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A high chair is a piece of furniture used for feeding older babies and younger toddlers. The seat is raised a fair distance from the ground, so that a person of adult height may spoon-feed the child comfortably from a standing position (hence the name). It often has a wide base to increase stability. There is a tray which is attached to the arms of the high chair, which allows the adult to place the food on it for either the child to pick up and eat or for the food to be spoon-fed to them.

A booster chair is meant to be used with a regular chair to boost the height of a child sufficiently. Some boosters are a simple monolithic piece of plastic. Others are more complex and are designed to fold up and include a detachable tray.

Rarely, a chair can be suspended from the edge of the table avoiding the need for an adult chair or a high chair.

Contents

 * 1Potential accidents
 * 2Safety standards
 * 3See also
 * 4References

Potential accidents[edit]
High chairs can result in child-related accidents.

Safety standards[edit]
The EU standard EN 14988:2017+A1:2020 has been published in 2020 by the European Committee for Standardization.

Design
The first high chair designs date back to the 17th century, where they began to be seen in some American and European homes. Early designs mimicked the structure of more common chairs but with stouter bases and with the seat raised significantly to position the child higher at the table. Elements such as trays, footrests, and even wheels were added overtime as the use of high chairs grew.

In 1972, the Norwegian furniture company Stokke introduced the Tripp Trapp chair, invented by industrial designer Peter Opsvik. This high chair can be altered to match the growth of children, as the design features an adjustable footrest and seat which can be positioned at different levels on the chair. The Tripp Trapp is one of the most popular high chairs across the world; Stokke sold over 3 million between 1972 and 2000, and the design remains a common Western household item to this day.

Notable High Chair Manufacturers

 * Graco
 * Stokke
 * Ikea
 * 4moms

References[edit]

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 * 3) ^ "Children's high chairs - Requirements and test methods". European Committee for Standardization. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2022-05-01.