| "Prevention is the key to keeping our children safe..." |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Here are a few injury prevention and other child related web sites: Want to donate your gently used car seat that is free from recalls and never been in a crash? Contact Camille Cassin with Turning Point Pregnancy Resource Center and tell her that Safe Ridin' Kidz referred you.
Drowning Prevention: Drowning Prevention PSA BUCKET Drowning Prevention PSA BATHTUB Drowning Prevention PSA POOL |
 | Personal | |
| Convenient | |
| Professional | |
*TOP 8 Mistakes made installing a car seat*
1. Seat too loose in the car
Remember: from the belt path you should not be able to move the car seat from side to side
more than one inch; booster seats are excluded from this rule!
2. Harness straps are too loose on the child
Remember: in a crash the straps will not lock, like an adult seatbelt does
3. Children turned to face-forward too soon
Remember: the minimum standard is One year old AND twenty pounds. The safest way to ride is
rear facing so why turn them around too soon?
4. Rear-facing car seat is not at a 45°angle
Remember: small children do not have neck and muscle control or strength.
5. Positioning the retainer clip too low on child
Remember: the chest clip needs to be at the armpit level (on the hard bony rib cage NOT on the
soft tissue stomach)
6. Harness straps through the wrong slots
Remember: rear facing at or below and forward facing at or above
7. Not using a booster seat
Remember: seat belts are made for adults not children. The booster seat will give them the boost
needed to ensure the adult seatbelt fits the child in the correct position.
8. Using a car seat that has been recalled
(mail the registration card in!)
| NEW! Rear facing vs forward facing. Why rear facing is SAFER for your child to ride than forward facing. Click here to read about the facts found in a study just released. |
| 858-621-2313 x116 |
