KOHL’S BUCKLE UP TO GROW UP Child Passenger Safety Guide...Child Passenger Safety Guide REAR-FACING – Infants & Toddlers Infants and toddlers under 2 years of age must ride in

Child Passenger Safety GuideREAR-FACING – Infants & Toddlers■■ Infants and toddlers under 2 years of age must ride

in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. There are two types of rear-facing car seats:

■■ Rear-facing only (infant) car seats. Most children will outgrow this seat before their first birthday.

■■ Convertible car seats can be used both rear-facing and forward-facing. They have higher height & weight limits for the rear-facing position, so your child can ride rear-facing until 2 years of age or longer.

FORWARD-FACING – Toddlers & Preschoolers■■ Children are ready to ride in a forward-facing car seat

when they are at least 2 years old or have outgrown the rear-facing height and weight limit of their convertible car seat.

■■ Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness until he or she reaches the top weight or height limit allowed by the car seat manufacturer.

SEAT BELT – Older ChildrenKeep children in a booster seat until:

■■ They are tall enough to sit in the seat without slouching, usually when they are 4'9" tall.

■■ They can sit all the way back in the vehicle seat with knees bent at the edge of the seat.

■■ The shoulder belt crosses the center of the chest and rests on the shoulder (not the neck).

■■ The lap belt fits low and snug on the hips/upper thighs (not the stomach).

■■ They can stay seated like this for the whole trip.

UC Davis Trauma Prevention Program • 916-734-9798 • buckleup.ucdavis.edu • www.facebook.com/buckleup2growup

California Law Requires

Children to be correctly restrained in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old OR 4'9" tall. Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. All children 8 years and under must be restrained in the back seat.

BOOSTER SEAT – School-aged Children■■ All children who have outgrown the weight & height

limit of their forward-facing car seat must use a belt positioning booster seat until they are 8 years of age or 4'9" tall.

■■ The belt positioning booster seat will raise your child up so that the lap and shoulder belt can fit properly.

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Child Passenger Safety Fitting Stations Please call to schedule an appointment

Sacramento County

UC Davis Health System ................................................ 916-734-9798

CHP, Downtown Sac ....................................................... 916-322-3337

CHP, North Sac ................................................................. 916-348-2300

CHP, South Sac ................................................................. 916-681-2300

CHP, Valley Division ........................................................ 916-731-6300

Safe Kids/Dignity Health ................................................ 916-864-5779

CA Rural Indian Health Board ...................................... 916-929-9761

Elk Grove Police Department ....................................... 916-478-8170

Cosumnes Fire Department ......................................... 916-405-7114

Sac Native American Center ........................................ 916-341-0576

AAA-Citrus Heights .......................................................... 916-560-0503

AAA-Folsom ....................................................................... 916-351-2629

Outlying Areas

West Sacramento Fire Department ............................916-617-4745

El Dorado Hills Fire Department .................................916-933-6623

CHP-Placerville .................................................................530-622-1100

AAA-Placerville .................................................................530-295-6605

CHP-Newcastle .................................................................916-663-3344

Rocklin Fire Department ................................................916-625-5301

Roseville Fire Department .............................................916-772-6300

CHP-Woodland ..................................................................530-662-4685

Yolo County Health Department .................................530-666-8561

UC Davis Trauma Prevention Program • 916-734-9798 • buckleup.ucdavis.edu • www.facebook.com/buckleup2growup

A REAR-FACING CAR SEAT is the best seat for your young child to use. It has a harness and in a

crash, it cradles & moves with your child to reduce injury to the fragile neck & spinal cord.

A FORWARD-FACING CAR SEAT has a harness and tether that limits your child’s forward movement during a crash.

A BOOSTER SEAT positions the seat belt so that it fits properly over the stronger

parts of your child’s body.

A SEAT BELT should lie across the upper thighs and be snug across the shoulder and chest to

restrain your child safely in a crash. It should never rest on the stomach area or across the neck.

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