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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!
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!
Christina @ Northern Cheapskate
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Sarah
In Virginia, it’s until age 8!
melissa thompson
age 8 in mn.
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Isel
I joined the DSM Forum…Love this giveaway cx I really need one!
Stephanie
Children under the age of six must ride in an approved safety seat or booster that is suited for their height and weight.
Catherine
Illinois law requires all children to be properly restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat until age eight.
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Linda Kish
Must be in child restraint…5 years and younger or less than 60 pounds
Adult safety belt permissible …6 through 15 years or 60+ pounds
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Mellissa C
children under four years old and under 40 pounds must ride in a car seat or booster that is appropriate for the child’s age and weight.
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Bethany
8 years old or 57 inches tall
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i get your email
Liz
Up to 8 years old.
Heather R
In our state it is seven.
Liz
I subscribe via email.
Heather R
I am a subscriber.
traci s
in iowa its that they remain in a carseat, booster seat til the age of 9
traci s
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i’m a email subscriber
Jennifer C.
I subscribe to your feed.
Jennifer C.
After age 4 and 40+ pounds, children can ride in a booster seat with the adult lap and shoulder belt until the adult safety belt will fit them properly (usually when the child is 4’9″ tall).
MUST have a lap/shoulder belt to use a booster seat.
Amanda T
In KS children between the ages of four and seven must ride in a booster seat unless they weigh more than 80 pounds, are taller than 4 feet 9 inches, or are traveling in a vehicle where only a lap belt is available.
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