I asked this question recently and got lots of helpful responses. It’s illegal to turn your child around up to age 2 and after that you can but it’s recommended that they stay facing the rear until age 4 because their necks aren’t fully developed and capable of withstanding the impact of a car wreck like older children and adults. I’m gonna try my best to find a comfy enough car seat for my son to where he can stay facing the rear as long as possible but it’s gonna be nice when he can face forward and I get to see and communicate with him better. I’d check your state laws and do some research on children injuries under the age of 4 who weren’t rear facing and so on and make some educated decisions based on those statistics

@klazaro oh awesome he's got quite a bit to go

He's 30 lbs and 2'11" tall

If he’s still within the height or weight limit of the seat then there is no reason to turn him yet.