Child Safety Seats: Choosing And Using Them Right
There are front-facing and rear-facing child safety seats, and booster seats to keep older children safe when in a car. Do you understand the difference?
Tue, 15 Jul 2008, 17:16
Side-impact the New Front for Child Safety
Child safety has come so far in the past two decades and I don't know any parents who do not use some kind of vehicle safety seat for thier children. Now Recaro child seats also protect a young passenger with not only frontal protection, but side impact protection as well. Nothing is more important than making sure your child is safe and protected in case of a car accident.
Wed, 23 Apr 2008, 23:10
Never Leave Children Alone In A Car
It can be tempting to leave children alone in a motor vehicle to quickly run in the store to grab a gallon of milk or to pick up dry cleaning. What many parents and caregivers don't know is that the temperature inside a car can reach deadly levels in as little as 10 minutes.
Mon, 30 Jul 2007, 18:42
Is The Child Safety Seat in the Vehicle the Right Way?
Each child safety seat needs a safety belt or LATCH to hold it in place. LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) is a system designed to make safety seat installation easier.
Sun, 13 May 2007, 21:48
Traveling Safely With Children: The Basics
Everybody needs a child safety seat, booster seat, or safety belt! There must be one safety belt for each person. Buckling two people, even children, into one belt could injure both.
Sun, 13 May 2007, 21:35
Car Dealers Aim To Keep Children Safe
(NAPSI)-To make sure that "back-to-school" and safety go together, many new-car dealers across the country are hosting child safety seat inspections this fall. They will be doing this as part of a national "Boost for Safety" campaign, a program developed by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Tue, 30 Aug 2005, 09:59
Kids and Cars: Tips to Keep Your Children Safe
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more children are killed as passengers in car accidents than by any other type of injury.
Many of these deaths and injuries can be avoided with the proper use of child safety seats and seat belts. While 97 percent of parents believe they install and use child safety seats properly, NHTSA reports that nearly 73 percent of child seats are installed and/or used incorrectly.
Wed, 16 Feb 2005, 20:39
Do's And Don'ts To Help Keep Children Safe In And Around Vehicles
Just as you take certain steps to make your home safer for kids, you also play a role in making vehicles safer for children, whether you're on the road or at home. Here are common-sense measures you can take daily to help keep kids safe:
Tue, 15 Feb 2005, 22:05
CHILD SAFETY ALERT Boosting Children's Auto Safety
The next time you give your child a lift in the car, you may want to check to see if he needs a boost, too. Experts say children who have outgrown their toddler seats (usually at age 4 or 40 pounds) are far safer sitting in booster seats until they are about 8 years old or 4'9" tall than they are using seat belts alone. Yet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says 80 to 90 percent of the children in America who should be restrained in booster seats are not.
Tue, 15 Feb 2005, 21:20
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