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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 with splayed out legs like a trapezoid 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. There is usually some strap or harness to restrict movement and reduce the risk of injury.

Typically, the tray or table is made to detach for ease while cleaning.

A booster seat can be considered a form of highchair, and 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.

Highchairs can come in a range of more aesthetic-leaning and utilitarian forms.

Conventional Applications/ Uses
- To restrain a small child

- For feeding a child at meal time

- Socializing a child at a table

- As a play area for a child (tray surface)

Materials
Highchairs have been made out of various types of wood, woven rattan, and metal up until the early 1900s, when plastic became a popularized material for that and other industrial design s, enabling them to be mass-produced;. Foam and textiles have also been incorporated to create a coushin for comfort.

Potential accidents
High chairs can result in child-related accidents if setup improperly, or if they're manufactured poorly. In April 2022, 800 Stokke brand Clikk highchairs were recalled after six broke and two children were injured. Recalls of white plastic make of the chair were carried out in Canada and the U.S. due to a structurally insecure connection between the legs and the seat. The chairs were carried in retailers including Amazon, Buy buy baby, Target and other children's product stores. [1][2][3]

Cultural relevance
Highchairs were first produced in England in the 1600's as taller but proportionately small versions of chair sets commissioned by the wealthy.

Highchairs are commonly found in restaurants. Booster seats are sometimes found in movie theaters.

Safety standards
The EU standard EN 14988:2017+A1:2020 has been published in 2020 by the European Committee for Standardization.[4]