The Car Seat Lady responds to Consumer Reports’ April 2014 Infant Car Seat Ratings

Posted by thecarseatlady on April 4, 2014 · 8 Comments 

Please see here – http://thecarseatlady.com/csladdressescr/

Category built in locking clip, car seats, incompatibility, Individual Car Seats, infant carrier, injury, installation, mistake, misuse, rear-facing, Rear-facing, safer, safest · Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , ,

How to Wear Your Seat Belt While Pregnant

Posted by thecarseatlady on January 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

We’ve moved… please see here http://thecarseatlady.com/pregnant/

Category abdominal injuries, air bag, airbag, belt behind the back, belt under the arm, injury, mistake, misuse, safest, seat belt syndrome, shoulder belt · Tagged with , , , , , , ,

>American Academy of Pediatrics Says Rear-facing Until Age 2 in New Policy Statement Published 3/21/11

Posted by thecarseatlady on March 21, 2011 · 2 Comments 

> 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

Category abdominal injuries, American Academy of Pediatrics, belt behind the back, belt under the arm, booster, Booster Seats, car seats, extended forward facing, Forward-facing, high back booster, High weight harness, installation, mistake, misuse, rear-facing, Rear-facing, seat belt syndrome, tether

>Can you spot the MISUSE in this NomieBaby picture?

Posted by thecarseatlady on March 4, 2011 · 1 Comment 

> 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 … Continue reading →

Category misuse

(most) Coats & Car Seats are NOT a safe combo – learn how to keep kids WARM & SAFE)

Posted by thecarseatlady on January 27, 2011 · 3 Comments 

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 … Continue reading →

Category Bundle Me, car seat poncho, car seats, flip over me poncho, misuse, safest, Uncategorized · Tagged with , , ,

The Dangers of Fluff in the Car Seat (including coats, snowsuits & even the Bundle Me)

Posted by thecarseatlady on January 6, 2011 · 8 Comments 

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>Answers to "Mistake Monday" 4/5/10

Posted by thecarseatlady on April 7, 2010 · 3 Comments 

>ANSWERS: (please see bottom of page for teaching points on LATCH) MISUSE The lower anchor belt & vehicle shoulder/lap belt are BOTH used The lower anchor belt is used in the center seat – in a vehicle which only has the lower anchors for the two side seating positions in the back seat The vehicle’s … Continue reading →

Category Britax, built in locking clip, LATCH, lower anchor, mistake, misuse, tether

>Answers to "Mistake Monday" 3/8/10

Posted by thecarseatlady on March 9, 2010 · 1 Comment 

> ANSWERS: (please see bottom of page for teaching points & printable tip sheets for parents) MISUSE – Girl in front: Shoulder belt under her arm– Girl in back: Lap belt high on her belly (note: the shoulder belt rubbing her neck is not likely to cause injury in a crash) INJURY PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE … Continue reading →

Category abdominal injuries, belt behind the back, belt under the arm, booster, misuse, seat belt syndrome, shoulder belt

>Monday’s Mistake – can you spot the mistake/s in the picture?

Posted by thecarseatlady on March 8, 2010 · 3 Comments 

>To continue on our booster theme from last week, I thought I’d show two more common mistakes seen with booster seats.  Many parents think that because boosters are so easy to use (no installation required) that there couldn’t possibly be a way to use them wrong.  Unfortunately, many booster seats are used improperly (like the … Continue reading →

Category booster, misuse

>Monday’s Mistake – can you spot the mistake/s in the picture?

Posted by thecarseatlady on March 1, 2010 · 3 Comments 

>These pictures show two kids riding in their Graco Turbo Booster.Can you identify the TWO mistakes in the girl’s picture and the TWO mistakes in the boy’s picture?Post your answers below – can you spot all three mistakes? I will post the answers on Tuesday. Please note: These photos were not staged.  These photos were … Continue reading →

Category booster, misuse