Helpful Information: Looking for replacement parts and toys?Find products Looking for Graco retailers in your area? Keeping a squirming toddler still during feeding time is a challenge for any parent. Having a comfortable and functional high chair allows parents to focus on feeding their child instead of trying to keep him or her from moving. Many families look for high chairs that grow with their children and look nice. Certain high chairs for toddlers have multiple seating options and other features that make them convenient for families. Choosing a High Chair To choose a high chair, consumers need to match their needs to the right chair. While some features are common in most chairs, there are options that make them appealing to specific families. Some of these features include: Cloth seats that go in the washing machine Chairs that hook onto the table Chairs with adjustable seats Every family has different needs when it comes to their children. While most people look for easy-to-use high chairs, other options come from personal preference.
Types of High Chairs There are numerous styles of high chairs that offer their own benefits. It is important to consider which style best meets a family's overall needs and then choose the best chair in that style. Standard high chairs work best for babies and toddlers ages six months and older, unless it has a reclining seat. Most models come with a tray, a padded seat, and safety harnesses. Some fold for storage and include wheels. Portable high chairs do not include a stand. Instead, they have bars that allow them to attach to the side of the table. They work well for families who do not want a regular high chair in their dining room and for families that travel frequently. Booster seats work especially well for older toddlers, between the ages of 18 and 24 months. They typically attach to a regular dining room chair using a strap and include a detachable tray and a harness. Toddlers can either eat using the tray or slide up to the table with the rest of the family.
Experts at iVillage rated the Graco TableFit high chair as the number-one high chair in February 2013. It includes a three-position seat recline, eight different height adjustments, and an infant seat pad that makes it appropriate for beginning eaters. The machine-washable seat pad also wipes clean and the one-hand adjustable harness makes putting the toddler in the seat a simple task. In 2012, Baby Gizmo gave the Fisher Price SpaceSaver high chair its Editor's Choice Award for the Best Space Saver Chair. A booster-seat style of chair, it attaches to a seat at the table. The spill-resistant seat pad easily cleans up in the washing machine and it includes a detachable tray. Three height adjustments and seat reclining positions allow it to grow with a child. The Graco DuoDiner high chair earned a spot on the 2014 Mom's Picks list at Baby Center. A three-in-one chair, it converts from a standard high chair to a booster allowing parents to use it from infancy to toddlerhood. It includes five height positions and an adjustable footrest as well as a dishwasher-safe tray.
Baby Trend's Trend High Chair also earned praise from experts at iVillage in 2013. The budget-friendly chair comes in 10 fabric designs and offers six height adjustments and a three-position incline. The five-point safety harness and dishwasher-safe tray make it a convenient option. It also includes wheels and a foldable frame. Baby Gizmo named the Peg Perego Siesta the best full-featured chair in 2012. Multi-functional, the seat reclines through five positions, allowing parents to use it for all stages of their child's life. It has scratch-resistant wheels and a large storage net underneath. The easy-to-clean fabric comes in multiple colors and the cushion makes it extra comfortable.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2001Release # 01-192 High Chair Recall Hotline: (877) 737-3464 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 CPSC, Peg Perego USA Announce Recall of High Chairs WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Peg Perego USA Inc., of Ft. Wayne, Ind., is voluntarily recalling about 325,000 high chairs.
When the seat is reclined, the high chairs have a space between the armrest and backrest in which a child's head or arm can become entrapped. This can pose a risk of suffocation or injury to the heads or arms of young children. Peg Perego and CPSC have received 51 reports of entrapment when children placed their heads or arms in the space between the armrest and backrest. Two children suffered scratches to the head, one had a bruised arm, and another had a scratched arm. There have not been any reports of suffocation.The recalled high chairs have seats that can be raised or lowered, and a lever on the back of the chair that allows the seat to be tilted back. The recalled chairs are the "Prima Pappa," "Roller," and "Martinelli Pappa and Nanna." The model names are located on the footrest or the seat back. A sticker on the brace connecting the front leg to the back leg reads in part, "Peg-Perego" and "Italy." Chain stores and independent retailers, including Babies "R" Us, Right Start, and Burlington Coat Factory, sold these high chairs from June 1996 through October 1999 for about $180.
Consumers should stop using the high chairs immediately. to receive free replacement armrests that will eliminate the entrapment hazard. Consumers should not return the high chair to the store where purchased.High chairs with 9-inch armrests are not included in this recall. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical orCPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.