I'm new here on carseat.org - but I've been reading these posts for a few months now since I've become totally car seat obsessed & crazy about car seat safety. It started when my DD (second born) needed to move out of her Primo Viaggio seat and I started looking for a new seat for her. When my first was born, I am ashamed to admit how he was sitting in car seats and how dangerously it was installed! (thank goodness nothing ever happened!)
Anyhow, I bought a Britax Diplomat for her and since then, switched all the carseats over to better , safer seats (in my opinion!) Advocate/Nautilus in one car & Boulevard/Frontier in the other
I constantly see friends and family who have their kid's in seats that A) they shouldn't be in, B) installed incorrectly and C) straps that serve no purpose b/c the chest clip is at crotch level! I feel like I have to bite my tounge every, single time b/c I don't want to be that 'know it all friend' ... BUT, I feel like riding in a car is the MOST dangerous thing my kids do and it's so important for them to be safe!
I was thinking about becoming a tech so that I was educated when giving my advice, and that the advice I was giving was accurate. I am curious as to why others are techs and what the process is
And it's nice to finally be in touch with other car seat crazy people - my friends roll their eyes when I point out their car seats.. lol
Anyhow, I bought a Britax Diplomat for her and since then, switched all the carseats over to better , safer seats (in my opinion!) Advocate/Nautilus in one car & Boulevard/Frontier in the other
I constantly see friends and family who have their kid's in seats that A) they shouldn't be in, B) installed incorrectly and C) straps that serve no purpose b/c the chest clip is at crotch level! I feel like I have to bite my tounge every, single time b/c I don't want to be that 'know it all friend' ... BUT, I feel like riding in a car is the MOST dangerous thing my kids do and it's so important for them to be safe!
I was thinking about becoming a tech so that I was educated when giving my advice, and that the advice I was giving was accurate. I am curious as to why others are techs and what the process is
And it's nice to finally be in touch with other car seat crazy people - my friends roll their eyes when I point out their car seats.. lol