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Child Passenger Safety Month with Chicco

September 30, 2013 by Noelle Leave a Comment

Here is a little info from Chicco for this month that you might not be aware of. I certainly learned some more about car seat safety but I remember being chastised by some other mom early in my new mom stage. Let’s try to be nice and educate for those that do not know.

Thanks Chicco!



 Car Seat Safety Tips from Julie Prom, Car Seat Safety Advocate for Chicco

·         Rear-facing is safest.  The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommend rear-facing as long as possible. Parents should keep child rear-facing until at least 2 years old, longer if the car safety seat weight and height limit allows. Young children are fragile and are best protected in a rear-facing car seat. To ensure a child can stay rear-facing as long as possible, purchase a convertible seat when your baby outgrows the infant seat. 

·         Most children younger than 5-years old are not mature enough to sit without a full harness. Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness until at least 5 or 6 years old. 

·         Most common mistakes can be avoided by simply following manufacturers’ instructions. All car seats must meet stringent Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to be sold in the U.S. It is when they are not used correctly that makes them unsafe. Always read and follow the instructions for the safety seat. Also, read the vehicle owner’s manual section on child restraints. 

·         Always buckle your baby into the safety seat first, and then cover the baby with blankets.  Avoid bulky clothing and add-on products such as car seat buntings. This can interfere with proper harness fit and crash performance of the seat. A good trick for older children is to buckle them in without their jacket and then put it back on them backwards over the harness. Not only do these techniques ensure proper harness fit, but also avoids overheating by allowing the baby to be easily uncovered or the child to take his jacket off once the car gets warmer.


Car Seat Installation Tips
·         LOCATION
o   Air Bags and Children Don’t Mix – NEVER place a rear-facing car seat in the front an active frontal air bag, serious injury or death can occur.
o   Back Seat is Best – The back seat is safest for all children.  Keep children in the back seat until at least age 13.
·         INSTALLATION
o   Make it Tight! – A car seat must be installed tightly in the vehicle to do its job. If you can move the seat at the belt path more than an inch side to side or front to back, it’s not tight enough.
o   Forward-facing – A Tether is Always Better! – Always use the tether when using a forward-facing car seat. A tether will help hold the top of the car seat back and provide better protection for the child.
o   Rear-facing – Keep baby’s Airway Open – Make sure a rear-facing car seat is at the correct angle so your infant’s head does not fall forward.
·         FIT
o   Harness Height – Rear-facing, harness should be at or BELOW the child’s shoulders. Forward-facing, harness should be at or ABOVE the child’s shoulders.
o   Harness Snug – Make sure the harness is snug! There should be no slack in the harness at the baby’s shoulders. Avoid bulky clothing; this can interfere with harness fit.
o   Booster Seats – Ensure the adult safety belt is threaded properly through the belt guides. The lap belt should be on child’s lower hips/upper thighs and the shoulder belt should lay flat across the middle of the child’s shoulder and chest.


Chicco 2013 Baby Safety Month Survey
Top Line Results and Findings
September 17, 2013
SURVEY RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS
Following are the key findings from the 2013 Chicco Baby Safety Month Survey.  Cone will weave these news factoids into the press release and one-on-one outreach to create media-worthy news hooks and provide an opportunity to naturally tie in Chicco’s car seats: the KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat and NextFit Convertible Car Seat.
The survey revealed common missteps related to car seat safety, as well as a significant discrepancy between what parents know to be true and what they actually do when transitioning their child from rear- to forward-facing.
  • Basic Car Seat Safety Knowledge: Parents are aware of basic car seat safety guidelines; nearly 90 percent of parents believe their child should remain rear-facing as long as possible.
  • Turning Too Soon: Despite widespread understanding that children in car seats should remain rear-facing as longs as possible, a whopping 58 percent of parents underestimate the age at which it is safe to turn their child’s car seat to the forward- facing position.
  • On Following the Rules:  Less than one third (31 percent) of parents are following manufacturer’s safety guidelines when deciding when to transition their child’s car seat from rear- to forward-facing.
    • Nearly 90 percent of parents know their child should remain rear-facing as long as possible, but half disregard recommended manufacturer’s guidelines when deciding when to transition their child’s car seat from rear- to forward-facing.
  • Choosing Comfort Over Safety: Car seat safety experts recommend parents keep their children rear-facing as long as possible and transition to forward-facing only when their car seat manufacturer’s guidelines are met.  However, nearly half of parents (48 percent) are choosing to turn their child’s car seat based on comfort, rather than safety.  Top reasons parents transition their child’s car seat from rear- to forward-facing  are because their child’s feet were touching the vehicle seat (31 percent), followed by their child being too uncomfortable (10 percent) or fussy (8 percent) when rear-facing. 
  • Ask the Experts: One-in-five (19 percent) parents say it was difficult installing a convertible car seat, yet parents are 40 percent less likely to get professional help installing a convertible car seat than an infant seat (15 percent vs. 25 percent, respectively).
    • Forty percent of parents say installing their child’s convertible car seat was overwhelming, yet only 15 percent sought out professional help to install it.




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