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The American Academy of Pediatrics released new recommendations for car seat and booster guidelines yesterday, March 21, 2011.
The new policy advises parents "to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. It also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age."
Prior recommendations were to switch children to forward facing after one year of age and 20 pounds.
This study has confirmed what car seat safety experts have said for quite some time - rear facing for as long as possible is safer.
However, age 2 is the minimum and does not mean you should not continue to rear face for longer.
Children under the age of 13 should remain a passenger in the back of vehicles.
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