When it comes to choosing a convertible booster seat for your child, you’ll want to consider four main factors to ensure that you pick the right one. These include safety features, comfort for your child and how the seat will fit into your vehicle. Here are the main areas to consider when looking for a booster seat, with some examples of how our range includes these features:
Safety Features
The Mother’s Choice child booster seat range offers safety features to keep your child secure when traveling. We appreciate that safety is at the top of your list when it comes to being out with your child and we’ve added features that give you peace of mind.
One example of this is protection and many of our booster seats offer the Air Protect Superior Side Impact Protection for the head to provide extra protection in the event of an accident.
Size
The law as it relates to car restraints in Australia is age and seated height based. Depending on their seated shoulder height, by approximately the age of four, a child must be sitting in a forward-facing child restraint, such as a booster with an inbuilt harness, or an unharnessed booster seat with a properly fastened and adjusted seat belt.
They must remain in a booster seat until at least seven years of age again subject to their shoulder height. There are booster car seats in the Mother’s Choice range that are suitable for children from six months up to approximately 8 years of age to keep them in a car seat for longer. It is also extremely important that all car restraints are installed correctly.
It’s important that you continuously check out your seats’ height marker guide to ensure that your child’s seat is still at the right size and they haven’t outgrown it.
Comfort
Our range also has wicking fabric to keep your child comfortable in their seat when traveling. Padded armrests are features on Booster Car Seats that provide added comfort for your child.
The benefit of removable machine washable inserts means you can easily remove, clean and replace them to ensure your child’s car seat always stays fresh and clean.
For smaller vehicles, look for a car seat that is comfortable yet narrow, such as the Zeal AP. If you have three children in booster seats, three of these seats can be positioned across the back of most vehicles.
Additional features
Our range offers additional features to help make your life easier and offer additional comfort for your child too.
For example, while you’re traveling in the car, you might find that cup holders that are attached to your child’s car seat can make a big difference. Your child can easily store their bottle within arms reach and help themselves to a drink as you safely drive.