Which statement best describes child restraint requirements?

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Child safety in a crash depends on using the right restraint for the child’s size and age and making sure it’s installed correctly. The requirement is that children must be restrained according to age, weight, and height, and you must use an approved seat appropriate for them. This ensures the harness or seat belt sits on the correct parts of the body, distributes crash forces to protect vital areas, and keeps the child from being ejected. As kids grow, you upgrade to the next stage—infant seats, convertible seats, then boosters—until the seat belt fits properly without a booster. Restraints aren’t optional, and maturity isn’t a substitute for a proper restraint, so these guidelines exist to keep young passengers safe.