And 99% of parents think they are correctly fitted! According to Good Egg Safety, on a national level, 6 out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly! That is scary! “Figures released by Good Egg Safety indicate a 13% rise in badly fitted child car seats in the four year period 2010-2013. The figures – whichRead more
When one vehicle collides with another, the damages go far beyond that of broken headlights and smashed glass. Every car crash has three stages! The first stage is the car crashing into something. Then comes the second when the people inside the car crash into the car’s interior. Hopefully the seat belt and air-bags! Then comesRead more
Some of the content of this post is taken with permission from http://addictedtobabystuff.com I have thrown up a reblog of the whole post (found here), but I thought since it’s such a long post, I’ll just post the actual email in a separate post. The email is from Robert Bell who is considered an expert in this field. RobertRead more
Bottom Compartments and ERF Car seats (Reblogged) The short version: This is completely safe!!! ERFmama Therese has completed the ‘Advanced Child Car Seat Training Course’ at TRL (Transport Research Lab) and is a CPD accredited car seat expert. She blogs about in-car safety, car seats, tips, reviews, giveaways and advice. She’s a mum on aRead more
UPDATE: Happy Holidays! :D Our holiday started off with a bang, and we are currently cruising around in a 5-door hatchback Fiat Punto 2003 model! Not to worry, hubby is OK, but our car is not, so my wonderful father in law has lent us he’s stepson’s car for a while. So with no furtherRead more
…And with it comes cold weather, icy roads, snow and too many accidents!! Remember now in the cold to keep your little ones safe in their car seat!! No heavy jackets or snow suits!! If a knitted jumper or fleecy jacket isn’t enough, use an extra blanket in the car to cover them with afterRead more
The Joie Tilt has been on the market for quite some time, but it was sold as a rear facing 0+ seat (up to 13KG). Now, you can use the Joie Tilt rear facing until the seat is fully outgrown at 18KG! ERFmama Therese has completed the ‘Advanced Child Car Seat Training Course’ at TRLRead more
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”, the “Parents recommend” and so forth. These seats are, all most always,Read more
Following on from my previous post on the BeSafe Izi Plus here comes my complete review of it , with pictures, from a Toddler’s point of view. ERFmama Therese has completed the ‘Advanced Child Car Seat Training Course’ at TRL (Transport Research Lab) and is a CPD accredited car seat expert. She blogs aboutRead more
Nania Trio Review. My fellow car seat expert Kat, has written a review on the Nania Trio, the car seat available for £25 at A.S.D.A and Kiddicare to name a couple of retailers. As a small ‘sum it up’ this is the same car seat that went viral on Facebook a few weeks ago now.Read more
This will continue to come on every other week, as having it up every week is just too much and too little time to find what I need. This past week I have been trying to make my mind up on who was going to be this Thursday’s “winner”. hehe ThisRead more
I mentioned in my last Thursday post that I was going to start doing this every week. I would like to introduce to you “ThumbsUP! Thursday” which is what the Thursday retailer post is going to be called. It might also be a “ThumbsDOWN” at some point… we’ll see how we get on. This week’sRead more
This Recall does NOT apply to any Joie Stages car seats produced after 2013! The Joie Stages has had a recall announcement from Toys R Us. You can find it here: http://www.toysrus.co.uk/info/general/trubw-productrecalls.jsf JOIE STAGES Colour: Midnight It’s been recalled in Toys R Us: Products Affected: Product SKN 717665 Car seats with the date code:Read more
“IS there a difference in testing and quality?” A reblogg of a friend of mine’s exelent information post on Group 1 seats and the difference between ALL the testing that we do here in Europe. She also brilliantly explains why, in car seats as with a lot of other products, you really do get whatRead more
I must apologize for not posting too much these days, I have so much I want to write about. Thinking of it I should really try putting up more drafts when I have time, and then have them publish then and then! hehe It’s just the summer time isn’t it? We don’t have time toRead more