Not all booster seats are appropriate and best-fit for a child, therefore researchers of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has recommended parents to check the proper fit of a booster seat before they buy it for their child.

To assess whether the seat is of best-fit for a child, the Institute has advised a method, in which a parent has to seek that the lap belt should be flat when put across child’s thighs, and the shoulder belt should fit properly across the middle of the child’s shoulder. If the seat passes both the conditions then its best for your child and you can grab that booster seat, but if it does not then look for another one with same conditions.

To reach the conclusion, almost 83 booster belts were tested. And out of them, 41 fell short of minimum requirements. Researchers have also affirmed that when one buys for a best fit booster seat for his child then it is not necessary that it would fit in somebody else’s car as well, as there are different adjustments in the car. Let’s say, minivan has front location dedicated to booster seat and sedan has same position with little alterations for the seat. So, these factors should also be kept in mind while purchasing a booster.

Often, parents give more importance to color and cup holders, when they go out to buy baby boosters, but Senior Vice President of the Institute, Anne McCartt was of the view that it is better that they give importance to child’s safety.