Keep Your Child in their Booster Seat until they can Pass the Test Below
The 5-Step Test ©SafetyBeltSafe USA
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A booster seat, also known as a belt-positioning booster, is necessary once your child has outgrown the height or weight of their forward-facing 5-point harness car seat.
Your child will remain in the booster seat until they can fit properly in the vehicle lap/shoulder belt. This can be between the age of 8 to 10, and even up to 12 years old or older, depending on the size of the child and the size of the vehicle seat. Children should remain in a booster seat up until they can sit in the vehicle seat with the lap belt on the child's lap (not on their stomach) and the shoulder strap crossing the center of the child's chest. The booster seat is never to be used with a lap belt only. Types:
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Types of Booster Seats
High Back & Non-back Booster Seats
The no-back booster seat provides less side impact protection. Many high back booster seats have had side impact testing, so these are recommended.
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Combination & All In One convertible Booster Seats
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Additional tips
When the child uses a booster seat they use the vehicle lap-shoulder belt. When the child is not in the vehicle these seats can become projectiles if the driver must slam on their brakes or is in a collision. The combination seat and the all-in-one seat can be fastened in with the lower LATCH system to help prevent this form occurring. In addition some of the more recently designed booster seats also have a lower LATCH to keep the seat in position when the child is not using it. These newer types of booster seats are recommended.
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