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Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Recommended restraint
type
Child size, height, weight, or ageChild
Use a child safety seat
(sometimes called an
infant carrier, convertible
seat, or toddler seat).
Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or
less (generally age four or younger).
Infants or
toddlers
Use a belt-positioning
booster seat.
Children who have outgrown or no
longer properly fit in a child safety
seat (generally children who are less
than 4 ft. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall, are
greater than age four and less than
age 12, and between 40 lb (18 kg)
and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100
lb (45 kg) if recommended by your
child restraint manufacturer).
Small chil-
dren
Use a vehicle safety belt
having the lap belt snug
and low across the hips,
shoulder belt centered
across the shoulder and
chest, and seat back
upright.
Children who have outgrown or no
longer properly fit in a belt-posi-
tioning booster seat (generally chil-
dren who are at least 4 ft. 9 in. (1.45
m) tall or greater than 80 lb (36 kg)
or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by
child restraint manufacturer).
Larger chil-
dren
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Child Safety
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