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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29
Can someone please (briefly) explain what the difference is between front-facing and rear-facing car seats (besides the obvious) and between regular car seats and "baby" car seats...or direct me to the info. Thanks!
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Infants must be in a rear-facing seat, all the way up until they are age 1 (at a minimum). Rear facing is just safer, especially for babies, who don't have the neck strength to fair well in a rear-end collision. Rear facing seats should never be put in the front seat regardless of whether the airbags can be disabled.
Front facing car "baby" seats are for older babies...really, 1 year and up. Some front facing seats handle children as young as 1 all the way up to 4-5. Front facing "car seats" are most likely what you would think of for a child 4-5 - built for older children but still more supportive than simply a booster seat.
I'm no expert here so others may have more details...