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.
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 #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……