The American Association of Pediatrics has issued it’s 2008 guide for car safety seats. It’s a great resource for what can be the very confusing world of car seats, be it rear facing, forward facing, convertible or booster. The guide distinguishes between the types of seats for infants to school-aged kids and covers the various harnessing or attachment systems such as LATCH and traditional belt-based attachment.
An incredibly helpful feature of this guide is the answers to common questions interspersed throughout the sections of content. One in particular that caught my eye and is often garners ambiguous answers when asked:
Q: What …read more