by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes

Parents of kids on the bigger side often make an even bigger mistake when it comes to car seats -- they figure if their child's outgrown the height/weight limits on any given seat, that must mean they're ready for the next car seat stage, moving up from an infant seat to a convertible, or a convertible to a booster.
But just because your 2-year-old is the size of a 3-year-old doesn't mean his bones or body are as developed as that of a preschooler.
?I tell parents that if I could ride rear-facing, I would,? says Emma Olenberger, Community Relations & Traffic Safety Specialist and Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor for AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah. "As you move to each new phase, your risk for injury increases." So rather than skipping ahead to another car seat stage, parents of bigger/taller children should buy a car seat with more generous height/weight limits. But how to find these high weight/height limit seats" You could drive yourself nuts chasing after this information online or examining boxes at the baby store -- there are so many choices that either of these methods quickly get confusing.
The American Academy of Physicians has your back -- here is a list of every car seat on the market, with height/weight limits for each. All you need to do is look down the list to find a seat big enough for your child -- and since the list includes price, you can likely find one ...