On National Seat Check Saturday, certified child passenger safety technicians will be available at car seat check stations around the country.

It is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and East Tennessee deputies and officials want to help you keep your children safe. According to the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children aged 1 to 13 in America.

Most parents are placing their kids in harms' way by moving them out of their car booster seat too soon, a new study warns.

"When you graduate a child to a different car seat or booster too soon, the child loses safety features and is exposed to greater risks and injuries," Aguilar explains. "For example, a child using a harness will be safer than a child using a seatbelt during a car crash if they're within the height and weight limit set by the car seat manufacturer."

A recent study reveals that 4 out of 5 parents transition their children out of booster seats too early, raising safety concerns. Find out the recommendations for child car seat safety and how to protect young passengers.

A new study finds many Iowa parents stop using child seats and booster seats as their children grow, despite those seats being an important safety measure — plus, it’s the law. In Iowa, kids between one and six years old must be secured in a child restraint system — a safety seat or booster seat,