High Chairs Buying Guide

How To Choose the Right High Chair

If you’ve ever struggled to find a comfortable position to eat in at the dinner table, you know how your kid feels. Purchasing a good high chair for baby or toddler is one of the wisest investments you can make as a parent. Since baby will be using the chair whenever he or she can sit up properly (typically anywhere from 4 to 5 months, but it can be as early as 2 to 3 months) until they are about two years old, you will want to buy a high chair with seating wide enough they can “grow” into but not too wide.

The Classic High Chair

A classic wooden high chair will match almost any home’s interior décor, from traditional to contemporary.

Who It’s For: Suitable for baby (whenever they can sit up safely in chair) to two years

What to Look For: Dishwasher-safe insert tray for easy cleaning and feeding

Some favorite Designs:  

Crafted to complement your home, the Eddie Bauer Classic High Chair

 features a dishwasher-safe insert tray that helps make cleanup simple. The high chair also has a convenient rear storage compartment that's perfect for bibs, baby food jars, and utensils.

Pull Up To Table High Chair

These high chairs are designed without a cumbersome tray with which to deal. Instead, these chairs let your child feel like a big kid as he joins the adults  at the table.

Who It’s For: Suitable for toddler and older kids able to sit up

What to Look For: Easy to assemble; Non skid, non marring plastic feet.

Some favorite Designs: L.A. Baby Hard wood Youth Pull Up to Table High Chair 

Other High Chair Buying Tips

Determine in which room the high chair will be used the most. If it’s a small sized room, consider a compact or folding high chair like the Fisher Price High Chair Rainforest Healthy Care High Chair model

When space isn’t a concern, consider purchasing a high chair that your child can use when into the toddler years.

The high chair should sit on the floor perfectly level. It should also be well-made; have perfectly smooth edges; and be constructed of materials that are easy to keep clean.

Any hardware such as wheels, straps, etc. should be easy for you to use.