Abstract: A child restraint seat is designed for use with a conventional bench type vehicle seat. A pair of frame rods are rigidly mounted in a recess provided in the seat back of a conventional bench type vehicle seat. These rods extend parallel to the seat back and are rigidly connected to the bench type seat frame. One U-shaped support bracket is attached to each rod. A padded U-shaped restraint member has the free ends pivotally mounted in the U-shaped support brackets. A padded restraint seat bottom portion is pivotally attached adjacent a lower edge of the bench seat back portion. This restraint seat bottom portion may be pivoted to a horizontal position independently of the rest of the child restraint seat for use as an armrest. Various restraint straps are also provided to assist in securing a child in the car restraint seat.