A five point harness is the webbing of the car seat that helps hold your child in their seat.
Five point harness car seat safety.
Our current car seat says 5 pt harness to 80 lbs and 57 but she has a long torso and at 49 5 lbs her shoulders are at the top harness slot.
At both the shoulders both sides of the hips and between the legs.
Other popular brands like britax recaro graco and the first years make 5 point harness seats for kids over 40 pounds.
The five points in the name are the spots where the harness webbing attaches to the car seat.
Backless kid booster seat.
Finding the right car seat for a special needs child can be a challenge with certain medical conditions or behavior problems that lead a child to repeatedly unbuckle a car seat s harness straps.
It as the name suggests spreads across the five points i e.
These are lightweight seats that protect your child using your car s seat belt across their shoulder and lap.
Two of the points are at each shoulder two of the points are at baby s hips and the final point is where the harness buckles between the.
Most modern car seats now have the provision for 5 point harnesses.
She is 45 1 2.
All of our car seats comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards that require all special needs car seats meet fmvss 213 for child restraint.
A five point harness is the webbing portion of the car seat that adjusts over the baby to hold him in the seat.