Atkinson is an English-language surname. The name is derived from a patronymic form of the Middle English Atkin.
These are much more conservative than state laws, in general (for instance, everyone should be in a booster seat from about age 4 to at least age 8) but remain less conservative than some of the european standards (for instance, the European Child Safety Alliance recommends that children remain in rear-facing carseats until 3 years of age).
Published: The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines for child passenger safety in April 2011, recommending children stay in rear-facing car seats until age 2. But a new report shows many parents turn their childâs seat to face forward before then. In May 2011, the C.S. Mott Childrenâs Hospital National Poll on Childrenâs Health asked parents of children 7 to 48 months old about their use of rear-facing car seats. The study found 73 percent of parents put their child in a forward-facing seat before age 2; 30 percennt turned their childâs seat to face forward before age 1.