1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 56

Smaller child1 and babies should always be --A restrained in a childor infant restraint. The instructions for the restraint will say whether is it the right type and for your child.A very size young child'ship bones are so small that a regular belt might not stay on the hips,as it low should. Instead, the belt likely be over the will would apply child's abdomen.In a crash, the belt force right on the child's abdomen, which could cause serious fatal injuries. So, be sure that or any child small enough one is always properly for restrained in a child infant restraint. or Infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. Thisis necessary because an infant's neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of body. In a crash, an infant a its in rear-facing restraint settles into the restraint, the so crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of the infant's body, the back and shoulders. baby A should be secured inan appropriate infant restraint. This is so important that many hospitals today won't release a newborn infant to its parents unless there is an infant restraint available for the baby's first trip in a motor vehicle. 1-38