AutoCareInsurance.com takes your kids’ safety seriously. In a report from Lincolntribune.com, Dr. Devin P. Atkinson, D.C. talks about the importance of properly installed child safety seats for all ages:

1. Infants (birth to one year of age or weighing at least 22 pounds) require a rear-facing convertible seat; always make sure the harness straps are at or below shoulder level and never place a rear-facing car seat in the front seat.
2. Toddlers (over one year of age and weighing 20-40 pounds) need a forward-facing convertible seat, with harness straps at or below shoulder level.
3. Young Children (ages 4 – 8 years, unless at least 4’8” tall and weighing more than 40 pounds) need a seat belt-positioning booster seat in a forward-facing seat position; the best positioning booster seats must be used with both lap and shoulder belts making sure the lap belt fits low and tight across the lap and upper thigh area, and that the shoulder belt fits snug crossing the chest and shoulder, to avoid abdominal injuries. Any Children 12 and younger should ride in the backseat at all times.

Getting your car seat checked to make sure its reliable and safe is easy, just go to SeatCheck.org. Read the entire article from the Doctor here.

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