Best practices for car-seat safety

The first months of a baby’s life are often measured in firsts: first smile, first wave, first steps, first words. Another first is turning the car seat from rear-facing to front-facing. For many years, the loosely accepted standard for doing so was on or just after baby’s first birthday.
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics in the last several years has dropped that as a minimum age, updating its guidelines to recommend that babies remain in rear-facing safety seats in the ba