Every parent wants to keep their kid safe and healthy, including in the car, which is why we contain them in car seats for the recommended number of years, no matter how much they fuss. Yet motor ...

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 ...

Gone are the days of running to the store with a sweet snoozing infant strapped in his car seat. Now you’ve got a still sweet but not-quite-so-submissive toddler who’s raring to get out of his car ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A new Washington state law could keeps kids in a booster seat until they are well into junior high. In April, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1012. It ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — After a car crash, most of us know to check for injuries and damage to our vehicles. But what about your child’s car seat? Consumer Reports’ own car seat safety ...

Car seats are essential to keeping children safe when they are riding in a vehicle. When they are first brought home from the hospital, they need to be in a car seat suited to their height and weight.

Parents improved their use of appropriate child car seats after remote motivational counseling and mobile-based support, according to the results from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA ...

Nearly 70% of children under 13 involved in fatal car crashes from 2011 to 2021 were not properly restrained, despite clear laws and safety guidelines. Inappropriate safety practices were concentrated ...