After your child reaches the highest weight or height allowed by their forward-facing car seat with a harness, they can transition to a belt-positioning booster seat:
* The lap belt should fit low and snug across your child's hips, not across the belly.
* The shoulder belt should come across the center of your child's shoulder, not across the neck or face.
* Children should ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they reach 4 feet 9 inches tall.
Children who are 4 feet 9 inches tall and older can sit in the front seat of a car if:
* They can sit all the way back against the seat
* They can bend their knees 90 degrees over the edge of the seat
* Their feet can reach the floor comfortably
Children should not sit in the front seat of a car if they:
* Are under 12 years old
* Weigh less than 80 pounds
* Are shorter than 4 feet 9 inches tall
* Cannot meet the belt-positioning criteria listed above
It is important to note that the NHTSA recommends that children ride in the back seat of the car until they are 13 years old.
