Brigala
CPST Instructor
http://news.consumerreports.org/bab...me-booster-seats-may-put-a-child-at-risk.html
Has anybody seen this article?
I thought the article was interesting. Not that I consider CR to be a top authority on child safety, and there were a few things in the article which were a little off, but overall I thought it brings up a lot of good points. And a lot of parents turn to CR for advice on everything, whether "we" wish them to or not.
Has anybody seen this article?
In our recent review of booster seats, we found a disconnect between the minimum weight limits allowed by manufacturers and what we would consider best practice for booster use. Of the 34 booster seat models in our tests, 28 state a minimum allowable weight of between 30 and 33 pounds. Current growth charts, however, show that the average 30-pound child is about two-and-a-half years old, far too young to move a child out of a seat with a harness, according to our safety experts.
I thought the article was interesting. Not that I consider CR to be a top authority on child safety, and there were a few things in the article which were a little off, but overall I thought it brings up a lot of good points. And a lot of parents turn to CR for advice on everything, whether "we" wish them to or not.