How to Install Your Child's Car Seat or Booster Seat
Choosing and installing a child's car seat or booster seat can be confusing. These videos and other information on this site will help you choose the right child restraint system and install it correctly. This information is also available in Spanish.
Car Safety for Your Infant
Newborns to at least one year
and 20 pounds
What you need to know about choosing and safely installing the best type of car seat for your new baby
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Car Safety for Your Toddler
20 to 40 pounds
Is your toddler ready for a forward-facing car seat? Learn when to safely make the change and how to choose and correctly install a forward-facing seat
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Car Safety for Your 4 - to 8-year-old
This section explains why kids who have outgrown car seats need to be in belt-positioning booster seats and which booster seat is best for your child
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Car Safety for Your Older Child
Safety is non negotiable. Get information for both you and your child on the correct use of seat belts as well as teen car and driver safety.
LATCH
Learn how to tell if your vehicle has the LATCH system and how to install a safety seat using this new method
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Airbags
Learn why children under age 13 should not ride in the front seat of a vehicle and how to prevent airbag injuries.
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This site was developed by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to help parents and caregivers learn more about child safety seats, booster seats, and seat belts. From 1998 to 2008, doctors and scientists at CHOP and The University of Pennsylvania studied more than 500,000 motor vehicle crashes to learn more about child safety. The information on this site, including our videos, follows current safety recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
