Booster Seats

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Children who have outgrown their harness-style seats are usually too small to safely use regular seat belts alone. Use booster seats for older children until they reach 4’9” (57 inches).

Suggested hashtag: #TheRightSeat

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National Experts on Booster Seats

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Booster Seats PROJECT MATERIALS

These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury to assist in outreach efforts on educating the public about booster seats. Most of these materials can be co-branded with your organization's logo. 

 

Booster Seats RESOURCES

These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury members or other trusted sources.

 

Child Passenger Safety Campaigns

Child Passenger Safety Week (English and Spanish) – NHTSA*

The Right Seat – NHTSA*
English
Spanish

 
 

Car Seat Guides & Ratings

Car Seats and Booster Seats – NHTSA*
English
Spanish

The Ultimate Car Seat Guide – SKW*
English
Spanish

 

Webpages

Boosterseat.org – HIPRC*
English
Spanish

Booster Seat Safety – babycenter

Booster Seats – SKW*

Booster Seats for School-Aged Children – AAP*
English
Spanish

Boosters are for Big Kids – SafetyBeltSafe USA
English
Spanish

 

Flyers, Brochures, and Posters

Booster Seats – Seattle Children’s Hospital
English
Spanish
Amharic
Chinese
Oromo
Somali
Vietnamese

Booster Seats – EVMS*
English
Spanish

Booster Seat Safety – CHOP*
English
Spanish

Boosters are for Big Kids – SafetyBeltSafe USA

The Perfect Gift: Your Child’s Safety – SafetyBeltSafe USA
English
Spanish

Which of these kids needs a booster seat? – EVMS*
11x17 Poster: English Spanish
8.5x11 Flyer: English Spanish

 

Visuals and Infographics

 

Videos

Avoid Regret, Use Booster Seats – CHOP*
English
Spanish

Booster Seat Safety Full Version – EVMS*
English (YouTube)
English (Vimeo)
Spanish (YouTube)

Combination Seat Used as a High Back Booster – NHTSA*
English
Spanish

High-Back Booster Seat – NHTSA*
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Spanish

Is it time to move from a booster to a seat belt? – SKW*
English
Spanish

Booster Seat Safety PSA – EVMS*
English (YouTube)
English (Vimeo)
Spanish (YouTube)

Safety Seat Fit Test PSA – EVMS*
English (YouTube)
Spanish (YouTube)

Using a Backless Booster Seat – NHTSA*
English
Spanish

 

Reports, Data, and Laws

 

*List of Abbreviations
AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics
CHOP: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CSFTL: Car Seats for the Littles
EVMS: Eastern Virginia Medical School
GHSA: Governors Highway Safety Association
HIPRC: Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center
IIHS: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

SKW: Safe Kids Worldwide

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