How to choose a high chair for your child?

The arrival of a baby requires you to equip yourself, and in the long list of accessories that are as indispensable as they are necessary, the high chair is the equipment that must be chosen with care. Why?

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HIGH CHAIRS

While some models are ready for young children, others can accompany them for several years by evolving and adapting over the years.

The classic high chair (wood, plastic or metal)

A chair allows you to accompany your child from birth to 3 years. Its position will adapt according to its âge and size:

  • Lying position for infants.
  • Sitting position for children over 6 months of age.

The height is also adjustable to best fit. When the child is in âge to take his meals sitting, a tray comes to fix in front of him. The seat fits perfectly, whatever the child's age.

Recovering cushions ensure comfort and stability. In addition, these chairs come equipped with a safety harness 5 points.

The practical aspect of this type of chair is its small size. In fact, you only need to fold it to store it easily.

 
Volutive high chair

This type of high chair allows you to accompany your child as he or she grows.

The legs are adjustable in height to ensure maximum stability and adaptability of this accessory. As your child grows, the height of the seat and footrests can be adjusted to allow your child to participate in the meal like a grown-up.
On the other hand, unlike many high chairs, this one can support up to 85 Kg. This means that even an adult can use it.

These types of high chairs are available in different designs, different shapes and different materials, for adaptable models and growth of your child. Under 6 months, it can be used as a bouncer. From 5 months, your baby sits like a grown-up on his chair.

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Fixed High Chair

This is the simplest variation of the high chair.

With a fixed height and equipped with a secure seat, the fixed high chair is both practical and economical. With very few moving parts, its design makes it affordable.
Simple and effective, this version of the high chair allows little room for maneuver. Some models are foldable and they represent a really minimal storage space. Practical and affordable in terms of price, the fixed high chair is a perfect option as soon as your child can sit up (from 6 months).

The traditional high chair

Generally made of wood, this high chair turns into a small desk!

It is equipped with a safety harness attached to the backrest, an adjustable footrest and a shelf, but its trump card lies in the fact that by tilting his feet, your child can sit at his desk. He can then play or draw quietly, in complete safety.

&Equipped with wheels, it can easily be moved and easily stored because of its small size when folded.
It ensures a perfect support for the child, as soon as he is able to stand upright. Indeed, this model is not designed to accommodate a baby. Its use is recommended from the age of 6 months.

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The Table Seat

Totally different from the classic high chair, this product allows you to attach a seat without legs à the table.

This seat is simply composed of a seat equipped with a holding harness, and a structure that allows you to attach it à a table. In this case, no footprint.

This is an entry-level product, which can be very practical in certain circumstances. It is removable and can be taken anywhere because it takes up very little space when folded flat. As a spare solution in storage, this seat can really come in handy.

It is fully removable and washable for easy care and longer life.

This siège cannot accommodate bébé but only the child able to sit up (6 months approximately). Its maximum load is 15 kg and, above all, it is important to note that it can not necessarily be fixed on all types of tables.

In fact, it will not be fixed on a table with only one leg, nor on a glass or camping table. It is very important to check this point when purchasing so that it is only used as the manufacturer recommends.

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The booster seat

This is the simplest accessory available to make bébé à table.

A booster is a small seat that comes to rest on a chair. It is equipped with a backrest and a seat that brings the child closer to the height of the table. It is obviously equipped with a holding harness and fixings to ensure its stability on the chair.

This type of product can be equipped with a removable tray, but apart from this point, there is little variation. Simple and practical, it is served to children of at least 12 months.

As simple, as effective and comfortable, the booster seat is not often foldable. It can be cumbersome.

Easy to install and store, it allows the child to feel grown up while sitting on the same chair as his parents.

 

IT'S UP TO YOU TO CHOOSE YOUR CHILD'S HIGH CHAIR

Now that you know the different variations of the highchair, you are perfectly capable of choosing the model that will correspond to your expectations and your child.

Please pay attention to the age from which the accessories you are interested in are recommended. You will not necessarily choose the same model for a 2 year old child as for a baby. The position, weight and age of the child are therefore very important.

Don't just let yourself be swayed by the design, pay attention to the practical aspect (adjustable, foldable, options, etc.), it is also important to take into account the size of the child.A well adapted high chair is a guarantee of comfort, both for the child and for the parents during meals. So make sure that the positions offered by the seats are adapted to your child.

For baby or for your growing child, now that you know what you can find in terms of high chairs, all that remains is to choose. Happy shopping!