Okay I am sick and tired of seeing parents with their kids not in car seats, or if they are, they are installed or harnessed incorrectly, or they have a child under the age of 1 front facing! I am just plain TIRED of seeing it. Parents should automatically know that the first thing they need is a good car seat when they have a child. They should go to the store and research different seats, then when they do, they would realize:
1. Rear facing till 1 year and 20 pounds AT LEAST, it says it on every new car seat.
2. Car seats expire! It says this on every car seat now.
3. There are laws on how long your child has to stay in a car seat.
4. You can buy a convertible (rear facing and front facing) car seat for under $60, NEW! If you can't buy one, CPS and Family Services can give you a voucher for a free, new car seat.
5. There has been so much research devoted to car seats, this must be the most important purchase of my babies life!
2. Car seats expire! It says this on every car seat now.
3. There are laws on how long your child has to stay in a car seat.
4. You can buy a convertible (rear facing and front facing) car seat for under $60, NEW! If you can't buy one, CPS and Family Services can give you a voucher for a free, new car seat.
5. There has been so much research devoted to car seats, this must be the most important purchase of my babies life!
And if they don't go to the store and realize this, your pediatritions office has posters up EVERYWHERE in his/her office that 1 year and 20 pounds, and the laws in your state reguarding child safety seats.
There are classes that you can take that they offer during your labor and delivery class for car seat installation.
There are instructions that come with EVERY car seat that tell you how to buckle them in correctly! COME ON PEOPLE, ITS IDIOT PROOF!! But I still see, every day, someone with their 6 month old front facing, or their 2 year old not in a car seat, or bouncing around in the back of the car as mom drives 65 down the highway.
Or the mother that is a baby sitter that has OTHER peoples children in a 23 year old car seat that was recalled 2 years after it was made.
There are classes that you can take that they offer during your labor and delivery class for car seat installation.
There are instructions that come with EVERY car seat that tell you how to buckle them in correctly! COME ON PEOPLE, ITS IDIOT PROOF!! But I still see, every day, someone with their 6 month old front facing, or their 2 year old not in a car seat, or bouncing around in the back of the car as mom drives 65 down the highway.
Or the mother that is a baby sitter that has OTHER peoples children in a 23 year old car seat that was recalled 2 years after it was made.
What can you do about this you ask?
Well, if you know someone who is about to have a child, or has a child car seat age (ages 8 and under) please suggest that they take their car to a fire department with a car seat tech. They will check your installation or reinstall , and your childs harness to make sure they are in correctly. This 30 minutes could save that childs life in an accident.
I know many of you are probably rolling your eyes at this very moment. But this is very serious stuff to me, and I take it to heart. I find that people who are do not research these things when they have a child are the ones who are more likely to have a lot of regret later in life.
Thank you for reading!
I know many of you are probably rolling your eyes at this very moment. But this is very serious stuff to me, and I take it to heart. I find that people who are do not research these things when they have a child are the ones who are more likely to have a lot of regret later in life.
Thank you for reading!
