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Car seat
About
The right seat, installed so it does not move. The seat only protects the child if it matches their size and the car. A guess on the belt path is not an install.
DadLane wrote this sheet. It is free. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice.
Who this is for
Dads installing a seat before the first ride, or rechecking it after a growth spurt.
Source
If the page moved, start at DadLane and use their current link. The next step above is the one to use tonight.
Watch
Rear-facing seat with a seat belt
Rear-facing seat with a seat belt
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NHTSA
Car seats and booster seats
The federal page for which seat, the belt path, and when a booster is the right seat. DadLane does not certify an install.
For Dads putting a seat in the car before the first ride, or rechecking it as the child grows.
- Car seat
- Basics how-tos
- Pregnancy
American Academy of Pediatrics
Choosing a car seat
A short American Academy of Pediatrics note: rear-facing to the seat's limit, then a booster until the belt fits.
For Dads who need the order of seats before they buy one.
- Car seat
- Basics how-tos
- Pregnancy
Safe Kids Worldwide
Forward-facing car seat install
Safe Kids Worldwide on the top tether, the belt or the lower anchors, and the inch test. Short on purpose. Both manuals still rule.
For Dads moving a child to a forward-facing seat because the seat's own limit says so.
- Car seat
- Basics how-tos
- First year