This post is part of my #tipoftheday Series! That car seat manual… In 99.7% of cases – I will always ask you to follow the car seat manual. Why? Because its instructions are put together by the team that crash tested your car seat and also those who designed the car seat. But then it’s thatRead more
PDF File downloadable from here: CLICK ME It goes under numerous names; head flop, head drop, head loll, head this and head that. And did you know that it’s an extremely common thing to happen to children in car seats? Did you also know that this is actually not a medical safetyRead more
[affilinet_performance_ad size=468×60] Doctors and child safety experts worldwide agree rearward facing as long as possible is the safest way to go. When a child is riding rearward facing the car seat absorbs a frontal impact, better protecting the child’s head, neck and spine many times more than forward facing. – Joie Baby 2015 Read more
Any parent’s worst nightmare is an escape artist. But what most parent’s might not be aware of, is how dangerous it actually is when your child is not wearing their harness correctly, maybe not even wearing it at all – like in the picture above. So what is the big deal you might ask?Read more
With so many car seat’s installed incorrectly, last year alone 71% of seats in England and Wales were incorrect and 64% in Scotland! I thought I would quickly cover the difference between the forward facing colour and the rear facing colour, so you can spot it instantly. I’ve also got two greatRead more
This is extremely important to know. I am well aware that at times, money just doesn’t go very far and that many families struggle and any car seat would then be better than no car seat, but a car seat you have no idea about the history of? That is not something you want,Read more
When The Unavoidable Happens Like the title says it just happens sometimes. A couple of days ago I had just such a thing happen. I was ill, I couldn’t walk properly because my hip was acting up really bad and I had a lot of joint pain, BUT I had to get my daughter fromRead more
Earlier this week Facebook suddenly got interesting. The car seat world was popping my news feed up up and away! So much that I just had to find out what the fuss was all about… And there it was…. I can’t say I’m majorly surprised, I mean.. here we are actually fighting with claws grabbing onRead more
This post is a continuation on my other piece : << 60% of car seats are installed incorrectly!! >> Last week ITV’s “Belt Up Britain” campaign was launched and with it the mission to make sure that all kids are travelling safely in the car. Everything from correct car seat use to correct car seats andRead more
This is an URGENT message that just popped up on my news feed on Facebook! Thank you to Child-Car Seat-Advice for making us all aware of this!! IMPORTANT INFORMATION – THIS IS NOT A CHILD CAR SEAT This harness (from Ebay) is ILLEGAL to use in the UK and Europe. This harness has passed NORead more
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
…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