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

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

#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

#tipoftheday – HBB beltpath

  One of the most common errors once the child is old enough to use a high back booster – is the belt path.  Above I have shown my daughter using the most common errors. Please please please always make sure that when you buckle in the child –  the seat belt is using theRead more

#tipoftheday – HBB Headrest

        Once our children are old enough to go into a ‘High back booster’ (also known as a HBB) at the age of 4, it’s important to know where the adult seat belt goes and where the correct position of the head rest goes.       

A Look Into: Car seat testing -and what can change one’s life in seconds…

This is a resurrected post from a good ole while ago, happy reading. Earlier I posted on the blog’s Facebook page a video that shows us a deep look into the world of car seat’s, testing and real life experiences. It talks about testing, and especially the sort that you read about in magazines, the “Best Buys”, theRead more