Car seats for big kids

Is your child:

• heavier than their peers, and you feel uncomfortable putting them in a car booster seat at such a young age?
• too tall to stay in their car seat but too light to go in a car booster seat?
• so precious to you that even though they meet the specifications of using a car booster seat, you wish to keep them in a five-point harness?

If you answered yes, to any of the above questions you are going to need to find a special car seat for big kids.

With the help of the kind folks at Transport Canada, here's a list of seats that may be useful to you.

Car seats for big kids comparison

	Britax Frontier	Apex Safety 1st	Graco Nautilus
5pt specs	25-80lbs 30-53"	22-65lbs 34-52"	20-65lbs 27-52"
booster specs	40-100lbs 42-60"	40-100lbs 43-57"	30-100lbs 38-57"
additional notes	- "no tangle" belts - side impact protection - quick adjust headrest (harness repositions w/o rethreading)		- converts to backless booster

This information is provided for your convenience. Confirm details with product manufacter and Transport Canada.


If you have questions about child safety or other road safety issues, please contact Transport Canada directly.