Did you know that they now suggest children remain rear-facing in their car seat until age 2? A friend of mine who is now a certified car seat inspector was shocked the first time she went in for a car seat check and found out she had NINE errors! She thanks God every day that she was never in a serious accident with her kids in the car before that day.
Curious how you’d stack up? Or, just want to make sure your kids are safe in the car? Here’s your chance!
Free Car Seat Check Saturday, February 2 from 10am-2pm.
Location: Kadel’s ICR 5102 Chinden Blvd. in Garden City.
The FREE event is sponosred by Safe Kids Treasure Valley.
If you want to learn more, or you’d like to find out more about car seat checks, call 208-381-3033.
Be safe out there on those snowy roads, and buckle up!
-GG
2 Comments
February 1, 2008 at 11:47 pm
A point of clarification on the rear-facing thing. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids ride rear-facing until they weigh 30-35 pounds. One of the reasons for this according to my car seat expert friend is that their spine is not fully calcified and their head is 1/3 of their total weight, so spinal injuries are much more likely when forward-facing. One other thing she mentioned that I thought was important to mention here is that all car seats expire after SIX YEARS due (in part) to the UV damage to the plastic shell and harness fabric.
-GG
February 3, 2008 at 4:45 pm
In the United Kingdom:
Children under 3 years MUST use the child restraint
appropriate for their weight in any vehicle (including vans
and other goods vehicles).
There is only one exception:-
• a child under three may travel unrestrained in the rear
of a taxi if the right child restraint is not available.
Rear-facing baby seats MUST NOT be used in a seat
protected by a frontal air-bag unless the air-bag has
been deactivated manually or automatically.
In vehicles where seat belts are fi tted, children 3 years
to 135 cms in height (approx 4ft 5ins) MUST use the
appropriate child restraint.
• Three exceptions allow these children to travel in
the rear and use an adult belt :-
- in a taxi, if the right child restraint is not available;
- for a short distance in an unexpected necessity, if the
right child restraint is not available;
- where two occupied child seats in the rear prevent
the fitment of a third child seat.