Choosing the "Best Booster Seat" for Your Child

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety looked at lap and shoulder belt fit of 72 booster seats for children 4 to 8-years-old.

According to the institute, the lap belt should come across a child's upper thighs and the shoulder belt should be at the mid-shoulder.

From the study, the institute rated 21 "best bets," seven "good bets" and eight were "not recommended."

Best booster seats:

• Britax Frontier 85 (combination highback)
• Chicco Keyfit Strada (dual highback)
• Clek Oobr (dual highback)
• Cosco Juvenile Pronto (dual highback)
• Cybex Solution X-Fix (highback)
• Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (dual highback)
• Evenflo Big Kid Amp (backless)
• Evenflo Maestro (combination highback)
• Graco TurboBooster Crawford (dual highback)
• Harmony Baby Armor (dual highback)
• Harmony Dreamtime (dual backless)
• Harmony Dreamtime (dual highback)
• Harmony Secure Comfort Deluxe (backless)
• Harmony Youth Booster Seat (backless)
• Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR (dual highback)
• Recaro ProBOOSTER (highback)
• Recaro ProSPORT (combination highback)
• Recaro Vivo (highback)
• Recaro Young Sport (combination highback)
• Safety 1st Boost Air Protect (dual highback) an First Years Pathway B570 (highback).

Not recommended:

• Eddie Bauer Deluxe (combination highback)
• Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3-in-1 (highback)
• Evenflo Express (combination highback)
• Evenflo Generations 65 (combination highback)
• Evenflo Sightseer (highback)
• Harmony Baby Armor (dual backless)
• Safety 1st All-in-One (3-in-1 highback)
• Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite (3-in-1 highback)