How and where to buy the best car seat?

Car seat for a child: how to choose how to choose which car seats: species, advantages and disadvantages. Where to buy better and how to buy? Parent reviews about models.

Modern market filled with hundreds of car seats. But we are talking about the comfort and safety of your baby – without car seats can not ride. How to choose a car seat that will meet all the necessary requirements? The answer is simple – you need to learn about these!

Existing car seats

You should choose a car seat in several criteria and first need to understand the groups of car seats (age-weight and weight):

one. Group 0 (Designed for children weighing up to 10 kg (0-6 months.))

Actually it cradles like in strollers. They are recommended for use only in the case of medical testimony, since they have a low level of protection.

2. Group 0+ (Designed for children weighing from 0 to 13 kg (0-12 months.))

The knob, which is equipped with most car seats of this category, allows you to carry a child right in it.

Internal belts of such an armchair, ensure child safety.

3. Group 1 (Designed for children weighing from 9 to 18 kg (9 months.-4 years))

The safety of the kid is provided by internal belts or safety table.

4. Group 2 (Designed for children weighing from 15 to 25 kg (3-7 years))

The safety of beloved Chad in car seats of this category, in addition to the inner belts of the chair itself, is also provided by the car seat belts.

five. Group 3 (Designed for children weighing from 22 to 36 kg (6-12 years))

Car seats of this category practically cavity removed from production,

Since they do not comply with safety standards due to the lack of lateral protection – it is clear, because it’s just sitting no backs.

What should pay attention to when choosing?

When you have decided on a group of car seats, which is suitable for your child, go to the next stage – Search for an ideal inside the group.

1. Sizes of car seat. Despite the belonging of the chairs to one group, they are all different sizes. There are spacious models, and there is not very. In some carcresses, kids can ride up to a year (if a spacious model is selected);
2. Fastening of internal car seat belts must be comfortable, strong and reliable. They must exclude the possibility of their opening by the child. As well as the risk of injury to these fasteners with a possible impact;
3. Installation of car seat. Produced in several ways:

• Using the car seat belt

A significant plus of such a fastening method is that the car seat can be used in different cars alternately. However, despite the reliability, due to the intricate method of installation, most car seats are assessed incorrectly fixed;

• Fastening isofix

Since 1990, is an alternative to securing a seat belt. With the use of this method, car seat is rigidly attached to the car body. At the same time, the probability of incorrect installation of the chair is practically excluded. The reliability of the ISOFIX system is confirmed by numerous crash tests. With the help of the ISOFIX system, the chair itself is fastened, and the child in it is the car seat belt and the internal car seat belts.

Lack of ISOFIX system – limited weight of the child (up to18 kg). It is solved by connecting the lower brackets of the car with the auto seat fasteners.

Additional criteria when choosing

There are also some details that should be taken into account when choosing a car seat:

• Opportunity Adjustment of the backlock. When choosing a baby car seat, focus on the expected duration of trips. If there are no long trips to avoid, then you should choose a chair that allows you to transport a child and in the lying position;
• Children older than the year, first faced with the need to sit in a car seat, can respond very negative. You can try to solve this problem by choosing a chair, Decorated in the favorite theme of the child, or writing a story for him in which it is not at all car seats, but for example, the careta, the seat of the sports car, or the throne;
• Car seat must be Comfortable It is for your child, so it is better to go to such an important purchase with the baby. Do not hesitate to land him in a closing model;

• Mark car seat. Oddly enough, in the field of production of car seats, phrase «Brought brand», means not only a high price, but also a proven level of reliability confirmed by numerous and perennial research, crash tests; as well as full compliance with European safety requirements.

Where cheaper to buy car seats?

This is a fairly relevant question, because in our time there are several options to choose from:

one. Purchase in the store
Has a number of significant advantages – the ability to see the product with the crowd, put a child in it. You can also make sure the authenticity of the car session, looking at the quality certificate. Disadvantage – high price.

2. Purchase in the online store

The price here is usually lower than in a regular store, and with the quality of the goods it is hardly lost if you choose a proven brand and buy a car seat on the manufacturer’s website. However, we should not forget that the ideal car seat does not exist, and the model in which one kid can not be comfortable at all. The exchange will take some time, and no one will reimburse the cost of sending. Little trick: if you have the opportunity, choose you fully arrange a car seat in a regular store, remember its brand and model. And now find the site of the selected manufacturer and there order the model you need!

3. Buying car seats «with hand»

It must be said that this is a very risky enterprise, since it is possible that the chair-selling armchair was already a member of the accident or was inaccurated, as a result of which could cause damage. Do not forget that the comfort and safety of the child stands on the horse. So buying a car seat with hands, it is better to exercise from acquaintances, in the decency of which you are completely confident. And do not hesitate to carefully inspect the chair for damage, including hidden. Obvious advantage of buying from hand – Low price.

Parent reviews:

Igor:

Son from birth goes in the car only in the car seat – we have strictly. Apparently because of the fact that from birth – there was never a problem – he is used to, and it’s convenient for him there. We have already changed the chair, grew, of course.  And besides convenience, I do not understand those who are carrying children without car seats – so much insane people are on the roads.

Olga:

We lived in a small town, where everything near and in the car simply was not necessary – all on foot, well, at a taxi maximum, if very urgently needed. And when Arishke 2 years old – moved to a major city. I had to buy a car seat – my daughter orally good mate, I never thought to sit in a car seat, such a problem. Well, she gradually stopped to yell, but the love for him was not added – she still rides, whims all the way. And the chair is good expensive, and in size like fits. What to do?

Valentine:

Having heard the stories, about the difficulties of movement in the car seat – my husband and I thought for a long time, how our boy would be reacted to the car seat (Wan for three years was). Before that, we were very rare on the car with the child we went, and I always kept him on my hands. Well, I heard people compose all sorts of stories. We bought a very small typewriter racing and my husband began to admire her so that the child was delighted with this delight. And then he began to tell it easy about riders and their car seats – so folded in her husband, that by the end of the conversation they firmly decided that being a rider was great. And then we «Nearby» Look at the car seat department, where the husband said Wan that racing seats look like that. Remuneration for the efforts that made us was pleased to buy it. Here it began to fit – I don’t remember exactly what we chose, because five years have passed since then, we already have another, but right up to how Vanya did not grow out, he went to him with pleasure. Maybe someone our experience will be useful.

Arina:

Car seat is a big find! I do not know what I would do without him, because I have to dangle on the car with my daughter several times there and back. Movement in the city is tense and I can not constantly distract from the road. And so I know that my daughter is securely fixed, and nothing threatens her. Even if he shouts, then this is the maximum due to the fallen toy. The chair was bought in the store, I don’t know what a group of us – I just came to the store with a daughter, the seller asked if there were problems with the spine, and clarified her weight. Picking up the chair, he even showed how to install it. Problems by the way «Learning» the chair did not cause – the daughter did not rush the hysteria (although she was already 1.5 years old) maybe because before that she did not go to the car and did not know that it was possible to ride and without at sectors. Just sat down in a chair, I fastened her and we went.

If you are looking for an ideal car seat for your baby or are the owner of a car session, share with us with your thoughts!