car seat toddlers

Where should I place my toddlers car seat??

Usually I place my 3yr olds car seat in the middle of the backseat so I can better see her & she can look around but I’ve recently seen a lot of car seats that are placed behind the driver or passenger seat. So I was wondering what’s the difference as far as safety or does it just come down to preference?

Safest is in the middle. I went to a child car seat safety training for work. If you got hit in the side of your car your child will get hit. Also rear facing as long as possible, probably not possible for your 3 year old, but the APA is now suggesting up to 35 lbs rear facing but is not yet required by law. Also backseat is strongly recommended by the APA, which makes sense, since they are farther from the windshield. I know in my state there are car seat safety checks at firestations, town offices, and other sites depending on the town. Check with your town office to see if they do this to make sure car seat is installed properly, you would be surprised.

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