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AAP Issues New Guidelines for Car Seat Safety
In a new policy published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated their policy on child safety seats to advise that parents leave their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until they are two years old or until they reach the maximum height and weight guidelines for their car seat. While previous AAP policies stated that children were safer in rear-facing car seats, added commentary regarding a child being a minimum of age one year old and 20 pounds left most parents assuming that it was acceptable to change children’s seat position at this time which resulted in toddlers being more likely to be seriously injured in the event of a collision.
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