one of the carseats we can get in NZ is the BRIO Zento which rear faces to 25kgs (55lbs) AFAIK most children will outgrow it in height well before they reach the weight limit.
now the average 25kg child would be around 8 years? (but it would be rather uncommon to have an 8 year old rearfacing?) so you get people thinking why would you rearface an 8 year old.
but my thinking is the reason for carseats with a high rearfacing weight limit is so that parents are not "forced" to turn their children forward facing before they are 2 years and that they have the choice to keep their child rearfacing till say at least 3 years?
and I guess too it woudl allow for the bigger than average child..think I saw a 40lb almost 2 year old rearfacing in a radian
now the average 25kg child would be around 8 years? (but it would be rather uncommon to have an 8 year old rearfacing?) so you get people thinking why would you rearface an 8 year old.
but my thinking is the reason for carseats with a high rearfacing weight limit is so that parents are not "forced" to turn their children forward facing before they are 2 years and that they have the choice to keep their child rearfacing till say at least 3 years?
and I guess too it woudl allow for the bigger than average child..think I saw a 40lb almost 2 year old rearfacing in a radian
Most American seats can be up to 20% (1/5) off the seat, and they usually do neither.
