AAP Updates Recommendation on Car Seats

I’m sure you have heard some of the buzz that was created by the updates from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) this week. They are recommending a new car seat guideline for children under two years of age.

Here is an excerpt from their recommendation:

In a new policy published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics (published online March 21), the AAP advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. It also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.

Furthermore, children should ride in the rear of a vehicle until they are 13 years old.

Please visit the APA to read more about this important new update as well their Car Seat Policy and Technical Report. The car seat policy provides an easy to read flow chart for parents to decipher car seat transition and age & weight requirements.

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