How We Use Car Seats When Travelling – yes it is possible! [Guest Post]

Travelling with car seats

Hi! I’m Elizabeth from Dutch Dutch Goose. I’m an ex-pat mom of two littles and I recently moved my family from Colorado to the Netherlands. In addition to moving abroad, we do a lot of travelling! Ever since we added our first little, we’ve been travelling with the car seat in tow. Keeping kids safe whenRead more

FREE Child Car Seat Workshop Now Open!

free child car seat workshop

The Scottish Good Egg Child Seat Campaign is pleased to bring to you a FREE car seat workshop (normally £25!) – sponsored by Cosatto.   Come along and meet other Mums and Dads, and find out useful information for keeping your baby safe in the car! Learn lots of useful hints and tips to keepRead more

Back To School – 5 things you need to know about child safety on the school run

Back to school is advertised everywhere. But what isn’t advertised so highly is the safety aspect of it all, and how to make sure we still keep our little ones safe in the car at the school runs. Every year over 2,200 under 15s are killed or seriously injured, with a further 15,000 sustaining minorRead more

#Tipoftheday – The 5 Step Test

the 5 step test #tipoftheday

         

The -not so- traditional poem

Dear mum of child… You loaded up your little minions, maybe even some larger ones, into the car on a big adventure. You parked at a local(ish) retailer who sold car seats and stuff, well knowing this would do nothing for your composure. Clamping on to little hands who wanted to run and explore, youRead more

New ERF seat from Graco? With extended FF harnessing?! (Updated)

Graco Milestone car seat

Browsing through Facebook I come across a post from a friend where she has discovered a mysterious car seat on Smyth’s Toys website. Looking at it my first thought is that …no way… this can’t be true! Is Graco really brining out a new car seat that actually covers ALL groups?!   UPDATE 1:  ItRead more

Henry went to hospital #eeg

 

#petsandmore Dog Deshedding Tool

Flowers from a daughter…

My daughter bought me flowers. First she carried the whole flower bucket to me in the shop, wanting to give me all of them. The crowd laughed and called her adorable and kind. ♡ And she is. “Flowers for my mamma,” she said as she carefully handed me a bouquet. ♡♡♡ Sadly I really lackRead more

Safety Tips for Home Day Care/Nursery [Guest Post]

Are you planning to start-up as a child minder or an at home nursery? There are lots of safety proofing + room organizing you will need to look into and Nate from Sydney, Australia has given us a list well worth looking into! ** If you would like to do a guest post on myRead more

What You Need to Know: Car Seat Crash Testing [Part 1]

car seat crash testing

When out shopping for car seats you could be forgiven for thinking that “a car seat is a car seat, they have all passed the same testing, surely no one is better than the other one?”. Other than for cosmetic reasons, there is little difference between spending £25 on a car seat and spending sayRead more

#ToddlerTube vLog – Henry gets into his car seat [on his own]

                   

#tipoftheday – The QR Code on car seats

QR code checker app

    I myself didn’t actually think about this until I was looking at car seats today and saw it, which inspired me to put it into my #tipoftheday series.  I hope it was a useful tip to you!!  

Ten Scenic Drives In The UK -[Guest Post]-

mountain the lake district

Going on vacation? Or thinking about it?  You’re in luck! Gemma from DNA Insurance has been kind enough to give us some head’s up on some really beautiful and scenic places to see by car. :)  Don’t forget your car seats on the trip!  ** If you would like to do a guest post on my blog, pleaseRead more

#tipoftheday – BeSafe Belt Collector

BeSafe belt collector

        A good article with even more tips and info on children escaping the harness can be found ~HERE~ . Q:// After watching the crash test video, were you aware of the facts related to your child taking his or her arms out of the harness? Did you know how dangerous thatRead more