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Replace Car Seats that are involved in an Accident

Posted in car seat safety, tagged , , , , on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ok, here we go again. This is the second Britax car seat I have had to replace this year. The first was in an accident when Ethan’s father’s car was totaled. Yesterday, a car hit Matt’s BMW in a parking lot, rendering our BRAND NEW BRITAX BOULEVARD unsafe for use.
So…after getting off [...]

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Infant Car Seats May Increase Risk of SID

Posted in car seat safety, tagged , on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

By Peggy Peck, Managing Editor, MedPage Today
Published: July 19, 2007
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Michael Anderson, M.D.
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland
MONTREAL, July 19 — Newborns placed in a sitting position — in car seats, baby carriers, or infant seats, for example — may have [...]

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Rear Facing Car Seats are SAFEST!!! Up to 35 lbs. in the USA

Posted in car seat safety, tagged , , on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

don’t believe me? then read information here:
http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/pages/4209/Car_Seat_Safety:_Rear-facing_is_safest.htm
children shoudl be rear facing up to the limits of their seats.  In the USA, that means a child can be rear facing up to 35 lbs.  Safe your child’s life in the event of an accident, keep them rear facing.

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Dont leave an infant in a car seat outside of a car

Posted in car seat safety, tagged , , on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Dont leave your baby in an infant carrier to sleep!
If you are tempted, read these articles:
http://www.newhorizonacademy.net/dow…eat_Safety.pdf
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2709135&page=1
http://www.parenting.com/Common/phot…yID=1000021358

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Rear-facing car seats: What you need to know

Posted in car seat safety, children, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Common Misunderstanding
There are many misunderstandings and misconceptions about the crash environment that lead even the best-intentioned parent or pediatrician to believe a child is “safe” facing forward when s/he is still very young. These come from obsolete ideas and advice that may still appear in [...]

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Car Seat Safety

Posted in attachment parenting, car seat safety, children, parenting, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Since we just bought an SUV, car seat safety is a big issue for me. We have never had an SUV before and apparently the 3d row in an SUV is the least safest area. So, I want to make sure we have the safety car seats that money can buy.
For my [...]

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