Newborns are generally very proactive and thus tend to keep moving here and there. In such scenarios feeding them becomes a tedious task. Highchairs help in making the child sit and one place and conveniently feed that both your ease and theirs. Since highchairs help position the child at a certain suitable height, there is no requirement for you to stoop below to feed your little toddler. This way highchair becomes a necessary part of the growth of a child. However, the other factors to be taken into consideration are the affordability. Highchairs sometimes can prove to be costly enough for you to be not able to afford,  in which case there are options such as booster seats that are cheaper than highchairs.