What is LATCH? And what are LATCH weight limits? LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for Children. LATCH weight limits are not new. For most vehicle manufacturers that lower anchor weight limit is 65 pounds. That 65 pounds is the combined weight of the seat and the child. Seat + child = Combine weight. […]
Do you know the car seat statistics show the leading cause of death to children ages 3-14 in the United States is motor vehicle crashes? In 2017 in the United States, 794 children ages 12 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes. (Of all the children who died in a crash in 2017, 37% were not restrained.)
Placing children in age- and size-appropriate car seats and booster seats reduces serious and fatal injuries by more than half. […]
Originally “child seats” started out as nothing more than burlap sacks with a drawstring that hung over the headrest on the passenger’s seat. People designed early car seats simply to lift the child to allow him to look out the window and to keep the child more or less in one spot in the car. […]
Are you asking what is seat belt entanglement and what does it have to do with my child? Seat belt entanglement is when a child is being strangled […]
There’s plenty for parents to worry about when their child(ren) go off to school (especially these days… cough, cough… pandemic). From getting the a good education to what […]
Unfortunately, driving and (kids) eating just don’t mix. It’s not worth the risk of choking. As a CPS technician, I can’t tell you how many times a parent […]
Nearly 25% of parents turn their child forward facing too early, even before the child turns 1. A University of Michigan survey asked a randomly selected group of […]
Car Seats Series #4 : Harnessing Learning to use the Car Seat Harness correctly is important because four of the most common car seat mistakes parents make involve […]
Car Seats Series #4 : Installation You’re done selecting the right car seat for you, now it’s time for installing your car seat. You’ve heard that 75 to […]
Car Seats Series #3 : Location You are getting ready for your first baby, YAY! You selected your car seat and know which direction it should face in […]
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After all 3 out of 4 of all car seats are being used incorrectly and 93% of newborns are in their car seats with critical errors. Learn how to fix the most common car seat mistakes with this report.
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