4 Typical Mistakes Moms And Dads Make While Using Baby Car Seats For Infants

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There are several mistakes those parents often make regarding their child’s car seat. A car seat is used in place to ensure maximum safety of the baby. It is a sad fact that many parents fail to ignore the height, weight and age specifications that safety laws have placed. The installation of the seats is also faulty to begin with. Here we shall review some of the common seat installation mistakes and ways of correcting them.

Parents should keep their babies in rear-facing seats until the age of two years or until the child reaches the height and weight limits. These height-weight limits are specified on the backside of the car seats. The fact is that many parents are in a hurry to have their baby facing forward; in fact as soon as it reaches its first birthday the child is flipped over. This is the primary error in the use of seats that parents make. Research has shown that a rear facing seat is better in preventing injuries to head, neck and the spine of babies. This is because a rear seat shows an even distribution of collusive force. The grim fact is that almost 4 to 5 babies die every single day for not following this rule.

A second common mistake is the erroneous installation of the seat as parents fail to read the accompanying seat manual. Several injuries can be avoided by carefully reading the car seat manual as well as the vehicle manual. Parents also should re-read the manual while converting the seat to front facing after the child reaches the correct weight/height limits and even while changing to the booster seat. Also, during the installation, belts of the seats are often left too loose. The job of installing the seat should involve two people; one has to press the seat down with hands and knees and the other should ensure that it does not move more than an inch in either direction. If it does move, then you need to re-install the seat. The tether strap system is also largely ignored, or left out completely. The tether strap can greatly reduce the force of collision on the baby’s head. So, if your seat has been provided with a tether, you need to use it.

The bulky and heavy winter clothing can also render the seat belt harness system loose. So, in winters; remember to remove the coats and jackets while placing the baby in the seat. Once you have attached the seat belts after the child is in the seat, then you can wrap the blanket around it. But a common mistake is wrapping the child in a blanket first and then using the seat belt.

Finally, you should never place a car seat in the front passenger seat of the car with air bags. Only a child above 12 years is allowed to ride in the front seat with a seat belt on. If a child under 12 years of age has to be placed in the front seat, then you need to move your car’s seat as far back as possible and also switch off the air-bags where possible.

Any parent will need to have a traveling system rather than just a baby stroller; it will make this easier as well as convenient. Check out more details at choosing car seat for toddlers. You will discover more about selecting a excellent car seat to your baby in booster seat ratings.

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