Please consider keeping your son rear-facing for as long as possible. It is recommended to keep them rear-facing until they reach the weight limit of the seat, at which point it is safer to turn them around.
Many parents assume that they are "supposed" to turn their child around or change the seat at one year, but this is not the case. Others look at it (rather strangely, I think) as a rite of passage to turn their child to forward-facing. My daughter is eighteen months old and will remain rear-facing until she reaches the rear-facing weight limit of the seat.
For more information, you might want to check these sites:
Now that I'm off my soapbox. . .good on you for looking for a Britax seat - they're excellent. I have two of the Britax Boulevards, which can be used up to 65lbs. . .and my kids will be in them until they're too large for the seats or until the carseats get too old.
Cheers,
Please consider keeping your son rear-facing for as long as possible. It is recommended to keep them rear-facing until they reach the weight limit of the seat, at which point it is safer to turn them around.
Many parents assume that they are "supposed" to turn their child around or change the seat at one year, but this is not the case. Others look at it (rather strangely, I think) as a rite of passage to turn their child to forward-facing. My daughter is eighteen months old and will remain rear-facing until she reaches the rear-facing weight limit of the seat.
For more information, you might want to check these sites:
http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf3xxXwEMhQ
This video brings it all home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2DVfqFhseo&feature=related
Pay particular note to the video between the 1:30 and 2:00 mark - notice what happens to the child's head upon impact.
Now that I'm off my soapbox. . .good on you for looking for a Britax seat - they're excellent. I have two of the Britax Boulevards, which can be used up to 65lbs. . .and my kids will be in them until they're too large for the seats or until the carseats get too old.
Cheers,
Expat Sueño