Car Seat Safety

From a newborn's first trip home to the day a teenager buckles into the driver's seat, car rides are milestones throughout childhood. Between those moments lie years of transition: rear-facing to forward-facing seats, boosters to seat belts, and countless opportunities for confusion, error and learning. This episode breaks down the latest recommendations in child passenger safety, addresses common misconceptions, and offers practical guidance pediatricians can use to help families keep children safe at every stage. This episode was recorded on the exhibit floor of the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference in Denver, Colorado. Meghan Beucher, MD , is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, as well as a trained c hild p assenger s afety t echnician i nstructor, with Hasbro Children's Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Raquel Denis, MD , is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina, a s well as a c hild p assenger s afety t echnicia n. Some highlights from this episode include: W hen to switch from rear facing to forward facing seats Why medical guidance can differ from local laws How to best support families unfamiliar with car seat safety Why recommendations have changed in recent years For more information on Children's Colorado, visit: childrenscolorado.org .

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Car Seat Safety is an episode from Charting Pediatrics by Jessie Cohen.

This episode is 20:25 long.

This episode was published on Dec 23, 2025.

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