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Category: Car Seat Safety
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Choking on the Road: Don’t Let Your Kids Eat While You Are Driving
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 […]
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Going Forward Facing Too Early – WAY Too Early
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 […]
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How to Keep Your Kids Safe While Sleeping In Their Car Booster Seat
Don’t let the sleep slump ruin car seat safety for your kids. As parents we’ve all seen it, right? And we cringe at the sleep slump. Are there […]
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Obese children and Car Seats
Car seats are required by law. Even more importantly, car seats save kids’ lives. But it’s not always easy to find car seats for heavy or obese children. […]
Air Bags and Car Seat Safety
Air bags are designed to provide extra protection to vehicle occupants during a crash. As a supplemental safety feature designed for adults, we have to consider the effects […]
When can a child sit in the front seat of the car?
Age 13. Bam. Done! The child in the photo below is too young to sit in the front seat. He would be safer to be in a booster […]
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Car Crash Dynamics: Why Buckling Up Is Important
We never wake up in the morning and think, “Hmmm, today I think I’ll get into a car crash, seems like a good day for it.” No. We […]
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Unrestrained Occupants: What Happens in a Car Crash
You’ve probably seen families riding down the highway with small children who are not in a car seat and older children not wearing a seat belt. And you’ve probably wondered how do parents and caregivers get to a point where they compromise safety to this extent. Maybe you remember when you were growing up, people were nowhere near as vigilant about car safety as today. […]
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Have You Ever Heard of Seat Belt Syndrome?
What?! Seat belt syndrome? What is that?! Before we get into explaining seat belt syndrome, let’s talk about safety tips. We’ve all read the stats (and if you […]
