You know enough to never use a car seat in the front, but wouldn’t having your big kid up there with you be nice? However conducive it may be to conversation, the front seat is not a safe choice for a child 13 or under, so keep them safely buckled up in the back seat. Should you get into an accident, your child has a smaller chance of hitting the windshield back there. Also, she’ll avoid getting injured by an airbag that inflates rapidly.

The fix: Keep kids 13 and under safely buckled in the back seat, no exceptions.