In fact, latest research has found that a child of less than two is 75% LESS likely to experience a serious injury or die when in a rear-facing seat. Likewise, children between 1 and 2 years of age are five times safer than those riding in a front-facing car seat.
Why? The answer is fairly simple and to do with physics. While rear-facing, the force of any collision will be evenly distributed over the body. In contrast, while forward-facing the force is concentrated on the seat belt contact areas which may lead to more serious neck and head injuries. Our recommendation for a rear facing seat is the Britax First Class Plus.
The point here is don’t put your child forward-facing until their head is one inch of the top of the seat structure or the weight for that seat is reached or until at least two years of age.
Rather than tell you more, just watch the video below and you will realise why you should keep your child in a rear facing position for as long as possible.
