The most comprehensive guide to choosing the best brand of child safety seats in history

In the United States, when parents leave the hospital with their newborns, the nurse sister will definitely take them to the car. If you don\’t have a safety seat, you can\’t take the baby away; if your safety seat is not a basket type, you can\’t take the baby away; if you don\’t install the safety seat in reverse, the baby can\’t be taken away either. These details are written into American law. If you think, \”Why bother? Isn\’t one safety seat enough?\” Then you are really wrong! Child safety seats are designed according to the height and shape of babies of different ages. If you want to save trouble and want to buy a safety seat once and for all, it will be very dangerous for the baby. By referring to the standards below, you will know which safety seat is suitable for your baby! Group0~0+ Weight: 0~13kg; Age: 0~15 months. Babies under 9 months old have very fragile skulls, spines and abdomens, and parents need to pay close attention to their protection. You cannot sit or stand when traveling, and you can only enjoy the emperor-level lie-down treatment. Therefore, babies at this stage need to use a child safety carrier or a child safety seat that can be adjusted to the lying angle and installed in the opposite direction. Generally speaking, babies travel in a newborn carrier-type safety seat from birth to around 1 year old. Group 1 weight: 13 to 15kg; age: 9 months to 3 years old. When the baby weighs more than 13 kilograms and exceeds the design requirements of the bassinet safety seat, it is time to say goodbye to the bassinet safety seat. Upgrade to a safety seat with a backrest that can be adjusted at multiple angles and installed forward and reverse. Note that the safety seat at this stage still needs to be installed backwards. The rear-facing installation can distribute the impact force generated during a collision to the entire back, thereby reducing the harm to the baby in a car accident. Usually, as long as the baby between 1 and 3 years old meets the requirements for rear-facing safety seats, they should try to use them in the rear-facing direction. The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends that babies under 2 years old must use a reverse-facing safety seat. Group 2 weight: 15~25kg; age 3-7 years old. After experiencing a period of reverse wall-facing travel, the baby\’s bones gradually become stronger and the weight quickly exceeded 15kg. At this time, not only must the safety seat be adjusted to the normal position, After installation, the baby needs to be upgraded to a wider safety seat, so that the baby\’s travel will be on the right track. At this time, when the baby\’s body shape meets the design requirements of a five-point safety belt or a front pillow, a safety seat with a safety belt or pillow should be selected. Group 3 weight: 22-36kg; age: 6-12 years old. Children at this stage should use boosted car safety seats with seat belt fixation points. If it is a combined safety seat, the five-point safety belt or front bolster should be removed before use. As your baby grows taller and larger, you should gradually change the safety seat with a fixed safety belt until your baby can use the three-point safety belt in the car. 12 years old + Generally, after the baby turns 12 years old, he or she can directly use the car\’s three-point seat belt. But at this time, the baby still has to sit in the back seat. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under 13 years old ride in the back seat of a car. Applicable to age groups andEffective Use Period Sometimes, parents are often confused about the applicable age group and the effective use period. Applicable age group: refers to the age group of babies who can use the safety seat, usually including two to three age groups. Effective service life: refers to the service life of the safety seat. Parents need to buy a new seat as soon as the service life of the safety seat is approaching. TIPS: Over time, the plastic on the safety seat will also age, affecting the safety performance. Even if the \”applicable age group\” of the safety seat you buy spans 10 years, it does not mean that your baby can use it for 10 years! Moreover, once a child safety seat experiences an accident, the internal structure will be deformed and unable to perform its duties and mission. In this way, regardless of whether there are obvious signs of injury on the safety seat, once a car accident occurs, it must be replaced immediately. Also, it is not recommended to buy second-hand child safety seats.