Parents Often Flip Child Seat to Forward-Facing Too Soon
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 59% of car 
seats are misused in a way that could reduce effectiveness. A 2011 C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health reported that 73% of parents reported turning their child forward-facing before age 2.
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that all infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing seat until they are at least 2-years-old or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car safety seat manufacturer. When rear-facing, a child’s back, neck and head are all supported by the car seat during an accident. Rear-facing car seats are five times safer than front-facing in a crash.
Our law firm’s website has a page devoted to Child Seat Safety – The proper Use of Child Safety Seats – visit www.murrayguari.com/child-seat-safety. We also offer a free 20-minute Child Safety Seat presentation to the public, schools and daycare centers. For more information, please contact Pam Henney at (561) 366-9099 or email phenney@murrayguari.com.
