NYC Taxi of Tomorrow Survey – Let YOUR VOICE BE HEARD when The Car Seat Lady meets with the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission
On 4/15/11 The Car Seat Lady met with the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission to discuss the safety of children in NYC Taxis. We outlined the problem as it currently exists, and proposed feasible solutions (i.e. built in car seats & boosters). Under a project known as the Taxi of Tomorrow, the T&LC is in … Read more
>Vehicle Owner’s Manuals (past & present) available for FREE ONLINE
If you don’t find your manual below, try this website (all downloads are free and in PDF format): http://www.autousermanual.com/ >
The Car Seat Lady does NOT RECOMMEND the Easycarseat Inflatable Booster as it FAILED US crash testing (according to official testing results released by Easycarseat)
***Update 7/15/11*** The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contacted Easycarseat in late April and sent a letter requesting information about their child restraints. EasyCarSeat responded that a very small number of restraints were incorrectly sold to US customers, and those units have been recalled. Easycarseat indicated it has no intention to sell restraints in the US until additional testing is … Read more
>Rebecca Black – of "Friday" fame – meet Tyler Presnell, he might just save your life!
>Watched this video – Black Friday – that’s become an internet sensation and all I could think was how awful it was that 68 million people have watched a video glorifying behavior that gets kids killed. Rebecca Black and 4 other teenagers pile into a convertible and sing and dance about partying it up – … 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
>What does a 36 pound almost-3-year-old look like rear-facing???
> LOVE IT!!! Mom of the 2 kids above sent me this email: “My son is so happy with his new seat, and actually seems to be more comfortable in it. He fell asleep almost immediately after we left you (and he’s never been a kid who loves to sleep in the car).” FYI – … Read more
>Can you spot the MISUSE in this NomieBaby picture?
> Unbelievable!! I got an email yesterday from NomieBaby.com with this picture. Why would I recommend a product that not only violates the instructions & warranty of basically every car seat (including the Britax Roundabout this child is riding in) – but is designed by someone who can’t even strap her own daughter (child in pic) properly … Read more
>LATCH 201 – The Basics
> WHAT LATCH ATTACHMENTS COME WITH MY CHILD SAFETY SEAT? INFANT SEAT WITH BASE Rear-facing infant seats usually come with a base.LOWER ANCHOR STRAP: permanently attached to the baseTETHER STRAP: no infant seats currently sold in the US use a tether.NOTE: If you want to use the carrier without the base, this is possible with … Read more
>LATCH 101: The Basics You Need to Know
> LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It’s also known as ISOFIX in Europe and LUAS (Lower Universal Anchorage System) in Canada. LATCH is a way to secure a child safety seat to the vehicle using straps from the child safety seat that connect to special metal anchors in the vehicle. VEHICLE LATCH ANCHORS LOWER ANCHORS: Lower … Read more
>LATCH Tip: Right Way Up or Upside Down – Attaching the Lower Anchor Connector Right
> Did you know that there is a right way and a wrong way to attach the lower anchor connectors? If attached the wrong way, the anchor may not hold securely in a crash – so make sure you get it right! PUSH ON LOWER ANCHOR CONNECTORS RIGHT WAY UP UPSIDE DOWN Close-up of the Fine Print: “UP” – THIS … Read more
