The academy's previous policy, from 2002, said it was safest for infants and toddlers to ride facing the rear, and cited 12 months and 20 pounds as the minimum requirements for turning the car seat forward.
Infants who reach 20 pounds before age 1 should still ride facing the rear in either a convertible safety seat or in an infant seat approved for the higher weights.
Children who reach 20 pounds before their first birthday should also ride facing the rear in a "convertible" seat; after the first birthday, that seat can be turned around.
I thought again and again of the immigrant woman, landing like Kafka's hero on American shores after a long and, one feels, psychically taxing boat ride, facing the first of many new puzzles in a strange new land.
Or, at least, that's the best explanation I've got for why I once bought one of those little mirrors you Velcro to the back seat of your car so that, when your baby has to ride facing backward, you can keep an eye on him.
We roam the grounds, which somewhat resemble a town fair, equipped with bumper cars, a small Ferris wheel, an "extreme" ride, face-painting booth and several poorly attended bars.
Pony rides, face painting and a petting zoo will also be featured.
Includes pony rides, face painting, bingo, a ballet workshop, cake decorating, an indoor play gym, a story hour, ceramics workshop, creative arts demonstrations and other activities.
SATURDAY -- Pony rides, face painting, music, tae kwon do and life-guarding demonstrations, and, yes, swimming will be on tap from noon to 4 p.m. at Meschutt Beach County Park in Hampton Bays during "Family Fun Day" (631) 852-8205.
Her verdict was based on in-villa promotional literature that promised donkey rides, face painting and nightly discos at the village's Santolino kids club, all in the company of Brits whose gilt-crested rights to travel had clogged the receptionist's passport drawer.
