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The American Academy of Pediatrics has asked the federal government to ban airlines from allowing children younger than 2 to sit on their parents’ laps. The academy’s proposal would require rear-facing, aircraft-approved safety seats for infants and children weighing less than 20 pounds, and forward-facing seats for those 20 to 40 pounds. Many automobile safety seats are approved for aircraft use, the academy says, but parents should check the label.
