In the pantheon of child development, many parents consider the act of turning the car seat from rear-facing to forward-facing right up there with the first step. Traditionally, they've happened around the same time — Baby's first birthday — but on Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) officially revised its recommendations regarding buckling up babies.Babies should remain rear-facing until age 2, and their older siblings should use a booster seat until they're at least 8.
The AAP policy, published in the journal Pediatrics, was last updated in 2002, when it advised that babies should be at least 12 months old and 20 lbs. before riding forward-facing. But research has shown it's best to keep babies rear-facing as long as possible — certainly until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. A 2007 study in the journal Injury Prevention that found that children under age 2 are 75% less likely to die or be severely injured in a crash when in a rear-facing car seat.
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