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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be annoyed too but she is past the AAP recommendation which is until 2. [/quote]

I'm not the OP, but the recommendation is actually until at LEAST two, so she isn't really past the recommendation.[/quote]

WRONG - All children two and older should be in convertible seats and forward-facing seats with harness.

In a new policy statement published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics now advises parents to keep toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age two, or until they exceed the height or weight limit for the car seat, which can be found on the back of the seat. Many parents currently choose to flip their child to forward-facing around his or her first birthday.

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/on-the-go/pages/Car-Safety-Seats-Information-for-Families.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

Convertible seats and forward-facing seats with harness:
[b]All children 2 years or older, or those younger than 2 years who have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit for their car seat, should use a Forward-Facing Car Seat with a harness [/b]for as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height allowed their car seat’s manufacturer.

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This is not correct and I'm confused that the AAP this information posted (pp, not faulting you, as I know you quoted it correctly).  Here's the most recent AAP policy statement on carseats:  http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/state-advocacy/Documents/Child_Passenger_Safety_SLR.pdf

It recommends that children be rear-facing AT LEAST until age 2.  Two is the minimum recommended, assuming the child hasn't outgrown the carseat at that point.  [/quote]

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