Prevent Strangulation – learn how to “lock” the seat belt
PROBLEM: Kids will be kids. Strapped in with nothing to do, kids will find something – anything – to play with. Unfortunately, several dozen kids have nearly strangled to death after finding an unused shoulder belt, and in the midst of playing with it, wrapped it around their neck. You might be thinking: “Why can’t … Read more
No nursing while the car is moving!
As a pediatrician in a NICU and the daughter of a lactation consultant, I’m very, very pro-breastfeeding… but nursing has a time and a place. A moving vehicle is NOT the time or the place. Nursing your child while the car is moving puts both you and your baby at significant risk of unnecessary injury. … Read more
Chemicals In Your Child’s Car Seat
August 3, 2011 HealthyStuff.org published sensational test results showing potentially unhealthy chemicals in the majority of children’s car seats. What does The Car Seat Lady think about these test results? As a pediatrician, I worry about the chemicals our children are exposed to. However, since car crashes remain the #1 cause of death and injury to … Read more
Keeping your child COOL in the car seat when it is HOT outside
With temperatures reaching 100 degrees in many parts of the US now, many parents are asking “How do I keep my child cool in the car seat while we are driving? I’m really concerned about my rear-facing child.” Besides the obvious of using the air conditioning in the car (or rolling down the windows if … Read more
Tips for Safe (and Convenient) Taxi Travel
AVOID REGRETS: TIPS FOR TRAVELING SAFELY IN TAXIS In NYC in 2000 (the most recent year for which data are available) 2,600 children were injured in 17,000 taxi-related accidents. Studies show that NYC taxi passengers are 2.5 times more likely to be seriously injured or killed than the passengers in the other vehicle involved in … Read more
Infant Car Seats by starting weight
Car Seat Tips for Preemies & Small NewbornsAre you taking home a baby weighing less than 5 pounds? More than 1 in 10 parents take home a baby weighing less than 5 pounds. Every year, more than 10,000 US babies go home weighing less than 4 pounds! Just like infant-sized clothes are too big for … Read more
>American Academy of Pediatrics Says Rear-facing Until Age 2 in New Policy Statement Published 3/21/11
> Alisa Baer, MD – Pediatrician & The Car Seat Lady – explains the 5 key points in the new recommendations so you have the information you need to keep your child as safe as possible. For more information, go to to the AAP’s 2011 Car Seat Guide for Families
(most) Coats & Car Seats are NOT a safe combo – learn how to keep kids WARM & SAFE)
Does winter time in your car ever look like this? Have you ever struggled to just get the harness buckled when your child is wearing a coat? Notice how the girl on the left doesn’t even have the buckle between her legs fastened as there wasn’t enough room in the straps with the bulky coat … Read more
The Bundle Me – everyone uses it in the car seat – but did you know it’s NOT SAFE for car seats (and using it VIOLATES the car seat’s instructions)!
Fleece sleeping bag in infant car seat Products like the Bundle Me (a fleece sleeping bag that goes in the car seat) are what’s known as “aftermarket” products – because they are sold separately from the car seat. You’ve probably seen tons of aftermarket products – the infant head inserts, the fleece buntings, the shoulder … Read more
