Car seat for 3+ ... recommendations?

[edanna1234]

As our baby has almost outgrown his maxi cosi, we are looking to buy his older brother a new car seat.

Is almost 3 too young to go for one which just uses the adult seat belt with no additional restraint? Our son is tall for his age, but I'm concerned he might be able to wiggle out of the adult belt, or even release the buckle itself.

If anyone has any advice on navigating the huge array of seats and brands it would be greatly received.

Thanks

[Dulwich13]

Hi,

I strongly second Etta's recommendation of having your child in a rear facing car seat for as long as possible. Here is another link with some really good advice:

http://www.carseat.se/

Best of Luck

[edanna1234]

Thanks all. Following Etta's recommendation I have just had a really useful chat with Margaret at www.rearfacingtoddlers.com, and feel far more confident!

[PeckhamNicola]

Thanks very much Etta and Dulwich13 for posting these links.