Winter Coats and Car Seats Don’t Mix – #CarSeatSafety
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.
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Spring Cleaning Your Car Seats
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…
Chicco MyFit Combination Seat Review
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…
Your Kid Should Sit in the Back Seat Because Airbags
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…
Secondary Crashes: What You Need To Know
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…
Winter Car Seat Safety Tips!
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…
Baby on Board: Safe Driving Tips For Drowsy Parents!
Metro Detroit Mommy has written a lot about the importance of car seat safety. But that’s hardly the only thing you can do to keep your kids safe in the car. When motor vehicles were invented, they changed the world forever. While we no longer have to walk or ride a horse everywhere we want to go, there are some…
Car Seats, Costumes, and Coats, Oh My!
The costumes are starting to appear in stores, spooky decor is popping up everywhere, and kids are getting excited… it’s official: Halloween is almost here! Whether you go around your neighborhood or drive somewhere else for the big night, chances are you’ll be loading the kids in the car to various activities while they’re dressed to the nines. But did…
AAP Changes Rearfacing Guidelines. Now What?
One of the hottest pieces of news in the Child Passenger Safety world dropped this week: the American Academy of Pediatrics has changed their recommendation guidelines for rearfacing children. They’ve also added a new guideline, aimed at keeping older kids and teens safe. So what changed and what does this mean for you and your family? The new…
Michigan Falling Short in Protecting Kids in Hot Cars
It’s no secret that there are a lot of dangers associated with vehicles. In fact, there are about 5.5 million car accidents each year in the U.S. alone. But during the hot summer weather, vehicles pose yet another danger. All too often, young children are left unattended in hot cars. Last year, 42 children died because they were left too long in a…