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My friend as a 6 month old baby, I recently saw photos of the baby with its chest strap on the stomach and the baby was forward facing, It has been a while since my daughter was that age but I'm pretty sure the law is still one year and 20lbs until they can forward face. So my question is how do I tell my friend that she is endangering her child?
Also, you talk about laws this, laws that, then you ask a totally unrelated question having nothing to do with the law. I mean, unless you actually believe that the only possible way a person can endanger their child is to break a law? But that's pretty preposterous. Or do you feel that obeying the law somehow guarantees the child's safety? Equally preposterous.
Do you care what the law is? Or do you care if the child is safe? Or, do you care about both? Because your question indicates a concern for the child, and not a concern for the law.
As I said though, it depends on the state. You can find a state-by-state breakdown here:
Yes the baby should be rear facing. If she were to get in an accident the baby is at an increased rick of internal decapitation due to under developed neck muscles. I would just flat out ask if she knows about the increased risks to her baby. Maybe she doesn't know. Here's another site link. Also the AAP has set the following guidelines.
Yes the baby should be rear facing. If she were to get in an accident the baby is at an increased rick of internal decapitation due to under developed neck muscles. I would just flat out ask if she knows about the increased risks to her baby. Maybe she doesn't know. Here's another site link. Also the AAP has set the following guidelines.
Right - but if the OP is concerned about the *law* then she's asking the wrong question. If her concern is with the actual safety of the child, then the law really didn't need to be brought up at all.
Do you have young children? If you do I would just bring up the conversation of car-seats and how different things are from when we were children.
An infant under the age of 1 or under 20lbs should be rear facing because of the extra support the car-seat provides for the neck. Even breaking hard can cause damage like shaking a baby would.
An infant under the age of 1 or under 20lbs should be rear facing because of the extra support the car-seat provides for the neck. Even breaking hard can cause damage like shaking a baby would.
Yeah that is when they can be turned. I was saying when the must be rear facing. Any kid who is either under 20lbs or under a year.
NOT(A AND B)= A OR B
Yeah that is when they can be turned. I was saying when the must be rear facing. Any kid who is either under 20lbs or under a year.
NOT(A AND B)= A OR B
Actually, you are incorrect, it is not either, it is both. The baby should be over 20 lbs, and over one year old. For instance, two of my babies hit 20 lbs at ridiculously early ages, 4 and 6 months. They were hardly old enough to be facing forward at that age. Again, an infant needs to be at least 20 lbs. and over one year old before being turned forward facing.
A common question asked by parents is, "How soon can I turn my child to face forward?" The universally accepted response is to keep your child rear facing to AT LEAST one year of age AND 20 pounds in weight. In fact, it is preferable to keep your child rear-facing as long as possible, and that may mean up to 30 or 35 pounds for most convertible car seats. The American Academy of Pediatrics (http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm - broken link) and other Child Passenger Safety organizations endorse this philosophy.
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