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For the poster that made the stupid comment about the helmet. Keeping your kid rear-facing is such a simple move that makes your kid 5x safer. There's nothing impractical about it (like wearing a helmet all day). Do what you want with your kid but others may be interested in doing some research, there are plenty of videos of crash tests available online showing the difference in impact of ff vs rf (google it). When an adult's head snaps forward in a car wreck we may get whiplash but the same impact can break a kid's neck since their developing spine isn't nearly as strong, and their head is proportionately more heavy. I'll be waiting until at least 2 and probably longer to turn my kid. It may be uncomfortable for the kid (which is debatable anyhow) but the alternative is much, much worse. In Europe they recommend (or mandate?) rear-facing til age 4.[/quote]

Totally agree.  I remember when a friend of mine casually mentioned keeping kids RF as long as possible (this was before the recommendation changed) and she mentioned those crash test videos on Youtube -- I checked them out, and it's so scary.[/quote]

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