If you have a young child still in a car seat, then chances are your car seat is not properly installed. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 60 percent of all child car seats are installed or utilized incorrectly. The Farmington Hills Fire Department is Working to Reduce Injuries to Children with FREE Child Car Seat Inspections…
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How Do I Install a Car Seat in an Extended Cab Truck? “My truck doesn’t have tethers in the back seat, I’ve looked all over for them!” If I had a quarter for every time I heard that phrase I would play so many claw machine games, let me tell you… But chances are your truck DOES have tethers; they’re…
When driving in the car with small children, most parents and caregivers will naturally do everything they can to ensure the children in their care are safe. Fortunately, today’s vehicles are equipped with advanced safety technology. And with a PwC forecast showing about 107 million vehicles will be manufactured globally in 2020, car safety technology will continue to improve. But while cars…
Most winter coats should not be worn in the car because of the extra build. Here are five safe ways to keep your child warm in the car during winter.
Disclosure: If you have any questions about your child and their car seat please consult with a Licensed Car Seat Technician, you can find one here: http://cert.safekids.org/ I was given a Road Coat from OneKid free of charge so that I could try it out and share my experience with you. All opinions are my own, your experience may differ. This…
The weather is starting to break (please don’t hold me to that promise) and now is the time when lots of parents start taking a good hard look at the back seats of their cars, wondering how everything got this bad. Car seats tend to hoard things like road salt, mud, crackers, smoothies, spit-up, and worse… most have seen…
Sitting in the front seat of the car is often viewed as a rite of passage. It feels like a very adult thing to do, and there’s so much freedom inherent in the seating position: you can see the entire road and you can reach the radio! What’s not to love? Well, for one, airbags. Now don’t get me…
We’ve been using the Chicco MyFit for a few months now, and since installed it quite a few in different vehicles, so I thought it’d be the perfect time to review. I want to note that this car seat was not provided to me by Chicco or Metro Detroit Mommy. I purchased it locally at Modern Natural Baby because my…
A friend of mine and fellow CPST was involved in a major crash a month ago. She was driving to the airport with two other adults in the car as well as her 9-year-old son when blizzard conditions caused a crash in front of them. What happened next was unavoidable; they swerved to safety and in doing so were caught…
