A guide on what direction a child should be facing in a car seat and when to upgrade them to a different seat as they grow.

After your child outgrows a car seat with a harness, a booster seat is the next step. It does exactly what its name suggests: It boosts your child high enough so that their seatbelts fit them ...

Here’s when and how to safely transition from an infant car seat to a convertible or all-in-one car seat, and then to a ...

California passed a new bill recently requiring children to use a safety seat -- but not all "children" as it turns out. Here ...

The version of the bill that passed maintains California's current booster seat requirement until age eight or a height of ...

Car crashes are the leading cause of death among children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but when safety guidelines are followed, many of these ...

There are changes this morning to the guidelines for child car seats. The American Academy of Pediatricians now says that children should ride in the seat rear-facing until they reach the height or ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is now recommending that children continue using rear-facing car seats for as long as possible. For years experts have recommended that kids use rear-facing ...

A bill before Gov. Mike Easley could keep children secured in car seats in a lot longer. The state General Assembly passed new rules about child safety seats. The bill's sponsors say a lot of children ...