Driving with Kids: a guide for Parents and caregiver Driving with Kids

The safety of our children while riding in a vehicle is one of the most important responsibilities of a parent.

For infants and toddlers: Rear-facing child restraint. Young children should sit rear-facing for as long as possible until they reach the height or weight limit of the harness. That may not occur till the child is 2 years old or older.

Never put a rear-facing restraint in the front seat. With the child’s head close to the dashboard, the force of an inflating front airbag could be deadly.

School-aged children: When a child is too big for a rear-facing restraint, a forward-facing restraint should be used instead. These harness-equipped seats are appropriate for kids between the ages of 2 and 7.

Additionally, this kind of restraint needs to be used for as long as it is safe to do so, up to the kid restraint’s maximum height or weight. Weight restrictions of up to 90 pounds apply to some forward-facing chairs.

Teen Drivers Risk Death with Young Passengers

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found, keeping your teen from transporting other teens, minimizes the possibility of and decreases the risk for drivers under the age of 18. Younger adults are more susceptible to distractive behavior, loud music, rowdiness, and other playful behavior that may amount to becoming a hazard to the person operating the vehicle. During this crucial learning-to-drive time, parents may want to assign a designated person -above the age of 21 years old to sit in the passenger seat.

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