Safety 1st is recalling the Grow and Go Sprint because the headrest cover can be moved aside, exposing the foam underneath. Children can pick at the foam, which can be a choking hazard.

Is the Evenflo Revolve180 LiteMax NXT with SensorySoothe most ground-breaking of rear-facing infant seats yet? You know when we lead with that question, something special must be coming!

We take the LiteMax NXT through its paces in our thorough review, compare all the LiteMax NXT options (you know there will be a chart 😉), and give you all the info you need to make an informed decision.

It’s time again for the Target Car Seat Trade-In Recycling Event! Take your expired, crashed, or otherwise unwanted car seat to Target and they’ll recycle it for you into useful items to keep it out of landfills. Our article gives you all the details of when the event is taking place and how to collect and use your coupon.

LATCH generally makes carseat installation easier, but why is it that the center seating position in the back seat doesn’t often have a dedicated set of lower anchors? Does that mean you can’t use LATCH to install your carseat? What about borrowing the lower LATCH anchors to install the carseat? What are the rules?

Evenflo is recalling some carseats because they didn’t include US registration cards.

Safety 1st is recalling several harness-to-booster carseats because the forward-facing label shows an incorrect height range.

The Evenflo Revolve180 LiteMax NXT infant seat has a revolutionary soothing capability built in to its handle with lights, music, and nature sounds. The rotating feature on the base gives easy access from outside the vehicle to baby and installation features such as a belt tensioner make installation a breeze. Check out The Car Seat Pros preview to learn more about this trending car seat.

Is Diono the first casualty of updated federal safety standards taking effect in 2025? It seems likely at this point since many of their employees, including the CEO, head of engineering, CPS Advocate and many others have been laid off in the last few weeks.

How do you know you can use a carseat safely for your child? Cheap (and not-so-cheap) Chinese carseats sold in the U.S., and caregivers buying items not certified for use here, have created a market where unscrupulous sellers have swooped in with vastly inferior, and sometimes fake, products.

A comprehensive list of 2025 car seat models that are marketed as being “FR-free”. The list is grouped by type of car seat (infant, convertible, booster, etc.) to make it easier to find what you’re looking for!

An anti-rebound bar will catch the carseat as it’s rotating into the back of the vehicle seat and help stabilize motion caused by a side impact (if there’s one), dissipating the rest of the energy that’s left. Is it a must-have feature?

A Load leg is an energy management feature that limits downward rotation toward the front of the vehicle. Eliminating the downward rotation by using a load leg means the child stays down in the seat, instead of sliding up, and there’s less potential for injury.

CYBEX has issued a recall for the Aton G and Aton G Swivel infant seats. The harness anchor pin on the bottom of the car seat may dislodge causing the harness to detach from the seat at the hip anchor.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doesn’t require airlines to mandate the use of a car seat for babies or toddlers under age 2, so many parents feel there is little risk in holding their young child during the flight. We know that air travel is generally very safe; therefore, many parents feel comfortable with their decision to just hold their child. And some people have a fatalist “we’re all going to die anyway if the plane goes down” mentality.

The Britax One4Life Slim ClickTight All-in-One car seat has a mile-long list of features: a robust ClickTight belt-tensioning lockoff panel, a top harness slot height higher than most harness-to-booster seats, a top shoulder belt guide higher than most dedicated belt-positioning booster seats, flame retardant-free machine washable fabrics, and more! What else could we talk about in our review? Plenty.

Boasting tall harness slots, a narrowness that works in many 3-across situations, a robust ClickTight installation system, and naturally flame-retardant fabrics that are machine wash- and dryable, the Britax Poplar and Poplar S convertible carseats seem to be perfect. But nothing is that perfect, right?

The Doona Car Seat & Stroller is both popular and very expensive and has become a favorite target of counterfeiters. You can find knockoff Doonas everywhere, from Temu to Facebook Marketplace to TikTok. There are features to look for and we show you how to be a smart consumer in How to Spot a Fake Doona.

The Doona Car Seat & Stroller took the carseat world by storm when it was introduced. For parents living in large cities and relying on taxis and rideshares, the Doona is a total game-changer: there’s no need to drag around an extra piece of equipment, whether it’s a stroller or a carseat. But does convenience come with a price?