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Booster Seats Are Not One-Size-Fits-All
Parents Must Find the Right Fit for Their Child
Booster seats are a proven way to help keep kids safer in vehicles. In fact, for children 4 to 7 years old, booster seats reduce injury risk by 59 percent compared to seat belts alone, according to researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

But a recent report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has questioned if certain booster seats provide children with a better fit than others. Kids come in all shapes and sizes, and not all boosters will fit all children the same way. Safe Kids Worldwide reminds us that there are no “good” seats and “bad” seats as the IIHS list might suggest—all meet the government standard in crash tests. But booster seats are not designed to be one-size-fits-all. The different variations in boosters allow parents to find the right fit for each child. Read more.

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Are car seats driving you crazy?
Picking a car seat can be confusing. But you can do it, and you can install it correctly.

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  • Learn how to avoid the most frequent mistakes people make with car seats (also in Spanish, Hmong and Somali)
  • Answer common questions
  • Find out what the law requires and additional steps safety experts recommend (also in Spanish, Hmong and Somali)
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