2013

Parents do their children a favor when they sign up for free car seat installation education programs in their community.  Unfortunately, safety is undermined when these events are sparsely attended.  Many adults may simply believe that installation is so easy that they don’t require instruction.  Still others might figure that they’ve been using a seat… read more

When children grow out of a car seat, parents are left to figure out what to do with the unit they are no longer going to have any need of.  Consumer Reports has come out with an article focused on this conundrum, and perhaps the most important takeaway for parents is the fact that these… read more

Last week was National Child Passenger Safety Week, but just because that event drew to a close doesn’t mean we can shut the door on car seat safety.  A new report out of Salt Lake City analyzes the importance of investing in the right car seat and recycling those seats when a child grows out… read more

Parents in the Bay Area of California will be able to take advantage of free car seat training from the California Highway Patrol this weekend, and officials are calling such activities essential to ensuring safety.  Persons with experience with car seat inspections note that having a car seat perfectly secured is an exceedingly rare occurrence,… read more

Yet another report has come out relating some important car seat safety tips in observance of this week’s designation as National Child Passenger Safety Week.  This time, the tips hail from an organization called Buckle Up For Life, which educates parents as to proper car seat installation techniques and provides families with safe units if… read more

This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and numerous agencies throughout the country are doing what they can to spread awareness about the week’s importance.  One such entity is the Chicago branch of AAA, which has come out with a list of some important car seat mistakes that parents must strive to correct in… read more

Parents need to place their children into the proper car seat every single time they travel.  Doing so ensures that the impact of an accident will be lessened and that children will be properly protected.  Unfortunately, a new study from Safe Kids Worldwide has found that not all parents are stringent when it comes to… read more

There will never come a time when car seat safety doesn’t remain imperative.  But next week, the issue is of particular import due to the week’s designation as National Child Passenger Safety Week.  Agencies across the nation will be observing the event, and the California Highway Patrol is no different.  All around California, parents concerned… read more

This past weekend, the city of Bakersfield benefitted from an event that sought to spread awareness about the proper way to strap a child in to a safety seat in a vehicle.  The California Highway Patrol was on hand for the Saturday event, which found numerous parents arriving to pepper representatives of the agency with… read more

This month’s issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons features research which takes a look at standards regarding child safety seats and the adherence to those benchmarks among parents.  The study has some important information for those looking to ensure the safety of their kids. Although children up to the age… read more

A car seat safety check was held last Friday in Duncan, Oklahoma.  The Central Fire Station was set up to enable concerned parents to bring their vehicles by to ensure that their car seat was installed in the correct manner.  Inspectors also kept an eye out for carseats that were no longer legal or those… read more

Laws requiring the use of child safety seats are widespread, but New Zealand has one of the weakest in the world.  The country previously only required kids up to the age of five to utilize some kind of safety seat. That’s likely why the residents of the Western Bay of Plenty are supporting a change… read more