Rear-Facing Car Seats

Rear-Facing Car Seats

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has advised the parents to keep their infants in rear-facing car seats until they reaches the age of 2. Same guidelines have already been issued by the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) that children should sit in the rear-facing car seats until they weigh 10 kilograms.
The parents are suggested to keep their children in rear-facing seats as long as they meet the height and weight criteria.
The recommendations have made as part of the U. S. traffic and safety guidelines. AAP worries that some parents change the seat of their babies too early which may put them at a serious risk of injury or death in the event of a crash. The statistics of AAP reveals that 1,500 kids under the age of 16 years die every year in car crashes in the U. S.
APP has also advised that parents should the forward-facing seats for their children only after they attain the age of two.
AAP's Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, who was one of the writers of the new policy, says that they hope to convince parents to keep their children rear-facing longer.
Sources: http://www.frenchtribune.com

Rear-Facing Car Seats