At least 90% of children are improperly restrained in their car seats. Car accidents are the #1 killer of children in the US ages 1-14, and the #2 killer of infants in the US under age 1. Most of the videos I have seen have been of children improperly restrained. So here are a few tips on how to secure your child in their seats, giving them the absolute best chance at surviving an accident. “2 and 30″ and is the new “1 and 20″. The longer you can keep your child rear-facing, the safer they …
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Here we have models RF to 55 Ibs, but 45 is also good, better than 20…
In this video she was in a Britax Boulevard. We have also tried out the Compass True Fit, but it wasnt a good fit for our car. The seat that we have now is the Sunshine Kids Radian 65 and its perfect. The newest models will RF to 40lbs, and the company also makes a model called the 80 XTSL that RF to 45lbs.
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Thats great. What car seat do you have?
Sweden definitely knows where its at when it comes to car seat safety. In the US, it is legal to turn a child forward facing at 1 year and 20lbs! And people here actually believe that because its legal, its safe. They ignore all of the physics and crash force data and turn children facing front at 1 year.. My daughter is turning 4 in March and still happily rides facing backwards.
Here in Sweden the recommendations is rear facing until the age of 4-5 years. Noone puts a 2 yearold front facing!!! My child is 5 years and rear facing in a Britax two Way.
stbrown1289…..have you tried a soft strap cover for both sides? you can pick those up at a walmart or anystore as far as I know. it might help in the comfort level for your son. you can get them in fun colors and some of them even have animals or cars or even airplains on them. I had the same problem with my now 3 year old and found that they worked wounders for her in the comfort level
the radian XT SL rear faces to 45 pounds and farward faces to 80 pounds it is a car seat that will last from birth to 7 years old. it is a great choice it is the highest rear facing seat on the market. 45 pounds. it keeps the child harnessed much longer.
Actually, you CAN turn them FF at 1 year and 20lbs. However, the safest way for anybody to ride in the car is facing backwards until they reach the limits of their convertible car seat.
once there two years old you can face them the other way
Birtax carseat are actually convertible so you can used it longer
Thankfully children can rearface up to 40 lbs now. A 6 month old absolutely has to be RF.
I am from the uk and went to halfords today to look at the same one and i was worried about the exact same thing. The woman who fit it said it was ment to be like that but i dont think its safe so left it there. We are going to see if a concord ultramax fits it better on saterday.
Hear in england we dont have rear facing after 12 months old witch i think is realy bad. i am despretly trying to find one that i can find for alot longer. I have come across the concord witch they say can be used upto about 18 months witch we are seriasly thinking about going for. Can anyone pleace tell me were i can get one that will last longer rear facing and that i can get shipped over to england. I need it from birth. My childs safety is more important than the cost.
my 6 month old nephew is 15 pounds he’s a big boy
My son was born with a disorder where the muscles on one side of his neck are significantly tighter than the muscles on the other side. Because of this one of his shoulders droops a lot lower than the other one. Anyway, my question is,because of his shoulder droop, no matter how much I try I can not get the shoulder straps to not dig into his neck on one side! It drives me crazy!! Is this dangerous or just uncomfortable?
I aggree, Im going to recemend that my cousin turn her daughter back to rear facing, her daughter is 17 months old and is foward facing in a saftey 1st Alpha Omega convertable carseat witch can hold a baby rear facing until 35 lbs and her baby is 25 lbs so ill see what I can do
I accidently removed your other comment. I meant to click reply, but clicked remove instead.
I didnt realize you were Canadian. Im sure it won’t be long until they start following suit. Definitely by the time you have kids…
I think here in Canada we havethe Graco MyRide, No Dorel Air though… I like the true fit carseats and the Britax ones but they only have a few models here. I like the click and Safe kind but thoses havnt come out here yet
I am so happy to see a young person passionate about her future childrens safety. When I was 13, I never gave it a second thought.
There are now 3 car seats in the US that will RF to 40lbs. Graco MyRide, Dorel Air, and the Sunshine Kids Radian just upped their RF weight limit from 35 to 40lbs. So we are definitely on our way to being able to RF our kids to 5/6 years old like they do in Sweden.
I like this…. I am 13 now…. I know everything you could pssibly think of about carseats, When I have children I will make sure I keep them rear-facing as long as possible, of cource by then they will probably have 100lbs rear facing abbility!
I CANT WAIT! tee hee! thanks for posting this!
Love this video… I got myself a boulevard because of this vid, and I like it a lot. thanks for posting!
oh, shes so cute and she says the cutest things!
I wish my baby boy wasn’t so big! We are trying to squeeze another 2 months of RFing in, to make it to his 2 year birthday. He’s 29 lbs and about 35.5 inches. It’s the height that’s the problem! I’ve heard too many sad stories about children between 1-2 years old suffering from internal decapitation due to being FFing during an accident. Laws NEED to change!
I can only speak for US seats, but here you test for tightness at the belt path.
Is your seat RF? How old is your son?
Rebounding is when the seat goes toward the front of the car and then ‘bounces” back towards the backof the car, in an acciident. That movement cradles the childs head, neck, and spine, keeping it aligned. That is how the seat is able to absorb so much of the crash f orce.
THanks for posting this! I just bought a Britax First Class (not sold in the US, and I live overseas) Mine is a little different as it must be installed with a 3 point lap belt. Anyway, I’m worried that it’s not properly installed, as I can rock it quite a bit at the opposite end of the belt path. Is this OK as long as it’s very firm at the belt path? Also, my son’s head hangs forward when he falls asleep? ANy ideas? Also, what is rebounding? Thank you so much for any advice you can give me!!
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