Similar to Virginia, Massachusetts has passed a law which requires kids under the age of 8 to ride in a car seat or booster seat. The law, which took effect July 10, 2008, replaces an old safety seat statute that required children under the age of 5 or under 40 pounds to be in a child car seat. The new car seat law is based on age and height-based rather than age and weight based, attempting to prevent children from improper alignment of adult seat belts.
From BostonHerald.com
…parents are required to use car seats or booster seats to protect kids until …read more

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