Abstract: Safety device for a child seat (10) in a vehicle, having a seat surface (12), backrest (13) and armrests (15), which comprises at least one catching element (16) which, extending approximately transversely above the thighs of a child sitting in the child seat, is mounted so as to be adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the armrests (15). The adjustment direction (18) of the catching element (16) runs at a predetermined angle (?), increasing from back to front, of preferably about from 5° to 20°, relative to the seat surface (12).