Car Seat Guidelines

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There is important new information Thursday for parents with young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics is updating its guidelines to keep kids facing the rear Parents, take note: A group of pediatricians said Thursday that it will remove age milestones from its car seat policy statement guidelines for children riding in vehicles. Now, instead of stating tha The American Academy of Pediatrics is now updating its guidelines to reflect that "Even if their children's legs are longer than the car seat, they can easily folder their legs up into the car sea Parents with young children should be alerted to new guidelines for car seats: the American Academy of Pediatrics is now saying that babies should remain rear-facing until they reach the maximum heigh recalls more than 25,000 car seats Car seat manufacturers are making seats that allow children to remain rear-facing until they reach 40 pounds, Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, lead author of the academy's the laws for them are also unchanged. Kids between eight and 17 are required to sit in passenger seats with their seat belts secured as per current Virginia car seat law. Governor Northam said he .

The Buckle Up! Car Seat Safety Check and Fair, formerly known as Safe Kids Day, not only taught parents and children about a variety of safety issues in their lives, they also answered questions about There are new recommendations regarding car seats for kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics says children should remain rear-facing in their car seat for as long as possible, even past their 2nd bi Now, the academy wants parents to keep children in rear-facing seats until they reach the maximum height and weight requirements, even if they are older than two years old. "Even if their children's l Current state law only requires children to be in a car seat until age four. It does not say which way the seat has to face. If you break that law, you'll be fined $25 to $100 and get three points on .