Children Who Should Use a Booster Seat

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For maximum protection, keep a child in a forward-facing child safety seat with full harness as long as the child fits in the seat. (See the instructions for your child safety seat for best fit.)

A child who weighs between about 35 and 80 lbs.

A child who has outgrown a convertible child safety seat.

Usually a child who is about 4 to 8 years old and is at least 35" tall.

A child who cannot sit with his or her back straight against the vehicle seat back cushion or who cannot sit with knees bent over the vehicle's seat edge without slouching.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration