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Child Safety 17 Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children Child size, height, weight, Recommended restraint or age type Small Children who have outgrown or Use a belt-positioning booster children no longer properly fit in a child seat. safety seat (generally children who are less than 4 ft. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall, are greater than age four (4) and less than age twelve (12), and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer). Larger Children who have outgrown or Use a vehicle safety belt having the lap belt snug and children no longer properly fit in a low across the hips, shoulder belt-positioning booster seat belt centered across the (generally children who are at least 4 ft. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall or shoulder and chest, and seat back upright. greater than 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by child restraint manufacturer). • You are required by law to properly use safety seats for infants and toddlers in the U.S. and Canada. • Many states and provinces require that small children use approved booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall, or 80 pounds (36 kilograms). Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requirements about the safety of children in your vehicle. • When possible, always properly restrain children twelve (12) years of age and under in a rear seating position of your vehicle. Accident statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in a front seating position. See Passenger Airbag ON and OFF Switch in the Supplemental Restraints System chapter for more information.