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Car Seat Safety Tips

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A few weeks ago it was National Car Seat Safety Week. I enjoyed reading up on all the safety tips via my favorite blogs and thought I would share some of the wisdom I gained with you.

car seat safety tips

Your littles should be in a rear facing seat until they are at least 2 years old.

I hear a lot of people say they moved their child to front face when they reached X amount of pounds and most state laws say 20lbs and they can move forward facing, but rear facing really is the safest position. I know that my little guy is not a huge fan of the car seat, we are going to move him into his convertible seat today. I’m hoping that the more upright positioning will make him a little happier and allows us to follow car seat safety rules.

Car Seat straps should NEVER be washed in the washing machine.

Car seats take a lot of wear and tear, let face it sometimes there are messes that warrent just throwing the whole cover in the washing machine. Sadly this is a no no for straps. Car seat safety says straps should only be spot cleaned or wiped down. By submerging the straps you can alter the fire retardant materials on them and certain ingrediants in your cleaners can effect the integraty of the materials.

Car seats should NEVER be placed on top of a shopping cart.

Car seats can not be safely placed on top of a shopping cart and secured. Even if you are able to latch the seat in place, this is not its intended purpose and it may come unlatched easily. Making your child no longer secure.

Make sure you have an I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency) sticker on your car seat.

An accident would be terrible, but what would be worse is if you were unable to speak to first responders and they don’t know anything about your little one. Our I.C.E. sticker has Baby D’s name and date of birth on it. It also includes both mine and The Misters names and cell phone numbers. Make sure that you include if your little has any allergies or medical conditions.

Life as Leels has a free I.C.E. you can download {HERE}

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Comments

  1. lisa says

    October 1, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    great information!

  2. nadine says

    October 1, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Thanks for the information – refreshers like this should be made more available

  3. amanda @attachedmoms says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    Excellent reminders. Safety is important and sometimes we forget or do not know.

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