What type of car booster seat should I buy?
The type of booster seat that you will choose has to do with your child, your vehicle, and your lifestyle. If your child is young a booster seat with a back helps because the child can rest his-or-her head against the sides, and sometimes that actually helps keep the child properly positioned. But if you have high back vehicle seats, you may find that a booster seat with just a base works just fine for your child. We recommend in general, that people lock the shoulder lap belt onto the child so that it is in the proper position. Most booster seats also have what's called a comfort clip, or an attachment to adjust the angle of the shoulder belt. Be sure that you always keep the shoulder belt between the neck and the top of the arm. If the comfort clip leads to pulling the shoulder belt into the wrong position, do not use it. The other factor is: what do you do? Do you travel a lot with your child so that you need to have a booster seat where the back comes off; so you can take the base of the booster seat with you so it doesn't get lost, or can you send it with your child in a backpack for play dates. People live different kinds of lives. There are also booster seats that fold in half so you can carry them comfortably, but you have the back always with you. We have a wide range of products. There's a new booster seat that comes with a full five point harness; it can only be used where you can tether it, because it's more like a harness. It's very flexible. It's very light. It converts into a booster with a shoulder lap belt at sixty pounds. So, there are a wide range of products, and you should choose the one that is best for your child, your vehicle, and your lifestyle.
