Orthopedic chairs - Child car seats in motor vehicles

If you have your own children, or if you sometimes give lifts or rides to the children of family and friends, you need to know that they are seated safely in your car. In order for this to be the case you need a car child seat.

The legal requirements for car seats vary from nation to nation and can relate to age, height, or both. However in all cases your first concern should be for the safe transportation of any children who are travelling in your vehicle. This means that an appropriate car child seat will not only be desirable, but essential and almost certainly a legal necessity. (This is the case in the UK.)

What to look for in a car child seat

When it comes to child car seats there are many choices, but the main two options are a child car seat and a booster seat.


Selecting the child car seat or booster seat

How to fit a child car seat

Below are some general guides for fitting a child car seat in the UK. If you live in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand etc, please check the appropriate legislation for your nation or state.