Rear-facing Car Seats

Car seats are designed to keep the child passenger rear-facing longer, to protect their head and neck. Check the side of the car seat for the upper weight for that specific seat.

​Types:

1. Rear-facing only/Infant (5-point harness). Generally called infant seats that have a base that is installed into the vehicle and the car seat clicks into the base, then out to carry and can be put into a stroller.
2. Rear-facing Convertible (5-point harness). The convertible car seat, begins rear-facing, then turns forward facing. These seats are installed into the vehicle’s seat, and you unbuckle the 5-point harness to carry your child out.
3. All-In-One (5-point harness). All-in-one car seats are similar to convertible seats, rear-facing, forward-facing with the 5-point harness, then turns into a booster seat.

Use: 

• ​From newborn and up until the child's weight or height reaches the maximum weight or height limit according to the car seat instructions for infant and convertible car seats. Keep your child rear-facing longer.
  
• With convertible car seats (rear-facing then forward-facing) going to a higher weight, some allow children to ride rear-facing up until 40 and even more car seats up to 50 pounds. In these seats a child can ride rear-facing to around 3-5 years old. This significantly reduces the risk of c-spine (neck) and brain injuries from riding forward-facing too soon. 
  

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Forward-facing

Booster

Seat Belts

Car Seats (Home)

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Positional Axphyxia in Car Seats (preventing suffocation)

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Newborn in Car Seat Video

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Infant Hip Health

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Rear Facing Longer