1st Car Convertible Safety Seat

1st Car Convertible Safety Seat

1st Car Convertible Safety Seat

Combination car seats are seats that harness children up to 40 lbs. Once children reach the weight limit, the harness must no longer be used. At this point the seat converts to a belt positioning booster seat. Here is a summary of some of the top recommended combination child passenger restraints.

Important Points to Consider

Car seat safety experts encourage parents to consider harnessing their child beyond 40 pounds if the child is too immature to sit properly in the belt positioning booster or for families who want the added safety of harnessing seats. There are youth and specialty child passenger restraints that can suit children up to 80 pounds.

Some combination seats advertise a lower weight limit of 18 lbs. However, in the United States children must be a minimum of 20 lbs. before they can be turned forward-facing. Further, it is a clear and undeniable fact that children are far safer sitting rear-facing for as long as possible (American Academy of Pediatrics, National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, Car-safety.org). Some convertible seats accommodate children up to 35 lbs.