by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes

In Sweden, children routinely rear-face until age 4, even age 6. That's crazy, right" No. Since motor vehicle fatalities are most commonly caused by front-impact crashes that violently fling passengers' bodies forward, a rear-facing seat that keeps fragile young bodies from whipping back and forth from crash forces is generally much safer.
But though car seat manufacturers have started making convertible seats that rear-face to 35, 40, even 50 pounds, which can easily accommodate the weight of an average 4-year-old, the rear-facing height limits typically aren't as generous. They often top out at 36 to 40 inches, which means many children out-tall the seats at 3, even 2 years old.
There are very tall seats on the market, of course (see the slideshow below for our recommendations). But they often have premium prices to go along with their extra space. Which is why I was so excited to read about these two new seats, both under $200 and rear-facing to 50 pounds (forward-facing to 65 pounds) and 49 inches.
Graco Extend2Fit
You may have been seeing commercials on TV for this seat, which has an innovative foot rest that can pull out to four different positions to offer lanky kids 5 extra inches of leg room, like a La-Z-Boy recliner right in your back seat.

Since one of the most frequently voiced extended-rear-facing worries is "Where do their legs go"" this seat has been much anticipated by safety experts and pare...