Car Seat Safety Extended Rear Facing

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Car seat safety extended rear facing.

Why extended rear facing seats are the safer option all parents want their children to be as safe as possible for as long as possible. But in recent years car seat makers have responded to parents growing demand for extended rear facing seats. Buying a seat with high height and weight limits will therefore allow your child to sit rear facing for longer. Most convertible car seats have rear facing weight limits of 35 to 50 pounds so most kids can ride rear facing until age three to five.

In car safety centre offer the widest range of 25kg extended rear facing erf seats available. Convertible car seats with generous height and weight limits that extend their window of use in the rear facing position used to be the most expensive models on the market costing upwards of 300 and sometimes 500 or more. Babycentre mum vlogger chloe bridge is passionate about the safety benefits of extended rear facing car seats. Extended rear facing car seats extended rear facing erf seats are always promoted here at in car safety centre.

Rear facing as long as possible is the recommendation of the american academy of pediatricians and can reduce injuries and deaths. Rear facing may seem like a new concept but we have been stocking rear facing seats since 1988. Research has found that rear facing seats are effective at protecting babies and young children in all types of crashes in the uk about 200 children are seriously injured in car crashes every year. However being properly restrained makes it more likely that a child will survive a crash to cry another day.

Rear facing carseats are not a safety risk just because a child s legs are bent at the knees or because they can touch kick the vehicle seat. Recommended car seats for extended rear facing the american academy of pediatrics recommends that kids stay rear facing until reaching the rear facing height or weight limit for their seat. An extended rear facing child car seat is a seat which allows a child to travel rear facing for longer usually up to 4 years of age. Some rear facing seats will grow with your child until 18kg while some will span right up to 25kg.

These seats have been used in sweden since the 1960 s and over the past few years they have become increasingly popular in the uk due to their excellent safety offering. It simply does not get talked about enough so we continue to try and educate parents about the benefits of rear facing.