lorismurph
Senior Community Member
I've mad the suggested changes, added different videos and bullet points and removed some of the issues to make it shorter. Any new suggestions?
So I've composed the following letter to parents that I plan to carry with me and hand out at stores, wherever I am plus I'm fairly certain my Pediatrician will give them to their patients. What do you think? Any feedback would be appreciated. Of course, my phone # is on the bottom.
Dear Parent,
My name is Lori. I am a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST), or Car Seat Technician.
Congratulations on your baby! My goal as a Technician is to help parents make sure their child is as safe as possible when in the car.
Did you know that 96-98% of all car seats are not used properly?
• The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommends that ALL children ride rear-facing until at least age 2 and preferably up to the limits of their car seat (usually 30-45 lbs.)? You can watch two very short videos here (each one is less than 15 seconds):
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMFPSStXfqE"]YouTube- Forward facing crash test[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K62Ea8Fs4ng"]YouTube- rear facing car seat crash test[/ame]
that explain how rear-facing is so much safer for your little one.
• Did you know that when your car seat is installed, you should not be able to move it side-to-side more than 1” (where the seatbelt goes through)?
• Did you know that the harness should be snug, so you cannot “pinch” any of the harness strap by baby’s shoulder.
There is much, much more information I’d love to share with you if you are interested. I also offer to do FREE, no-cost car seat inspections/installations to help you be sure your precious little one is as safe as can be.
Lori Farnsworth, CPST
So I've composed the following letter to parents that I plan to carry with me and hand out at stores, wherever I am plus I'm fairly certain my Pediatrician will give them to their patients. What do you think? Any feedback would be appreciated. Of course, my phone # is on the bottom.
Dear Parent,
My name is Lori. I am a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST), or Car Seat Technician.
Congratulations on your baby! My goal as a Technician is to help parents make sure their child is as safe as possible when in the car.
Did you know that 96-98% of all car seats are not used properly?
• The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommends that ALL children ride rear-facing until at least age 2 and preferably up to the limits of their car seat (usually 30-45 lbs.)? You can watch two very short videos here (each one is less than 15 seconds):
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMFPSStXfqE"]YouTube- Forward facing crash test[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K62Ea8Fs4ng"]YouTube- rear facing car seat crash test[/ame]
that explain how rear-facing is so much safer for your little one.
• Did you know that when your car seat is installed, you should not be able to move it side-to-side more than 1” (where the seatbelt goes through)?
• Did you know that the harness should be snug, so you cannot “pinch” any of the harness strap by baby’s shoulder.
There is much, much more information I’d love to share with you if you are interested. I also offer to do FREE, no-cost car seat inspections/installations to help you be sure your precious little one is as safe as can be.
Lori Farnsworth, CPST
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