Abstract: A child seat for transporting a child in a vehicle comprising: a seat portion; a back portion, where said back portion is rotatably attached to the seat portion; an upright position, where said back portion is at about a 90-degree angle in related to the seat portion; and a reclined position, where said back portion is between about a 90-degree angle to a 180-degree angle in related to the seat portion. The seat portion moves in a horizontal plane to facilitate the movement of the back portion. In one exemplary embodiment, the seat portion moves horizontally forward when the back portion is placed in the reclined position and moves horizontally backward when the back portion is placed in the upright position.