most kids don’t reach the height and/or weight limits of today’s rear-facing convertible car seats until around 2-4 years old, but 77% of children are moved into a forward-facing seat too soon. If you could keep your child 5 times safer, would you? ...more
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REAR-FACING SEATS offer the best protection, because the seat keeps your child's head, neck, and spine aligned during impact.

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In the event of a collision a rear-facing car seat will cradle your child and absorb the forces of the crash, rather than your child's body taking the brunt of the impact.

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FORWARD FACING SEATS help to slow down a child's body in a crash but do not support their head, neck, and spine.

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For a child whose vertebrae are still developing. this could result in serious spinal cord injuries.

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Rear-facing vs. Forward-facing
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Parents are always excited to watch their little ones reach the next big milestone, but switching their car seat is a milestone that shouldn’t be rushed. The focus shouldn’t be on “being big enough” to move to a forward-facing seat, but instead should be on keeping a child in a rear-facing seat until he reaches the height and/or weight limit of the seat. Most kids don’t reach the height and/or weight limits of today’s rear-facing convertible car seats until around 2-4 years old, but 77% of children are moved into a forward-facing seat too soon. If you could keep your child 5 times safer, would you?

REAR-FACING SEATS offer the best protection, because the seat keeps your child's head, neck, and spine aligned during impact.

0:25

In the event of a collision a rear-facing car seat will cradle your child and absorb the forces of the crash, rather than your child's body taking the brunt of the impact.

0:34

FORWARD FACING SEATS help to slow down a child's body in a crash but do not support their head, neck, and spine.

1:04

For a child whose vertebrae are still developing. this could result in serious spinal cord injuries.

1:20

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