Cybex Silver Solution M-Fix Child's Car Seat, High Back Booster, with Reclining Headrest and ISOFIX Compatible, Group 2/3 (15-36 kg), From Approx 3-12 Years, Pure Black

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If you frequently car-pool kids to practices or meetings, it can be smart to keep extras of these in the trunk of your car so that everyone rides safely. This booster is also inexpensive enough that family members who drive your kid around can keep one in their vehicle too. And with it weighing only about two pounds, this is easy to put in a tote bag and take with you on trips so your child's always safe in their seat belt, in rideshares and elsewhere. With child safety being their highest priority on the road, it’s no surprise that Maxi-Cosi have designed the Maxi-Cosi Kore i-Size to comply with the highest and latest i-Size safety standards, making it a trusted reliable choice for your child. It’s also one of the more sophisticated looking booster seats available and will blend well into dark car upholstery. Like all offerings from Peg Perego, it definitely qualifies as a luxury booster car seat – though the price tag puts it in line with more pedestrian looking seats.

i-Size car seats meet the new R129 European car seat safety standards that came into force in July 2013, which aims to increase the safety performance of all car seats on the market. Second, Chicco knows that lots of kids suffer from leg fatigue and numbness in booster seats since their feet can’t reach the floor. Instead of rigging up a footrest with a cooler, you can just rely on the cushy, padded Chicco KidFit Zip Air leg rest to keep your kids comfortable! If you plan to fly with this booster seat, you can always detach the leg rest and leave it at home to save space. Above you can see my kiddos enjoying a road trip in their Diono booster seats – she’s in a pink Diono Cambria 2 and he’s in a gray Diono Monterey 4DXT. You can see that the Monterey is a lot of seat! This is not on the widest setting, as my son doesn’t need the extra width just yet. The former means you don’t have to lug a heavy car seat with you. The downside is you’ll likely have to wake the baby to do so. The latter means you can easily transport a sleeping baby from the car to the house or onto a buggy. Your child will start off using an infant car seat, which has been designed specifically for the needs of babies. You will then move onto a convertible car seat between 12 and 18 months, depending on how long the infant car seat lasts.Our kids like arm rests, and you’ll find that most booster seats have them… but a few don’t! On some harness booster seats the arm rests don’t extend far enough in harness mode to be truly usable. We don’t think this is a deal-breaker, but good arm rests probably make a booster seat more comfortable for a long drive.

Be warned that some booster seats have a recline feature only to get the correct installation angle. Only a few allow recline beyond that purely for comfort. Other comfort features to look for Consider size and fit: Firstly, you need to ensure that the car seat fits your child's height and weight. The seat should offer good head and side-impact protection like all the car seats on our list. Some car seats in this group are adjustable in height, providing a better fit as your child grows. UK law dictates that all children must travel in an appropriately sized car seat until they are 135cm tall or 12-years-old, whichever comes first. Fortunately, we've been reviewing booster seats for over 10 years, and we don't always agree with our robot overlords! If we made our own booster seat, here is what it would look like:

Conclusion

It’s also a real bargain. Our son has done thousands of miles of driving in his Bubblebum on six continents and never complained about comfort. You can read our complete Bubblebum review here. Yes, it may be pricey for parents on tighter budgets, but we think the BeSafe iZi Flex Fix i-Size is nevertheless a great choice for busy families. It even has a nifty handle that allows you to carry it seamlessly between cars. The armrests, deep seat padding, wide seat and side impact protection features are not only comfortable but help to secure your child and keep them safe while in the car. Design-wise, this car seat is light, sleek and practical for any compatible car, and we like the reversible covers to keep your small passenger happy and your car completely stain-free. Yes, you can recline only booster seats that are designed to recline. You can’t recline any booster seat that is not designed to recline. The higher the number of recline positions of a booster seat, the more comfortable it will be for your child. How Long Can a Baby Stay in a Reclining Car Seat?