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Ever wonder what car seat you should have your 2-year-old in? Or why the car seat tilts to one side when you take a turn? Or how to get the car seat so tight you can shake the car when you test it? Or if you even should get it that tight? Car seats are a pain, right? We are Child Passenger Safety technicians (aka car seat experts) here to answer all of your questions. We'll walk you through all things car seat from the stages of car seats to how to handle teen driving. Because as parents, we all want to keep our kids safe. And the sad fact is... Driving is the most dangerous activity we do every day, but your family has places to be and things to do. Safe Ride 4 Kids helps you arrive safely by equipping you with innovative products and unbiased information from our team of certified safety experts.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Episode 14: Along with transitioning too early (episode 13), many parents move their child to just the seat belt too early. Whether it's because they are following their state law (usually a minimum standard, episode 7) or their child is complaining because "none of my friends have to", a child should remain in a belt positioning device until they can pass the 5-step seat belt fit test.
Want it in writing? Read Take the 5-Step Seat Belt Fit Test for more details.Watch a video here to see proper seat belt fit with a child who passes the 5-step seat belt fit test.
Plus:
- Our Tip of the Week: Even if your child passes the 5-step seat belt fit test, keep them in the back seat until they are at least 13 years old.
- Parenting Tip Bonus: Choose your battles. You could fight about every little thing with your child but who wants to live like that? Pick just a few of the most important things to you that you want your child to be accountable for.
Stay tuned or visit our website for more information about car seat safety, driving during pregnancy, traveling with children and more child safety subjects. We look forward to helping you Make Every Arrival a Safe Arrival™ with your family.
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Episode 13: It's not a graduation and nothing to celebrate. In fact transitioning to the next stage of car seat is actually a reduction of some degree from the previous stage. Listen as we describe how each transition is a step down and why you want to wait to make those transitions and NOT make them too early.
Want it in writing? Read Going Forward Facing Too Early — Way Too Early for why we wait for the first car seat transition from rear facing to forward facing.
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- Our Tip of the Week: Most state car seat laws are minimums, follow best practice as much as possible.
- Parenting Tip Bonus: As our friend Veenu from Veenu Inspires says so eloquently, "Our kids inner voice reflect our outer voice." What we say to them becomes what they say to themselves. Think before you speak.
Stay tuned or visit our website for more information about car seat safety, driving during pregnancy, traveling with children and more child safety subjects. We look forward to helping you Make Every Arrival a Safe Arrival™ with your family.
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Episode 12: The fifth step in properly restraining your child is using the harness correctly. In this episode we talk about making sure the car seat harness straps are at the right level for your child, keeping the straps threaded correctly and properly tightening the harness for safety.
Want it in writing? Read Using the Car Seat Harness Correctly
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- Our Tip of the Week: Wipe harness straps clean when dirty. Follow manufacturer's instructions for cleaning the car seat.
- Parenting Tip Bonus: Ask questions. Just like our children expect us to have a reason, they have one too. You can learn a lot about your child and his or her thought process by asking questions.
Stay tuned or visit our website for more information about car seat safety, driving during pregnancy, traveling with children and more child safety subjects. We look forward to helping you Make Every Arrival a Safe Arrival™ with your family.
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Episode 11: Installing your child's car seat seems like it should be easy but isn't always. And what may seem like the right thing to do, may not be. In this episode we walk you through the two methods of installing car seats, which to use when and tips to make sure you do it correctly.
Want it in writing? Read Properly Installing Your Car Seat
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- Our Tip of the Week: Do the one inch test and more importantly, have your car seat checked by a certified child passenger safety technician.
- Parenting Tip Bonus: Flexibility wins the game. When it's not necessary to be steadfast, sometimes being flexible will provide a win-win for you and your child.
Stay tuned or visit our website for more information about car seat safety, driving during pregnancy, traveling with children and more child safety subjects. We look forward to helping you Make Every Arrival a Safe Arrival™ with your family.
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Episode 10: Where is the safest location in the car to put a car seat? While this matters, what matters more is whether you can get a correct installation in that that position. If not, then another position in which you can get a correct install would be better. There are a lot of details that go into choosing where to put your child's car seat. Listen to find out what you need to consider.
Want it in writing? Read Where Should You Put Your Car Seat?
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- Our Tip of the Week: Most cars do not allow you to use a lower anchor from the passenger side and one from the driver's side to install the car seat in the middle seat using the LATCH system. Read your car manual and car seat manual to determine if you can.
- Parenting Tip Bonus: Follow through is super important. Don't make promises, or threats, and not follow through.
Stay tuned or visit our website for more information about car seat safety, driving during pregnancy, traveling with children and more child safety subjects. We look forward to helping you Make Every Arrival a Safe Arrival™ with your family.