Looking for car seat help? Often parents struggle with twisted car seat straps, properly tightening the harness, and making decisions about buying and traveling with car seats. Learn some tips from a Child Passenger Safety Technician about car seat accessories, flying with kids, choosing the best car seat, budget car seats, and time-saving car seat hacks.
5 Reasons Why Your Big Kid STILL Needs a Booster Seat
Studies show that parents are taking children out of boosters TOO SOON. Children ages 5 and older have HIGHER fatality rates in car crashes than children ages 4 and under. Using booster seats reduces the risk of injury by 59% when compared to using adult seat belts alone. Learn the reasons why booster seats are so important and how to use them properly.
The Best Car Seats and Boosters for Traveling
If you’re packing for a vacation with kids, don’t forget your car seats! We’ve rounded up the best car seats and boosters to travel with that are both convenient and low cost. Whether you are flying with kids or going on a road trip, these options can make your trip easier!
Why You Should Care About Hot Car Deaths (And How to Prevent Them)
This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for full details. Every year as summer approaches I see reports of children dying by being left in hot cars, and the first comment on every news article is about how a “good” parent would NEVER have let that happen. We want to assume these are bad parents because……
Airline Travel: The Deets on Flying with Car Seats
This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for full details. Flying with Car Seats Traveling with children is never easy. It requires extra planning, extra packing, and expecting the unexpected. Inevitably, the dreaded question enters your mind: “What do we do with the car seats?” Let’s be honest. Traveling with car seats can be……
The Best Budget-Friendly Car Seats
This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for full details. Kids are expensive. Car seats don’t have to be! There are options that will keep your kids safe without breaking the bank. The majority of these car seats are also great for travel (I have starred my picks for travel in each……
A Surprisingly Simple Hack to Tighten Car Seat Straps
This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for full details. There is no perfect car seat. Sometimes we expect that because they usually don’t come cheap. But with endless variables between cars and children, it’s inevitable to run into some quirks. One of the most versatile seats I’ve worked with is the Graco Extend2Fit Convertible……
The Crazy/Awesome Weekly Wrap-Up 2
Happy Friday! I’m starting a new weekly series where I can share a few anecdotes from the week that will make you smile and post a roundup of awesome stuff that has caught my attention lately- including a great sale! I hope you enjoy! This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for……
4 Items You Should Remove From Your Baby Registry (And What to Use Instead)
I’ve learned a lot since having my first baby eight years ago. I pretty much knew nothing. Many times we rely on the stores and recommendations of family and friends to suggest the best baby products for us. But there’s a world of baby products out there which are not safe for car seats, despite……
The #1 Tip For Fixing Twisted Car Seat Straps
This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for full details. It’s inevitable– you are rushing to go somewhere important and when buckle your child in their car seat, you notice one of the straps is twisted. Ughhhhhhhh. It.is.so.annoying. You have two choices: fight with the straps for seemingly forever and maybe get……