Installing child car seats suck but there's no denying how important properly using these devices is to saving lives and minimizing injuries during an accident. Using a booster seat or regular seat belt when your child gets older is just as vital. These are the messages we at City Dads Group want to reinforce with all our moms and dads as we start National Child Passenger Safety Week 2018. Vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children in the United States. An average of two children under age 13 were killed per day in 2016 while riding in a vehicle, according to national … [Read more...]
In Praise of the 5-Point Harness Car Seat
Editor's Note: To mark national Child Passenger Safety Week, we asked our dads for a story about how a car seat saved their child from harm in a car accident. What follows is Chicago (and former NYC) Dads Group member Adam Gertsacov's tale. My son is now 7, and much to his chagrin, he's still in a car seat, not a booster. We do have a booster, but it's for guests or travel mostly. Whenever it is convenient (and many times when it's not) we put him in the car seat because of the 5-point harness. He's going to be in that car seat until he physically doesn't fit into it or he starts driving, … [Read more...]
Get Your Kid in the Right Car Seat: Webinar
Car crashes are the No. 1 cause of death for children under age 13, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Many of these deaths -- along with other child-in-car injuries -- could have been prevented if only a car seat, booster or seat belt had been used properly. Unfortunately, nearly three out of every four car seats are not used correctly. In recognition of this being national Child Passenger Safety Week, City Dads Group will continue its efforts to try increase parental knowledge about how to keep kids safe in vehicles by hosting "Is Your Child in the … [Read more...]
Car Seat Safety Tips and Advice that Can Save Lives
Is your child one of the three out of four kids who are not properly secured in a vehicle because their car seats are not correctly installed? This is a big reason why motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for kids ages one through 12 years old. City Dads Group wants to emphasize the need for car seat safety. Sarah Tilton, child passenger safety advocacy manager (aka The Car Seat Whisperer) for our good friends at stroller and car seat manufacturer Britax, offers these important tips on car seat safety: Select a car seat that fits your baby and your vehicle(s). Also, be … [Read more...]
Child Car, Booster Seat Safety Resources
Is your child ready for a car booster seat? Is that buying a used car seat a good idea? Perfect questions to ask today, the start of Child Passenger Safety Week. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are a leading cause of death for children under age 13, and many times these deaths and other child passenger injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters and seat belts. To help, City Dads Group put together this list of resources you can share with your family and friends: Precious cargo in the city: Child car seat / booster … [Read more...]