About child safety seats.

Which child safety seat is the safest one? Child safety seats are available in 3 different styles. The forward-facing, rear-facing, and convertible all are safe products, simply different applications.

The rear-facing seat is best for infants under 20 pounds and 1 year old. Now, if your infant reaches 20 pounds before his/her birthday they should remain in the rear-facing seat until at least 1 year old. A good rule of thumb is to use the seat up to the manufacturer's recommendations. Rear-facing seats should never be used in the front seat of a vehicle with passenger side air bags.

The forward facing seats are for children after exceeding the manufacturer's recommendations on the rear-facing seat. When looking at forward-facing safety seats, the best choice is to have several harness points allowing the child to grow without having to replace the seat.

The convertible seat is simply a combination of the rear and forward- facing seats. These seat allow for infant use as rear facing and forward facing for older use. This is the best budget way for safety. These styles have not proven to be more or less safe then the others.

Just remember always adhere to the manufacturer's recommendation.