Bhg
  • Shop
  • News
  • Food
  • DIY
  • Garden
  • Renovating
  • Decorating
  • Property
  • Health
  • TV
Bhg
  • Shop
  • News
  • Food
  • DIY
  • Garden
  • Renovating
  • Decorating
  • Property
  • Health
  • TV
Subscribe
YOU’LL NEED A WEDGE TO HANG THAT DOOR
Watch 6:32

YOU’LL NEED A WEDGE TO HANG THAT DOOR

{headline}

{headline}

Children who sleep in your bed at night officially become clever and confident adults

Children who sleep in your bed at night officially become clever and confident adults

Why screen time isn't so bad for your kids, after all

Why screen time isn't so bad for your kids, after all

Why every parent wants this $4 Kmart doll

Why every parent wants this $4 Kmart doll

How to stop your kids from coming into your bed at night

How to stop your kids from coming into your bed at night

{headline}

{headline}

Why you’ve been installing your child’s car seat wrong

Why you’ve been installing your child’s car seat wrong

Why you should think twice before posting photos of your child on social media

Why you should think twice before posting photos of your child on social media

This is the cheapest place to buy your back to school supplies

This is the cheapest place to buy your back to school supplies

{headline}

{headline}

McDonald’s brings back retro Happy Meal toys

McDonald’s brings back retro Happy Meal toys

20 of the best girls' bedroom ideas

20 of the best girls' bedroom ideas

What is the legal age a child can walk to school alone?

What is the legal age a child can walk to school alone?

Popular teething gel to be taken off the market after warnings

Popular teething gel to be taken off the market after warnings

Normal baby temperature: What is a high temp for a baby?

Normal baby temperature: What is a high temp for a baby?

Adam Liaw’s kids’ party food hack you need to know

Adam Liaw’s kids’ party food hack you need to know

The names of the naughtiest and nicest children have been revealed

The names of the naughtiest and nicest children have been revealed

  1. Home
  2. News

Child car seat confusion: Parents taking kids out of boosters too early, poll finds

Children at risk. - by Lucy Mae Beers
  • 15 May 2019
Child car seat confusion: Parents taking kids out of boosters too early, poll finds
Getty

Many Australian children are being taken out of booster seats too early, doubling their risk of being injured during a car crash, according to doctors.

A poll, conducted by the Royal Children's Hospital, found 63 per cent of children aged seven to 10 travel with an adult seat belt without a booster seat, despite many being below the recommended safety height.

Only three per cent of parents surveyed knew their child needs to be at least 145cm tall to safely travel with just an adult seatbelt.

"This study shows that parents are unaware of best practice recommendations when it comes to car seats and kids," RCH National Child Health Poll Director, Dr Anthea Rhodes, said.

Parents are following the law, but unfortunately the law does not reflect safest practice, and this means many parents are unknowingly putting their children at risk of serious injury or death every day."

Boy sitting in car
Getty

Rhodes said a review of the country's laws around child car restraints is needed.

She says it is critical for parents to measure their children before transitioning them out of a booster seat.

And most kids do not reach 145cm tall until they are about 11 years of age.

The nationwide poll surveyed 1,639 parents caring for 2,778 children aged from one month to 13 years.

It found the most common age for children first travelling without a booster seat is seven.

Half of children aged between seven and 12 also travel in the front seat of the car, and two thirds are in forward-facing car seats by 18 months of age - despite recommendations that rear-facing is safer until they reach two, according to the poll.

This article first appeared on 7News.

  • News
  • Better Life

Get your mag delivered!-Save 29% off the cover price!

Subscribe for $4.95 per issue

Subscribe Now
Get your mag delivered!

Get your mag delivered!-Save 29% off the cover price!

Subscribe for $4.95 per issue

Subscribe Now
Get your mag delivered!

Recommended to you

YOU’LL NEED A WEDGE TO HANG THAT DOOR
Watch 6:32

YOU’LL NEED A WEDGE TO HANG THAT DOOR

{headline}

{headline}

Children who sleep in your bed at night officially become clever and confident adults

Children who sleep in your bed at night officially become clever and confident adults

Why screen time isn't so bad for your kids, after all

Why screen time isn't so bad for your kids, after all

Why every parent wants this $4 Kmart doll

Why every parent wants this $4 Kmart doll

How to stop your kids from coming into your bed at night

How to stop your kids from coming into your bed at night

{headline}

{headline}

Why you’ve been installing your child’s car seat wrong

Why you’ve been installing your child’s car seat wrong

Why you should think twice before posting photos of your child on social media

Why you should think twice before posting photos of your child on social media

This is the cheapest place to buy your back to school supplies

This is the cheapest place to buy your back to school supplies

{headline}

{headline}

McDonald’s brings back retro Happy Meal toys

McDonald’s brings back retro Happy Meal toys

20 of the best girls' bedroom ideas

20 of the best girls' bedroom ideas

What is the legal age a child can walk to school alone?

What is the legal age a child can walk to school alone?

Popular teething gel to be taken off the market after warnings

Popular teething gel to be taken off the market after warnings

Normal baby temperature: What is a high temp for a baby?

Normal baby temperature: What is a high temp for a baby?

Adam Liaw’s kids’ party food hack you need to know

Adam Liaw’s kids’ party food hack you need to know

The names of the naughtiest and nicest children have been revealed

The names of the naughtiest and nicest children have been revealed

Bhg
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Bhg Magazine Subscribe
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Brands

  • All Recipes
  • BHG Shop
  • Girlfriend
  • Home Beautiful
  • New Idea
  • New Idea Food
  • Practical Parenting

Our Network

  • marie claire
  • Beauty Crew
  • Who
  • Women's Weekly Food
  • Bounty Parents
  • That’s Life
  • Perth Now
  • The West Australian
  • 7Plus
  • Airtasker
  • 7NEWS
  • SocietyOne
  • Health Engine
  • Starts at 60
© 2021 Are Media PTY LTD
Get more from Better Homes and Gardens

Magazine Subscription Offer

Get your mag delivered!-Save 29% off the cover price!

Shop This Offer
Get your mag delivered!