#1babysitter
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I babysit for a family with a 2 yo and 9 yo. I meet the mom at the 9 yo's dance practice to get the 2 yo. He is rear facing in my car in a Complete Air. His mom knows I have him rear facing and is fine with it because it's my car so my rules and he's happy with it. I knew she wasn't car seat savy but I recently became aware of how un-educated she is on car seat safety when I saw how she buckles him in his car seat in her car. She has an Evenflo Chase in the center position of her back seat. It is not installed like it should be since it leans to one side a lot. I had thought she always buckled him in properly and that she just didn't install the seat as tight as it could be but she doesn't buckle him in like she should. She only buckles the chest clip and not the crotch buckle! And she doesn't tighten the harness since the Chase doesn't have the regular pull strap tightener it has the thing on the actual harness. In my car one time he pushed the chest clip down and put his arms through the harness and was able to lean forward a bit so in her car I bet he could completely escape from his seat if he hasn't already, and get seriously injured. When I first started babysitting for them and realized he was forward facing I was going to talk to her about rear facing him but after seeing how she installs her seat I gave up on trying that. But this is just very un-safe for everyone riding in the car as he could cause his mom to get in an accident. Should I say something to her? What should I say? I think if she had a better car seat with the regular pull strap tightener it would be a lot easier. I am thinking of recommending the Evenflo Maestro since he has a long torso and it's cheaper but I knows she's not going to get it. I bet he will be in a booster at 2.5-3 years old.