I need some good links with info on rear facing

pooh136

New member
I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong forum, but I need some help and figure that someone here would have a list of good links to pass along. I used to have some saved on my old computer, but that was years ago.

My cousin posted a picture on facebook of her 8 month old in her new "big girl carseat"...a Nautilus. A couple of people replied with "aww, how cute" and then two people posted about her being too small to forward face, and that it was illegal until she turned one. Shortly after the last two responses, the picture was deleted and she posted about how people who think they know it all piss her off.

I have a Marathon that has almost a year left on it that I was going to offer to give to her, but now I need to approach her even more delicately than I had planned on. I think I'd like to have a link or two of just the facts, and from a reputable source. I don't know how scare tactics/horror stories would go over with her, but I need her to be informed, and hopefully do the best she can to keep her precious baby safe.

Thanks for any help,
Allison
 
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jess71903

Ambassador
My favorite for a quick "here's why" is this video:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssIsceKd6U"]Rear facing vs forward facing position in the car - YouTube[/ame]

You can go to www.joelsjourney.org to their Links/FAQs page, and there is a TON. Pick what you think will go over best.

Then there are the new AAP and NHTSA recs.
 

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