How long do laws for Deer Park, TX say that I need to keep my child in a rear-facing car seat in the car?

 

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Texas law only specifies that you need to keep your child in a car seat until that child turns 8 years old or reaches the height of 57 inches. Texas law does not specify whether that car seat should face the front or the rear. But Texas, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics and Car-Safety.org (among other passenger safety organizations), recommends that you keep your child in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible when you're driving your Deer Park, TX streets. Facing to the rear in a car is actually safer for both children and adults in the event of a car crash. But auto design makes facing to the rear impractical for adults.

At the very least, safety advocates recommend that you restrain your child in a rear-facing car seat until they are over a year old and over 20 pounds in weight. Note: this is the absolute minimum safety recommendation, and crash test evidence indicates that you would be safer to keep your child in a rear-facing car seat in Deer Park, TX for well beyond that minimum limit. Most advocates, including the Texas Department of Public safety, actually recommend placing the child in a rear-facing car seat until they are 4 years of age or 35 to 40 pounds in weight.

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