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Child. age 3.5yrs. mass law. 41.4 lbs how much until she's out of a car seat and in a booster seat in back?

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Dr. Shalini Sethi answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Booster seats: You can safely switch your child to a booster seat if she's at least 4 years old and she weighs 40 pounds or more or has grown too tall for her car seat (when her shoulders are higher than the top set of harness-strap slots in the car seat's back).

Answered 5/1/2015

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