Does the headrest recline? Seeking a seat where it reclines so when our son falls asleep his head doesn't slouch forward out of the protection zone.
2091651
It does not. Since the booster seat doesn't have a rigid bend where the back meets the bottom, you could lean the car seat back a bit. The seat 'neck' does go up and down to protect as they get taller.
2091652
No, the headrest does not recline. If you are worried about his head falling forward, you might look at the britax frontier 90 in harness mode. We also have that seat and even when my four year old falls asleep, it stays in the safe area because of the harness.
2091653
The headrest doe not recline. The entire seat back adjusts to the angle in your vehicle, and the upper headrest area adjusts up and down to position it properly for your child. We particularly chose this model for the extended side protection in that event. Our daughter does not sleep much in the car, however if she does we find she rests her head on either side of the padded side protection because of the design.
2091654
no the head rest does not recline, my daughter still falls asleep and her head tends to go to the side head rests however. Also you might want to check the safety of such seat as I really don't think a recliner booster would be safe.
2091655
The head rest does not recline. To make the seat fit better in our car, we removed the head rest that is behind this booster, and then the booster back was completely flushed with the car's seat and this helped my son's head to not flop forward when sleeping. The seat of our car reclines a few inches and the entire back of this booster reclines with our car's seat, which is a nice feature when we are traveling at night.
714329
The headrest is adjustable - there aren't a limited number of positions there's a wide range of heights. "EasyAdjust Head RestraintThe turn of a knob positions the head restraint to properly fit the child, which ensures optimum safety and comfort." See manufacturer website: http://recaropromotion.com/default.html
1791819
There is no back headrest. It reclines and the "headrest" is not at all uncomfortable.
1525034
Based on the answers of others, I will have to double check the recline feature. There is a way to tilt the seat back but it's ever so slightly. I wouldn't consider it a recline. I will have to check out the seat in the car again. I'm using it with the harness. Thanks for asking the question!
2152379
It doesn't recline in FF mode but the seat is designed into a slight reclined position. My 4 year old sat FF in this seat in a long flight and he had no problem sleeping, no head slump. Just a friendly reminder that a "baby" should not be FF until at least 2 years old. This is a fantastic seat I am very happy with it, it's very nice. My 10 month old rides in it very comfortably RF and falls asleep as soon as he gets in it and he screamed in his infant seat. :) Hope that helps.
109703
It definitely does have a full infant recline but I would suggest an infant support (like the All Sorts Head Hugger). It does also have available Car Seat Adapters which might be a good travel option for you. I hear they fit the car seats nicely and are easy to put on and off.
1249829
No it doesn't recline but it's at a nice angle in both forward and rear facing. My children always took great naps in this seat and never looked uncomfortable. It's too large to recline.
878585
Yes, they recline. Not fully but enough recline to nap away. Both my one year old and my four year old use the recline when it's time to sleep.
1886105
It does recline. You just put your foot on the bottom bar and push back... dont push too hard or he will fall back. Then lock the position with the levers located beneath the arm rest... when getting off of chair, remember to unlock it if not you will hear a loud grinding sound.
2250079
we just received our seat from amazon and the seat does recline . it has on the bottom e wedge that can swing from the back position to the front and tilts the seat a little bit but not to much because Recaro says the seat looses some of it's safety features if the seat reclines too much.
1762120
It depends on if you plan on using it rear facing or foward facing. My kid has no problem napping on a long car drive and he is still using it rear facing. The foward facing postion has less of a recline but to be honest it still looks like the child would be really comfortable.
1062806
Yes, I'd say a 4-yr old can sleep in it...mine sure sure does. But the head falling forward, I don't know of any seat that prevents that. I sometimes roll a small towel and tuck it in between his head and the head rest to help keep his head tucked to the side.
2200160
Not a big plushy recline kind of seat-it fits 3 across, which is a reason a lot of people buy it. If I was looking for comfort, I would look elsewhere but fits a need-there is only one other seat on the market that can also do 3 across and it doesn't recline much either. When we take long trips, we use a different car seat (for the front-facing child) so he can sleep without his neck slumping forward. In reverse, it doesn't seem to be a problem
2175427
My kids (4 and 5--we bought 2 of these) don't really sleep in the car and on long trips we bring pillows but the few times they ended up asleep their heads end up in that little nook/cranny where you can see the headrest bows out in the picture. But I can see if your kid fell asleep in the right position, his chin ending up on his chest.Edit: Both my kids fell asleep in the car after a long day a few days ago. Both of them had their head cocked to the side resting against the headrest where it turns out (see picture).
2056607
Yes it does. It is quite comfortable. The recline is just enough. I don't know if you could fall asleep in it. Maybe ...
93344
Nope, it doesn't recline. For our 18 month old on long bike rides when it becomes nap time we slid a small pillow behind him and one to the side and he slept that way. Wearing his helmet if he falls asleep in the normal position his head falls forward.
403761
No, it does not recline. However, for the money it is a very comfortable chair.