Baby car seat: how to choose the right

What are car seats for children? What does my child need? Can I buy a seat for several years ahead? And if to fasten the child with a regular belt? You are faced with the difficult task of choosing and buying a child car seat? And you have a lot of questions and doubts?

See tips on how to choose a child car seat correctly

To make the right choice, pay attention to the most popular mistakes when buying a child restraint. You can buy a car seat on 130.com.ua with delivery to Kharkov, Odessa, Kiev and in Ukraine.

Choose the seat of the wrong group

Child seats for cars are divided into groups according to the weight and age of the child, where age is rather an indicative parameter. It is very important to take into account the individual characteristics of the child. So, it is absolutely wrong to put an even too young child in a universal car seat 1-2-3 groups “for growth”. Such a seat does not always have several backrest positions, including “lying down”, so in a dream the child will collapse forward and be in an unnatural Z-shaped position. Universal chair may be too spacious or still uncomfortable shape for the baby.

See a video review of children's car seats groups 1-2-3:

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See the Heyner MultiProtect AERO SP and MultiProtect ERGO SP Group 1-2-3 baby car video review:

Also, do not buy universal car seats for children , which by weight and age can already ride in the booster. It will be enough for frightened children who have already grown out of the car seat to stay in the booster in order to properly fasten themselves with regular seat belts.

But it’s too early to switch to a booster (maybe to save it) is impossible. For such cases, there is a special 2-3 group of restraints for children, which can already be fastened with a regular belt, and not with internal 5-point ones. But the child will also have additional side protection, head and back when choosing this group of car seats.

See a video review of children's car seats of group 2-3:

See a video review of children's car seats-Heyner SafeUp boosters:

The usual cradle from the stroller instead of the auto carrier for the little ones

The safest way to transport a newborn in a car is a special baby carrier . The usual walking cradle from the stroller-can not be an alternative, since it does not fit the car. Such a small child will be safe if it is securely fixed with internal straps in a chair that conforms to the European standard ECE R 44/04.

See the video review of Heyner Super Protect Group 0 child car seats:

The optimum position for such babies is to position the seat against the motion (to protect the still very fragile spine and neck), lateral protection is needed, holding the liners, the correct position of the back (better not absolutely horizontal), the seat should be securely fixed on the car seat (against or perpendicular to the move). All these requirements can be met only if you buy a car carrier.

Car seat mounting

European child seats in cars have two types of attachment-a regular belt and the Isofix system. Seats with a regular belt mount are suitable for most cars, but problems can arise with the length of this belt (it is not always enough), sometimes the placement of the belt locks does not allow the seat to be installed correctly. Here, a mistake will be any initiative and attempts to “invent something” or leave it as it is. Recall that only strict compliance with the installation instructions (even if something seems superfluous) ensures what the manufacturer is saying.

Installing Isofix car seats is simple and reliable, eliminating the possibility of errors during fixation. Many models with this system, as a rule, can be fastened with straps. This system does not apply to domestic cars yet.

Forget about the comfort of a child

It is very important to remember that the child in his seat in the first place should be comfortable. To do this, you should pay attention to all kinds of liners, soft linings, pleasant hypoallergenic materials. It is important that there is sufficiently comfortable and reliable adjustment of the internal seat belts. When children's car seats have the possibility of different settings for the head, back, legs, tilt, comfortable seat shape, proper fit-all this provides maximum comfort, which is especially important on long trips. Additional accessories are also very useful-the cover on the legs, footrest, cup holder, several pockets and others.

Purchase not in specialized stores or used car seats

Such a decision is always a risk. Buying a car seat for children "on the hands" or on the market there is a risk to buy a non-certified model of a dubious manufacturer or a fake. Buy a used car seat is dangerous because you do not know its history, whether it participated in an accident, whether there are hidden defects, it’s unlikely that the instructions and documents for it will be preserved. In addition, previous models may already be outdated and do not meet existing standards, they can be inconvenient and difficult to operate.

Focus on price

To focus on the price-not always right. You can choose the proven quality of a well-known brand for a “tidy sum”. But now it is not difficult to find a similarly high quality and meeting all the necessary requirements and to buy a car seat, the price of which will be more adequate, only the name of the less popular manufacturer.

Nothing and no one will protect a child when driving in a car, like a correctly chosen, correctly chosen, correctly installed special child restraint and the correct location of the baby in it. And the statistics of accidents and crash tests of car seats, and medical services, and many parents confirm this. Choose safety and comfort for your child in the car-contact us to to buy a child car seat without errors.

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