The next step after selecting the right child restraint and installing it, is harnessing. You are likely using a 5-point harness car seat, which contacts your child in strongest five points of the body: both shoulders, the hips and the crotch. A 5-point harness spreads the crash force evenly over the child. 1. If your…
Category: Car Seat Safety
Car Seat Installation
You’ve selected your car seat, now it’s time for car seat installation. According to Safe Kids, 75 % of parents get their car seat installation wrong. It’s understandable, there are a lot of factors to a proper install and every seat and car multiply those factors. Location Front seat or back seat? Obviously, car seats…
Selecting a Car Seat
Did you know that, according to Safe Kids, 75% car seats have some sort of mistake? Some studies say up to 90%. Either way car crashes are the leading cause of preventable death for children ages 1 to 13. Selection is the first step. But which seat is the right car seat or the best…
Child Car Seat Safety: Know the Numbers
The car seat safety statistics show that motor vehicle crashes are the the leading cause of death to children ages 3-14 in the United States. During September we recognize Child Passenger Safety week and put extra focus on educating parents about the importance of car seat safety. In 2011, more than 650 children ages 12…
Family Road Trip and Car Seats
Remember as a kid yourself the family road trip? It was an exciting adventure. The car itself was rather boring. But the discovery of new places was exciting. Who doesn’t love a good old American family road trip? Some people fear the thought of traveling with kids on a road trip. But the cost of…
Travel Safe with Kids 