The arrival of a baby requires you to equip yourself, and in the long list of accessories that are both essential and necessary, the high chair is the equipment you need to choose carefully. Why?
Simply to ensure your child's safety while they are at the table, as well as their comfort and yours. And yes, a poorly adapted high chair often requires contortions to feed your child.
And given the time spent at the table, it is imperative that your high chair is solid, safe, and durable. Let's look at all the available models and all the criteria to consider when making your choice.
Different types of high chairs
While some models are designed for young children, others can accompany them for several years, evolving and adapting over time.
The adjustable high chair
An adjustable high chair can accompany a child from infancy up to 3 years old. Depending on their age and size, you can adjust their position:
Reclined position for infants.
Seated position for children over 6 months old.
The height is also adjustable, to best adapt it. When the child is old enough to eat their meals sitting up, a tray is attached in front of them. The seat therefore adapts perfectly, whatever the child's age.
Reducer cushions ensure their comfort and stability. Furthermore, these chairs come equipped with a 5-point safety harness.
As with this Prémaman model, it is possible to opt for a high chair equipped with wheels to facilitate its movement.
Of course, for practicality, simply fold the high chair for easy storage.
The evolving high chair
This type of high chair allows your child to grow with it.
The legs are height-adjustable to ensure maximum stability and adaptability for this accessory. Over the months, the height of the seat and footrest can be adjusted so that your child can participate in meals like a grown-up.
However, depending on the models, it is possible to use it from the birth of your baby, provided it is equipped with options designed for this purpose.
On this TRIPP TRAPP wooden model, for example, it is possible to add a Newborn Set or Baby Set to use it from a young age.
However, unlike many high chairs, this one can support up to 85 kg. In short, even an adult can use it.
These types of chairs come in different designs, shapes, and materials, for evolving models adaptable to your child's growth. Under 6 months, it can be used as a bouncer. From 5 months, your baby sits like a grown-up in their chair.
Fixed high chair
This is the simplest variation of the high chair.
With a fixed height and a secure seat, the fixed high chair is both practical and economical. With very few moving parts, its design allows it to be an affordable item.
In terms of design, there are many variations, made of different materials, but always based on the same principle: the child's seat is at a fixed height.
Simple and effective, this version of the high chair allows little room for maneuver. Some models are foldable and represent very minimal storage space. Practical and affordable, 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 transforms into a small desk!
It is equipped with a safety harness attached to the backrest, an adjustable footrest and a tray, but its asset lies in the fact that by tilting its feet, your child can sit at their desk. They can then play or draw peacefully, in complete safety.
Equipped with wheels, it can be easily moved and easily stored due to its small footprint once folded.
For parents looking for a high chair that is both robust, perfectly stable, and offers additional options (conversion into a play desk), this high chair will be perfect.
It provides perfect support for the child, as soon as they are old enough to sit upright. Indeed, this model is not designed to accommodate a baby. Its use is recommended from the age of 6 months.
The clip-on chair
Completely different from a classic high chair, this product allows you to attach a legless seat to the table.
This seat is simply composed of a seat equipped with a support harness, and a structure that allows it to be attached to a table. In this case, there is no clutter due to legs.
It is an entry-level product, which can be very practical in certain circumstances. Removable, it can be taken anywhere because it takes up very little space once folded flat. As an occasional solution when traveling, this seat can really be useful.
It is fully removable and washable, to facilitate its maintenance and last longer.
This seat cannot accommodate a baby, but only a child capable of sitting up (around 6 months). Its maximum load is 15 kg and above all, it is important to note that it cannot necessarily be attached to all types of tables.
Indeed, it cannot be attached to a single-legged table, or to 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.
The booster seat
This is the simplest accessory for feeding baby at the table.
A booster seat is a small seat that sits on a chair. It has a backrest and a seat that brings the child closer to table height. It is obviously equipped with a safety harness and fasteners to ensure its stability on the chair.
This type of product can be equipped with a removable tray, but apart from that, there are few variations. Simple and practical, it is reserved for children at least 12 months old.
As simple as it is effective and comfortable, the booster seat is not often foldable, however. It can be cumbersome.
Easy to install and store, it allows the child to feel grown up by sitting in the same chair as their parents.
It's up to you to choose your child's high chair
Now that you know the different variations of the high chair, you are perfectly capable of choosing the model that will meet your expectations and your child's needs.
Pay close attention to the age from which the accessories you are interested in are recommended. You won't necessarily choose the same model for a 2-year-old child as for a baby. The child's position, weight, and age are therefore very important.
Don't just be swayed by the design, pay attention to practical aspects (adjustable, foldable, options, etc.), as this is what will make the difference in everyday life: a well-adapted high chair is a guarantee of comfort, both for the child and for the parents during meals. Therefore, make sure that the positions offered by the adjustments are suitable for your child.
For baby or for your growing child, now that you know what's available in terms of high chairs, all that's left is to choose. Happy shopping!
