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Booster seat

To make car travel safer for your child, use a booster seat for children older than age 4 and weighing more than 40lb until they weigh at least 80lb. This raises the child up and allows him or her to see out of the window. Use regular lap and shoulder belts. Adjust the shoulder belt to fit across the shoulder, not the neck.

Primary Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD
- Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC
- Pediatrics
Last Updated January 5, 2007

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Last Updated: January 05, 2007
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