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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!

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  5. Jenny

    PA you are required to be in a car seat until 4 years then in a booster until 8 years old. Of coarse you are required to wear a seat belt in the state of PA from the driver to all passengers in the vehicle or be ticketed for not wearing a seat belt.

  14. Nicole

    In california here the child needs to be either 6 years old or 60lbs. My 6 yr old still is in a 5 point most days, and a booster on the others. I have heard of chldren at this age who die in car accidents, so i figure it is better to be safer than the law!

  16. Abby

    Indiana state law requires children less than 8 years old to ride in a federally approved car seat or booster seat that is appropriate for the child’s height and weight

  20. MIchelle W.

    In AZ, it is “strongly recommended” , children between the ages of 4 and 8, or weighing under 80 lbs, should sit in a booster seat.

  23. MIchelle W.

    Forum member! Thanks for this chance to win. My youngest is getting ready to need a booster seat!

  26. Lina

    Ohio’s law is children are required to use belt-positioning booster seats once they outgrow their child safety seats (usually at 4 years old and 40 pounds) until they are 8 years old, unless they are at least 4 feet, 9 inches (57 inches) tall.

  29. Melissa

    A child passenger restraint is required by law for children 5-7 years of age or until they reach 4’9” in height in the
    state of Massachusetts.