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All children whose weight or height exceeds the forward-facing limit for their car seat should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicle seat belt fits properly, typically when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches in height and are 8 through 12 years of age.
Most babies outgrow the typical rearâfacingâonly seat before they are one year old, but they are not ready for a forwardâfacing seat. New convertible seats available today allow children to remain rear facing until they weigh 30-45 pounds, depending on the model. Babies have heavy heads and fragile necks. In a crash, an infantâs soft spinal column can stretch, leading to spinal cord damage if he is riding facing forward.