The Child Passenger Safety Program focuses on promoting proper safety seat restraint use for children until they transition to the vehicle safety belt (approximately birth through nine years of age), increasing risk perception and correct usage of child restraints among parents and caregivers through outreach and education, providing proper installation education and addressing the barriers that prohibit access to safety devices.
AAP and NHTSA Announces New Child Safety Seat Guidelines
New child safety seat guidelines were released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that recommends slowing the transition from one child restraint type to the next.
The first of five recommendations is that all infants and toddlers should remain in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they outgrow the height and weight limits of the seat. ::more
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