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Win-It Wednesday: Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat!

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Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday. I’ll be posting 24-hour giveaways at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET to give you plenty of chances to win!

Child Passenger Safety Week is September 19-25 this year, and it is a great time to check over your current safety seat situation and make sure your kids are secure and plan for what you will need as your children grow. With many parents not knowing the laws or the guidelines for when to move their children between rear-facing safety seats and convertible seats to booster seats and beyond, this is definitely a topic worth paying attention too and reading up on.

Research done by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has shown that risk of injury to children is reduced by 60% when a belt-positioning booster seat is used rather than seat belts alone. For instance, in my state of Ohio, as of last year, 1/6/09, the law states that children between 4 and 8 years of age need to be secured in a booster seat. This is to protect children in the case of an accident who are not yet as large as an adult, but who have outgrown their car seat.

A few features of the Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat:

  • Easy to install and use.
  • Height and width are adjustable with one hand
  • Fabric cover is removable and machine washable
  • Converts to backless booster for children 40 lbs – 100 lbs
  • “EPS” Energy Absorbing Foam provides enhanced impact protection
  • Triple side protection: head, shoulders and lumbar
  • Deep side wings support child’s head and neck while napping

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat!

To enter, tell me how long a child needs to be in a booster seat in your state. Is it six years old, seven, eight? Do they need to be both an age and a weight before moving out of a booster seat?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

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Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. What are the child safety seat laws regarding booster seats are in your state?

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Prize:
(1) Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat

This giveaway ends at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, 9/9 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Lea Cory

    In the State of NEW YORK:

    Children under age four must ride in a federally approved car seat. Effective November 24, 2009, New York State law requires that children ride in an appropriate car seat or booster seat until they reach their 8th birthday. Children under age 16 are required to wear a seat belt. The state further recommends, but does not require, that children remain in a booster seat until they reach 4’9″ or 100 lbs and can sit in the adult seat belt properly.

  6. Kaci

    Alabama
    “(2) Convertible seats in the forward position or forward facing seats until the child is at least five years of
    age or 40 pounds.
    “(3) Booster seats until the child is six years of age.

  7. Kaci

    I’ve been on your feed on Facebook for a while. It’s great! In fact, that’s how I saw this giveaway. (It’s very timely for us.)

  9. Shannon

    The Illinois law says they have to stay in the seat till they are 8 years old although they say its best if they are also 4’9″ and 80 lb before taking them out…heck I know some adult who are smaller than this….I am a firm believer that they should stay in as long as possible!!!!!!

  13. Kim

    Virginia
    •Child restraint devices are required for children through the age of seven (until 8th birthday). There is no height or weight requirement associated with this law. The Virginia law is based solely on age.

  26. Min

    In NY:
    A child under age four who weighs more than 40 pounds may be restrained in a booster seat with a lap and shoulder belt. A child of age 4, 5, 6 or 7, must use a booster seat with lap and shoulder belt or a child safety seat (The child and safety restraint system must meet the height and weight recommendations of the restraint manufacturer.)

  28. Susan

    Pennsylvania state law requires that children under age 4 ride in a federally approved car seat that is appropriate for the child’s age, height and weight. Children ages 4 to 8 must use a booster seat if they are no longer in a car seat. Children ages 8 to 18 use a seatbelt whenever they are in a vehicle, regardless of seating position.