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Tip 1 - Car seat safety: The biggest mistakes parents make, and how to avoid them | BabyCenter

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Fhex | permalink

Make your child's car ride as safe as possible by avoiding these common mistakes when using car seats, booster seats, and seat belts.
Tags: seat belts, car seat, booster seat, car seat safety

For further reading: http://www.babycenter.com/0_car-seat-safety-the-biggest-mistakes-parents-make-and-how-to_64875.bc ^[1]

Tip 2 - Babies at risk: Most new parents are doing car seats all wrong

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Paulo Somsen | permalink

New parents who carefully buckle their newborns in for the ride home from the hospital are almost all doing it wrong, a new study suggests.

For further reading: http://www.today.com/parents/babies-risk-most-new-parents-are-doing-car-seats-all-2D80208999 ^[2]

Tip 3 - 75 Percent of Parents Make This Car Seat Mistake

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by TAJINDER SINGH | permalink

Photo by Corbis A surprising number of parents make a potentially fatal mistake when strapping their children into car seats, according to the results of a new study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics. 75 percent transition their kid to a forward-facing car seat much earlier than advised. Here’s the car seat rule of thumb: Parents should use a rear-facing seat until a child is 2 years old or until he or she has outgrown the height and weight limits of their rear-facing seats. In 2011, 33 percent of parents of 1-to 4-year-old children who had been turned to face forward had done so at or before 12 months. “New parents are more likely to follow AAP guidelines than ones with older kids but on average, parents turn their children around anywhere between 13 and 15 months old, which is too early.” Although Macy didn’t study the reasons behind the data, previous research found that parents want to keep an eye on their kids while they drive, assume they’re too large or heavy to face the rear, or prefer the convenience of removing them when they’re facing forward. STORY: Should You Feel Bonded to Your Baby Bump?

For further reading: https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/75-percent-of-parents-make-this-car-seat-mistake-107422274737.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - uberFAMILY: For Parents On The Go

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lene Hu 00f 8jbjerre | permalink

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For further reading: http://newsroom.uber.com/dc/2014/07/uberfamilyfor-parents-on-the-go-3/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - The Most Common Car Seat Mishaps New Parents Make

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jan Peekstok | permalink

Most parents don't like to admit it, but Prince William isn't the only new parent to make a car seat mistake — nearly every new parent has gone through the experience of a car seat mishap. Whether it's improper installation of the seat itself or

For further reading: http://www.popsugar.com/moms/Most-Common-Car-Seat-Errors-Parents-Make-31053532 ^[5]

Tip 6 - The Biggest Car-Seat Mistakes Parents Make

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Alexandra Martins | permalink

With the kids back at school and parents’ schedules more hectic, mid-September is a good time for a...
Tags: The Biggest Car-Seat Mistakes Parents Make, NHTSA, child safety, AAA, Car Seats

For further reading: http://www.washingtonpost.com/cars/the-biggest-car-seat-mistakes-parents-make/2013/09/16/d38e989e-1ee5-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html ^[6]