It’s Child Passenger Safety Week, which means, SURPRISE! We’re talking about car seats. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has made lots of awesome graphics that show one scary fact: Most people think their car seats are used correctly… but they’re wrong. And in this case, wrong can mean deadly wrong. The Lower Anchors and Tethers [...]
It’s been exactly a year today since the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their car seat recommendations to include rear-facing children until at least two, or until they outgrew their seat, and for older kids to stay in boosters until they were 8-12 years old and 4’9″. These simple recommendations, as we know, can and [...]
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I love looking through peoples’ pictures they share on Facebook and Twitter. If I see a car seat photo, I do notice installation, harness tightness, etc. When I notice something wrong, I really feel like I have to say something. After all, most moms just don’t know they’re making a mistake. However, approach even an [...]
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I’ve written a ton about car seat safety. Many people do. This device is the only device you absolutely have to buy for a baby or your child can die. You can rig random things to function as child-proofing at home or pick up things from a garage sale, but when it comes to your [...]
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Sometimes when I’m out and about, I see car seat usage that makes me cringe. Okay, often. Most of the time in fact. Sometimes I’ll take the time (and the risk) and approach someone about the car seat, but other times I’m in a hurry, just see the car in the parking lot without folks [...]
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In case you missed it, I talked in Part 1 about buying a carseat. Now that you have a seat and have it installed, we’re going to talk about how to put your baby in it. Rule #1: Shoulder straps have to be in specific slots/positions. Rear-facing babies should have the top of the harness [...]
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(AKA Baby Boot Camp That Actually Teaches Something… *gigglesnort* Sorry, inside joke.) There are a million things to learn about babies and only nine months for a lot of women to cram for the biggest test of their lives – the care of a new human life. So, I decided to write some basic guides. [...]
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I don’t get it. Extended rear-facing in carseats was discussed on a board I’m a member of, and one mom said the above… that she knew forward-facing a baby at the age of one wasn’t as safe, but it was her decision. “It’s legal so no one has any right to question me or bash [...]
