Baby Car Seats Safety Tips # 3

40 to 80 or 100 pounds :

• Use a booster seat correctly in a back seat every time your child rides in a car.
• Older kids get weighed and measured less often than babies, so check your child’s growth a few times a year. Use a booster seat until your child weighs between 80 and 100 pounds, is about 4 feet, 9 inches tall and can pass the Safety Belt Fit Test. For most children, that will be between ages 8 and 12.
• Tell all drivers who transport your child that booster seat use is a must when your child is in their vehicle.
• A booster seat uses no harness. It uses the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belts only. Be sure the safety belt is properly buckled.
• Booster seats are not installed tightly. They sit on the vehicle seat; the child buckles the lap and shoulder belt and wears the safety belt like you do. Never use only the lap belt.

Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat

Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat

Keep your child safe and secure in the car with the Frontier Harness-2-Booster seat from Britax. Loaded with comfort and safety features, the Frontier is ideal for children ready to transition from their convertible car seat. It accommodates a weight capacity of up to 80 pounds in forward-facing, and serves as a vehicle belt-positioning booster for children weighing up to 100 pounds. The Frontier is also certified for air travel.

The Britax Frontier Harness-2-Booster boasts best-in-class forward-facing five-point harnessed weight capacity up to 80 pounds and also serves as a vehicle belt-positioning booster up to 100 pounds. Featuring True Side Impact Protection with one-hand adjustable harness height system, Versa-Tether and engineered energy management zones, the Frontier is designed to be the safest high capacity seat in the industry: it was designed to be a Britax. Loaded with comfort and convenience features, such as comfort foam, dual cup holders and armrests, the Frontier is the ideal seat for the child graduating from their convertible car seat without compromising safety.     Read more...

Baby Car Seats Safety Tips # 2

Older than age 1 and more than 20 pounds:

• Use a forward-facing car seat correctly in a back seat every time your toddler rides in a car.
• Use the right car seat with a harness for your toddler’s weight and height. Toddlers are weighed and measured at every doctor visit, so be sure to keep track.
• Use the car’s safety belt or LATCH system to lock the car seat into the car. Your car seat should not move more than one inch side to side or front to back. Grab the car seat at the safety beltpath or LATCH path to test it.
• Put harnesses through the slots so they are even with or above the child’s shoulders. Some seats require use of the top slots when the seat is forward-facing, so check instructions.
• Be sure the harness is tight, so you can’t pinch extra webbing at the shoulder.

Choosing the best car seats for baby

Why do we need car seats for babies?

Baby car seats are a matter of law in the UK since 2007. However, this is not just another “petty” law targeting motorists. Every year in the UK, 30 children (under 12) are killed while traveling in cars, with another 7000 injured. The proper use of baby car seats would have prevented many of these deaths and injuries. An unrestrained child (including children using adult seat belts or being held on parents lap) can be thrown forward with a force greater than 60 times their own weight, potentially seriously injuring other occupants and with a high risk of being ejected from the car through a window, often with horrifying results. The only safe way for a child to travel in a vehicle is to be secured using a car seat specifically designed for their weight and size, ensuring that the seat is fitted correctly.     Read more...

Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat Reviews

Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Baby Car Seats Reviews

Security and functionality

I have two of these seats, after reading all the reviews and are very happy with them. They were easy to assemble and install in your car. (anything that does not make a whole day project that is a bonus!) The best part is that boys love their seats! You may Cubby holes for their toys and sunglasses, and we love the cup holders for comfort on long journeys. Previously there was no retreat.

Graco Nautilus Booster Seat is excellent

We originally bought this seat for my 4 years and found that it is so convenient and protection as we threw our 2 years and bought the Britax Roundabout, Graco Nautilus for him too. In addition to the safety features you expect in a car seat this booster also contains a large “master” chair for children probably feel like it – grow up to 100 kg (in contrast to other seats, say the space for children, starting from a certain size and weight, but over-tighten). The booster also has head restraints on the sides to protect against whiplash injury in a collision, but also a comfortable headrest for napping in the car.     Read more...

Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Convertible Car Seat

Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Convertible Car Seat

The convertible car seat you’ve come to know and love has been improved! Now with ProTech energy absorbing foam, the Alpha Omega Elite from Safety 1st is a 3-in-1 car seat that will grow with your child from infant to toddler mode, and on to a belt-positioning booster. Since it takes your child from birth to 100lbs., it’s the only car seat you will ever need to buy!     Read more...