State Farm Insurance and the Partners for Child Passenger Safety recommend that children are safest in the back seat and that you can determine if your child is properly restrained:
A rear-facing infant seat or convertible seat should be used for children up to at least 20 pounds and at least 2 years old and should be used until the seat is completely outgrown based on the car seat manufacturer recommendations for height and weight limits.
- A forward-facing car seat should be used for children weighing at least 20 pounds and more than 2-years-old and should be used until the seat is completely outgrown based on the car seat manufacturer recommendations for height and weight limits.
- A belt-positioning booster seat should be used for children weighing at least 40 pounds and up to at least age 8, and until 4 feet 9 inches tall.
- A lap-and-shoulder seat belt should be used for childrenover age 8 and over 4 feet 9 inches tall.
Source: Partners for Child Passenger Safety
State Farm Insurance
American Academy of Pediatrics