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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?
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!
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Ashley
I’m a fb fan!
Ashley
I subscribe via e-mail.
FAITHP
Washington State requires under 4foot 9 use a booster and 13 and under backseat. I need a new seat! This would be great!
Diana B
It’s until age 8 in VA. I just bought a new one online but could use another one for our second child.
kimberly
I am a fan on facebook.
Diana B
Fan on Facebook.
Diana B
I’m an email subscriber.
kimberly
in TX they recommend that they are two rear facing. We are going for when my son hits his carseats weight restriction at 30 lbs, then foward he will go. :) Got to keep those kids safe! it’s better to have a leg injury than a spinal cord injury.
kimberly
I am an RSS email subscriber.
Jenn
6 years old and 60 pounds in CA!
Heather
“Washington’s New Child Restraint Law
Effective June 1, 2007, children less than eight years old must be restrained in child restraint systems, unless the child is four feet nine inches or taller. A child who is eight years old or older, or four feet nine inches or taller, must be properly restrained either with the motor vehicle’s safety belt or an appropriately fitting child restraint system. Children under thirteen years old must be transported in rear seats where it is practical to do so.
The fine for improperly restrained children in motor vehicles is at least $112 per child.
For more information on choosing the safest seat for your child, please call 1-800-BUCK-L-UP toll-free. “
Heather
I like you on FB.
Jenn
I’m a FB fan.
Heather
I am registered in your forum.
Heather
I am an RSS subscriber.
Jenn
I subscribe through RSS feed (Bloglines).
Crystal S.
Booster seat under age 8 in Indiana.
carol
Wi- is 7 years or 70 lbs.
Stacey V
Children under 80 pounds should be in a booster.
Stacey V
Fan on Facebook
Sarah M.
I’m a member of the forums.
Sarah M.
I’m a “fan” on FB.
Stacey V
Registered user of the forums.
Sarah M.
I’m a subscriber.
Stacey V
E-mail subscriber.
Lindsay
In PA, I believe it’s until they’re 8 years old.
Lindsay
I follow DSM on FB!
Amy
North Carolina – 8 yrs. or 80 lbs.
Linda Brooks
til they are 8 years old or outgrow them! I’m in a market for booster seat. thanks for the giveaway!
Linda Brooks
in Virginia – about 4 to 8 and under 4ft. 9 in.
Linda Brooks
E-mail subscriber.