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Infant, convertible and booster seats, read against the federal standards and the fit problems.
Lower anchors are built for 65 pounds of child plus seat. How to read the limit on your label, why rear-facing is stricter, and why the tether stays on.
Oct 14, 2026 · 14 min read
NHTSA's five-part minor-crash test, why Clek, Graco and Chicco are stricter, and the state laws that make an insurer pay for the new seat.
Oct 7, 2026 · 14 min read
Which car seats the FAA lets on board, the exact label to look for, where the seat can go, and what an airline must do if it does not fit.
Sep 29, 2026 · 14 min read
The federal crash test specifies what the dummy wears and how tight the harness is pulled. A winter coat changes both. How to check one, and what to do.
Sep 21, 2026 · 11 min read
Three infant seats ranked on the number that decides a compact car: how much front-to-back room the shell eats at the newborn recline angle.
Sep 13, 2026 · 12 min read
The federal fit test that decides it, the height number every state law repeats, and why a birthday is the wrong signal to wait for.
Sep 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Six seats ranked on the things that decide whether one works for you: vehicle fit, three-across width, rear-facing legroom and install difficulty.
Aug 15, 2026 · 15 min read
The first federal side-impact requirement for car seats has a compliance date of December 5, 2026. What it tests, what it does not, and whether to wait.
Jul 20, 2026 · 8 min read
Every seat carries one, most people find it after they have already accepted a hand-me-down, and the reasoning behind it is better than the cynicism suggests.
May 25, 2026 · 8 min read
Fit is the constraint that eliminates more car seats than any other, and almost nobody checks it first. Five measurements and the three cases that go wrong.
Apr 6, 2026 · 8 min read
The AAP dropped the age-2 rule in 2018 and the reason it did is more interesting than the rule was. What replaced it, and how to read your seat's limits.
Jan 19, 2026 · 8 min read
