california carseat law

I went through a really emotional video last month on YouTube about the death of a toddler because his seat belt / car seat not. Since that time I was kind of on a mission to talk about the car seat I have recently purchased to my house.

It all started because my two nephews came for a month long visit from California, and while here, one of them had a growth spurt, so a new car seat. Fortunately, I had the good fortune to Radian80 Sunshine Kids Juvenile Products.

At first, the car seat Radian80 was home with my sister-in-law, but the more I thought about the video I saw, and the more I read about the naivety of the other on the car seats, which my sister-in -law and I realized that the seat of the car for times when I babysat children of relatives and friends was a good idea that the way I would be a good sitter.

Gung Ho Radian80 on the car seat, I decided to write a review about it on our blog. A few months later that the review is still the most popular post on my blog.

Suffice to say that the car seat Radian80 a hearty recommendation from me. It grows with your child, the straps are adjustable, it has passed crash tests, and it can even be on the plane. And my nephew, and let me just say that if we use it in this car seat it does not return to his old car seat. In fact, if we tried him in the old car seat, he freaked out. After a week with the Radian80 car seat, my sister-in-law at home and suggested that her husband bring two new car seats, before they returned.

Well, I'm a few posts on the car seat on various blogs and forums, taking into account the promotion of education in my magazine I know, shameless plug! But in an ironic way, it's a good thing because I am always in contact with my parents and audience!

Anyway, if you are serious about protecting your child in the car, while I have a few suggestions?

1. Before buying a new car seat, find out if it was recalled to questions of safety. You can do this by clicking the following links: http://www.cpsc.gov/ and http://www.carseat.org/Recalls/recall.shtml (And do not forget to check your car's defects can harness. http://www.seatbeltdefects.com)

2. If you do not know what car seat to bring, visit forums (as http://car-seat.org/), where the parents are discussing these issues. Know what other parents think about what experiences they have, and why they decided how they could help you make an informed decision.

3. Understand how car seats are supposed to work and installed. If you have any doubts, read instructions on how to visit sites Healthy Children (http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/WELCOME/safety/car_seats_safety or http://www.lpch.org/forPatientsVisitors/CommunityResources/fittingStation.html) Visit car seat inspection (http://www.seatcheck.org/), or visit your local police, they often have programs that help to ensure that your children are properly restrained.

4. Make sure the car seat you buy fits properly in your vehicle.

5. Make sure the car seat you buy, the amount and weight of your child.

6. If the straps on your child car seat are too tight, or your child has difficulty sitting in his car seat comfortably, do not wait. Get out there to buy a car seat fits your child! Take the Safety Belt Fit Test (http://www.usa.safekids.org/CPSWeek2006/documents/safety-belt-test.pdf).

7. If the seat belt in the car is not working properly, take your car and have it fixed, they can really make the difference between life and death.

8. Whenever possible, your child car seat in the middle of the back seat away from both sides of the vehicle.

8. Whenever possible, your child car seat in the middle of the back seat away from both sides of the vehicle.

9. Make sure your child on the back, the position and at a 45 degree lean back, if he / she is under a year old. And always room for car seats back in the back seat away from airbags.

10. Never buy a car seat only on affordability, especially when it's used.

11. Away car seat in a car accident!

12. Once the car seat is positioned Belted, wiggle it around to make sure the car safety belt holds the car seat in place. In other words, the car seat is not loose.

In the end, your child is only as safe as the precautions you.

Alyice Edrich is the editor of the true Mama ®, a free educational publication, and the author of several work from home e-books designed to provide parents more money, while more time with their children. To learn more, visit them on http://thedabblingmum.com/ebookstore