Child safety seat

A child safety seat comprising:

• a seat shell having a seat portion and a backrest, the seat portion having a front end opposite to the backrest;
• an extension member movably connected with the seat shell and having a forward end, the forward end of the extension member having a transversal portion that extends across a width of the seat portion and two bent portions that are respectively connected with a left and a right side of the transversal portion and rise upward from the transversal portion, the extension member being configurable between a first position where the forward end deploys forward away from the front end of the seat shell, and a second position in which the extension member is retracted toward the seat shell, wherein the child safety seat has a rear facing configuration of installation, and the forward end of the extension member when in the first position is configured to provide abuttal contact against a seatback of the vehicle seat in the rear facing configuration;
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• a latch operable to lock the extension member with the seat shell in the first position, and to unlock the extension member for its adjustment between the first and second positions.