Rotating car seats are gaining popularity—but for the typical family, they’re not better than simpler options. Here’s what to know before buying one.

Footage taken in July shows him using the swivel car seat installed in a Perodua Myvi, a nationally ubiquitous brand of compact cars in Malaysia. In the clip, Maman sits in the passenger’s seat.

Graco's Turn2Me 3-in-1 Car Seat, the rotating car seat that parents say they'd pay for again and again, is on sale for $300 at Amazon.