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Win-It Wednesday: Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat!

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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?

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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

  4. Elizabeth K

    In Michigan your child has to be one years old and at least 20 pounds to sit in a forward facing seat. They will need to stay in a child seat until they are they are at least 4’9″ or the age of 8.

  6. Cheyenne

    In MI: Michigan state law requires that children under age 8 must be properly restrained in a car seat or booster seat. Children who are under age 8 but taller than 4’9″ may use the vehicle seat belt.

    Although, I feel my children are safer in a booster seat so until they can no longer sit there comfortably, they will remain in a booster.

  16. Carrie

    Beginning July 10, 2008 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.

    I am a fan of DSM on Facebook and also get your emails!
    This is the first time entering a contest, we need a new car seat because my son is almost out grown his. PICK ME!

  17. Mary Manning

    In Virginia: Child restraint devices are required for children through the age of seven (until 8th birthday). Safety seats must be properly used and approved by Department of Transportation standards. There is no height or weight requirement associated with this law. The Virginia law is based solely on age.

  19. Christina gundlach

    Hi in texas the child has to be 4’9 and under. they have to be in a booster up until that size. I think this is great only Im 4’6 and 33 yrs old. do I need a booster? lol

  21. Meghan

    In Alabama, children must be in a booster until the age of 6! This has changed since my oldest was little. When we went to K, he begged me to take him out of it because none of his friends were in one. Too bad I wouldn’t let him!

  24. Amber

    Im not 100% sure as to what the laws are in my state because my son is stil only 2, but I know he’ll be in a seat for a a longgg time to come.