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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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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

  2. Erica

    I am a frequent viewer of your blog definately at least once daily if not more and am a member of facebook! In my state the child must be in a child restraint device if 7 years old or younger and less than 57 inches. Adult safety belt permissible 8 through 12 years; children who are at least 57 inches. Keeping my fingers crossed for the win! =)

  3. Shanda

    In Florida, a child must be in a car seat or booster seat if they are 3 years and younger. 4 through 5 years are allowed to wear adult safety belts.

  6. Jennifer P

    Nebraska state law requires all children up to age 6 to ride in a federally approved car seat or booster seat that is appropriate for the child’s age, height and weight.

  9. Kimber

    In Texas, booster seats are needed “until the adult safety belt will fit them”, usually 100 pounds. (I just learned that! Wow, that’s a long time in a booster!!)

  10. Karen Ward

    Would love a new booster seat!!! In Texas, it is 80 lbs and 4’9″. I have a eight year old who is still in a booster seat!!

  12. Lisa

    4 through 6 years and either less than 57 inches or less than 65 pounds must be in a booster seat in Mississippi.

  20. Shannon B.

    Children must be in a car seat until they reach age 4 and in a booster seat until they reach age 8
    Tiered structure now applies:
    Less than 1 year old, or less than 20 lbs. must be in a rear-facing child seat in the back seat (if so equipped)
    Age 1 to age 4, or less than 40 lbs. must be in a forward-facing child seat in the back seat (if so equipped)
    Age 4 to age 8, between 40-80 lbs., and no more than 4 ft. 9 ins. must be in a booster seat

  27. Catherine

    In california, children MUST be in a safety seat until they are at least 6 years old or weigh at least 60 pounds.

  28. Jessica

    In TN, children between ages 4 and 8 and measuring less than 4’9″ must be in a booster. A child can come out of the booster seat when he reaches 4’9″ (no age requirement).. Ages 9 through 12 can use the regular seat belt in the rear of the car.