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.
Mom Anxiety Versus Intuition: When Do You Listen?
How can we tell the difference between anxiety and intuition, especially when it comes to being a mother? Learn tips about the characteristics of anxiety and mother’s intuition to help you sort through your thoughts.
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……
Are Trampoline Parks Safe? Our Broken Leg Story
My son recently attended a birthday party for a classmate and friend that was at an indoor trampoline park. If you don’t know what that is, it’s basically a bunch of trampolines connected together in different configurations so children can jump together and play games on the trampolines. As a Child Passenger Safety Technician, I’m……
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……
How to Keep Kids Safe Outside the Car with Lil Worker Safety Gear
I received a complimentary Fleece Hoodie from Lil Worker Safety Gear in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Have you ever had that moment of panic when you realized you couldn’t see your child in a crowd? I have. I try not to be a helicopter mom, but like many parents,……
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……