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We hope you are having a safe and enjoyable summer. We have exciting news to share with you. Lincoln Pediatrics has added a new nurse practitioner, Colleen Blanchard, to the practice. She is well trained and very nice and we hope you get to meet her soon. We will be sharing more about Colleen on our website in the near future.   

         Rhode Island Child Passenger Safety Law Effective July 1, 2009:

• Children up to their eighth (8th) birthday, unless they are four feet, nine inches (57 inches) tall or 80 pounds in weight, must ride in appropriate child restraints.
• Infants must ride in REAR-facing child restraints to at least one year of age and 20 pounds. (It is best to keep them rear facing up to the maximum weight of the seat as listed by the manufacturer for rear facing use, which may exceed 20 pounds.)
• Once a child has exceeded the maximum weight limit of a child safety seat (FORWARD facing), booster seats must be used for children to their eighth birthday, unless they are four feet, nine inches (57 inches) tall or weigh 80 pounds.
• In Rhode Island, there is a primary law (i.e., vehicle may be stopped without any other violation) if anyone under the age of 18 is not properly restrained. The driver of the vehicle is responsible to ensure that all passengers are properly restrained and for any violations.
• Children under age 8 must be properly restrained in the back seat, unless there is no back seat or the number of children being transported exceeds the number or rear-seating positions. (In such instances, the oldest child should sit in the front with the seat adjusted as far back as possible.) NEVER place a rear-facing child safety seat in a front seating position in front of an active air bag.

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LPA