As the name implies, a booster raises a child up so that the car’s seat belt can be positioned properly. These seats are for school-age kids who are generally at least around 40 pounds and 40 ...

The KidsEmbrace Low Back Booster is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Booster Seats models like the Low Back Booster are rated on multiple criteria ...

child-sized dummy representing an average 6-year old. The Harmony Folding Travel Booster is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Booster Seats models like the ...

had to use an ‘appropriate’ car seat. Since then backless booster seats have been the preferred option for many parents as they are often a cheap and extremely portable option. There have been recent ...

As the name suggests, convertible car seats grow with your child, taking them from rear-facing infants or toddlers to forward-facing preschoolers—and sometimes right into a booster seat.

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For one, booster seats are now required until the age of 9 ... because the most severe crash you get into is being hit in the ...

Each U.S. state has its own car seat laws. Learn about your state car seat and booster seat laws, plus best practices to keep ...

And here’s an even more revealing statistic for parents everywhere: about 46% of car seats and booster seats are used ...

Children between the ages of 4 and 8 are 45% less likely to sustain injuries in passenger car crashes if they are in booster seats than if they use seat belts alone, but deaths among that age ...