The Car Seat Lady responds to Consumer Reports’ April 2014 Infant Car Seat Ratings
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Inflatable Seat Belts (Seat Belts with Air Bags)
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Motion Sickness & the “Puking Poncho”
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Child Locks on Car Doors – How to Engage Them
Does your toddler play with the door handle while you’re driving? Does your 7-year-old try and jump out of the car before you’re finished parking? Did you know that you can lock the rear car doors so that they can not be opened from the inside – but only be opened from the outside? It’s … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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