Quick Guidelines for Maximum Child Passenger Safety Part 2

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, once the children outgrow their rear-facing seats (for child less than age 1 year and weight less or equal 20 pounds) they should ride in forward-facing child safety seats. The safety seat shall be placed in the back seat, until they reach the upper weight or height limit of the particular seat (usually around age 4 and more than 40 pounds).