Find out how to choose a child car seat

Child car seats: Choosing a child car seat

  • Find the best type of child car seats for babies and kids
  • Learn how child car seats protect children in a crash
  • Discover how to choose the best car seat for your car

What's in this guide

Why you need a child car seat

Find out why children need their own specially designed child car seats to keep them safe.

The best child car seats for babies

Find out why babies need to travel rear-facing and the typical features of baby car seats.

The best child car seats for children

Find out why younger children need a harness and why backless booster seats are a poor choice.

Car seat weight groups

Child car seats: make sure you're carrying your child in the right group of car seat for them. Contains video

Booster seats and multiple-group seats

Why we don't recommend booster seats and most multiple-group child car seats. Contains video

Isofix car seats

Isofix mounts make it much easier and safer to install a car seat in your car.

More car seat tips

These tips will help you choose a child car seat that's safe and suitable for your car.

The law on using child car seats

The law on using child car seats explained, with exceptions to the law described in detail.

Travel system car seats

Are child car seats sold as part of travel system worth buying?

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