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Forward-Facing Seats
Can My Child Sit Forward-Facing?
Types of Forward-Facing Seats
Height and Weight Limits
Seat Placement in the Vehicle
Positioning the Child in the Seat
High-Weight Harness Seats
When To Use A Booster
Installation Tips
Child safety seats which allow use of the harness past 40 lbs

Convertible Seats:

    • Clek Foonf
      • Rear-facing from 14 lbs and able to sit upright alone to 50 lbs
      • Forward-facing from 20 to 65 lbs
      • Child must be within the seat's height limit as well
    • Maxi Cosi Pria 70
      • Rear-facing from 4 or 9 lbs to 40 lbs
      • Forward-facing from 22 to 70 lbs
      • Child must be within the seat's height limit as well
    • Recaro Proride
      • Rear-facing from 5 to 35 lbs
      • Forward-facing from 20 to 70 lbs
      • Child must be within the seat's height limit as well
    • Diono Radian
      • Rear-facing from 5 to 40 or 45 lbs
      • Forward-facing from 22 to 65 or 80 lbs forward-facing
      • Child must be within the seat's height limit as well
      • These seats fold up to a compact 6 inches high and fit in a travel bag (sold separately) for easy transport....except that they weigh 20 lbs
    • Britax
      • Rear-facing from 5 to 35 or 40 lbs
      • Forward-facing from 22 to 50, 65 or 70 lbs depending on exact model
      • Child must be within the seat's height limit



Combination Seats:

    • Graco Nautilus and Argos 70
      • Forward-facing with 5 point harness from 20 to 65 or 70 lbs
      • High-backed booster seat from 30 to 100 lbs
      • Backless booster seat from 40 to 100 or 120 lbs
      • The child must be within the seat's height limit as well
    • Britax Frontier 85, Frontier 90 and Pinnacle 90 
      • Forward-facing with 5 point harness from 25 to 85 or 90 lbs AND 2 years old.
      • High-backed booster from 30 to 100 lbs
      • Child must also be within the seat's height limit
      • Tether required once child is 65 lbs and using 5-point harness mode
    • Safety 1st Go
      • Forward-facing 5 point harness mode from 22 to 60 lbs for children over 1 year old and who are 34 to 52 inches tall
      • Top tether MUST be used for 5 point harness mode
      • Backless booster seat for children 3 years and older who weigh 40 to 100 lbs
      • The child must be within the seat's height limit as well
      • Great for travel--seat folds up and fits into travel bag (included) and weighs 10 lbs.  Very easy to install.
    • Safety 1st Apex 65
      • Forward-facing 5 point harness mode from 22 to 65 lbs for children over 1 year old
      • High-backed booster from 40 to 100 lbs 
      • Child must also be within the seat's height limit
      • Child's ears MUST be below top of vehicle seat/head restraint--which will limit its use in older vehicles with low seat backs
 
Forward-facing Only Seats:

    • Britax Regent (discontinued)
      • Forward-facing 5 point harness seat for children over 1 year old who weigh 20 to 80 lbs
      • Tether required for children over 40 lbs
 
Travel Vests:

    • Ride Safer Travel Vest
      • Use with lap-only belt for kids 30-60 lbs
      • Use with shoulder/lap belt for kids 30-80 lbs
      • Available in two sizes: 30-60 lbs and 50-80 lbs
 
    • Kid Y Harness with Ride Ryte Booster
      • Fits kids 30-80 lbs when used with High-back Ride Ryte booster
      • Fits kids 40-80 lbs when used with backless Ride Ryte booster
      • High-back booster provides whiplash protection in vehicles with low seat backs
      • High-back Ride Ryte booster easily converts to backless booster by simply detaching from base of booster
      • PLEASE NOTE: This child safety restraint has very specific instructions. 
        • Ride Ryte MUST be used with Kid Y harness if vehicle seat has lap-only belt.
        • Ride Ryte can be used as a backless booster only if vehicle seat comes up to top of child's ears.
        • Depending on the maximum weight capacity of the tether anchor in your vehicle, you may need to install a heavy-duty tether anchor


 
 
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