AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants and toddlers ride in a rear-facing seat until they reach the highest weight and height limits recommended by the seat’s manufacturer. Safety experts say to do this based on a child’s size, not age. Small children can stay rear-facing until age 3 or 4.

Detailed explanation-2: -The AAP recommends that all infants ride rear facing starting with their first ride home from the hospital. All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing seat as long as possible until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car safety seat manufacturer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most convertible seats allow children to sit rear-facing up to 35, 40 or 50 pounds. The height limit for most rear-facing car seats is that there must be at least 1 inch of room between the top of the child’s head and the top of the car seat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many have higher limits in rear-facing weight (up to 40–50 pounds) and height than those of rear-facing– only seats, a feature that makes convertible seats ideal for bigger babies and toddlers.

Detailed explanation-5: -A child has outgrown their infant seat when either of the following happens: They’ve reached the maximum height or weight limit, which is typically 30 to 32 inches or 30 to 35 pounds. The top of their head is less than an inch from the top of the seat when buckled in.