{"id":509988,"date":"2025-08-29T07:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/?p=509988"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:15:21","slug":"back-to-school-but-not-back-to-booster-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/guides-tips\/back-to-school-but-not-back-to-booster-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school, but not back to booster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another school year has started, and while your little one may not feel so little anymore, the fundamental priority of being a parent remains the same: keeping your child safe. And one of the most important ways to do that is by keeping them rear-facing in the car for as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Because rear-facing is simply the safest way for children to travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your child heads back to school and continues to grow, one important question arises: Is your child in the right car seat for their age, size, maturity and safety?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why rear-facing matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As children grow, they often notice friends or classmates riding forward-facing. But just because others are, doesn\u2019t mean your child is ready yet. Safety isn\u2019t about age alone\u2014it\u2019s about anatomy and protection. Before switching your child forward-facing, please consider these points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A child\u2019s head is proportionally larger and heavier than an adult\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their neck and spine are still developing and are much more vulnerable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a crash, the forces on the neck are <strong>five times greater<\/strong> in a forward-facing seat than in a rear-facing one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/axkid.com\/app\/uploads\/Back-to-school_image_rear-facing_1.png\" alt=\"back to school image rear facing 1\" class=\"wp-image-851179\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stay safe, stay rear-facing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At Axkid, we cannot emphasize enough the safety benefits of traveling rear-facing for as long as possible. Each additional year your child sits rear-facing means one more year of added protection. For us, it&#8217;s simple: safety first. Therefore, we recommend children to travel rear-facing up to 6-7 years. Our rear-facing seats are designed to support this recommendation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/product\/minikid-4-max\">Axkid Minikid 4 Max <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/product\/minikid-4-pro\">Axkid Minikid 4 Pro<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Axkid.com\/uk\/product\/one-3\">Axkid One 3<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/product\/one-plus-3\">Axkid One+ 3<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, while rear-facing travel is the safest choice for young children, there comes a time when families start asking: \u201cIs it time for a high-back booster seat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/axkid.com\/app\/uploads\/Back-to-school_Blogpost-image.png\" alt=\"back to school blogpost image\" class=\"wp-image-851175\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, when is the right time to turn your child?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The time to change from rear-facing to forward facing depends on the individual child. We&nbsp; always recommend keeping your child rear-facing up to 6-7 years of age. But it is mainly the length that determines when it is time for the child to ride forwards. We prefer that the switch to forward-facing takes place after the child has passed 125 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your child has grown out of a rear-facing car seat, but has not yet reached the optimal length for the car\u2019s three-point seat belt, it is time to change to a forward-facing booster seat or booster cushion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/research-innovation\/when-is-my-child-ready-for-a-booster-seat\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another school year has started, and while your little one may not feel so little anymore, the fundamental priority of&#8230; <\/br><a class=\"read-more text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/guides-tips\/back-to-school-but-not-back-to-booster-2\/\">Read full post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":822,"featured_media":3700000851172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","content-type":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"21662,21676,21610,21600,21675,21618","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","editor_notices":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,419],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-509988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-1","category-guides-tips"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/app\/uploads\/Blogpost-Header_Back-to-school_1920x544.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/822"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509989,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509988\/revisions\/509989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}