Spin Off - You know your CHILD is addicted to car seats when...

amy919 · Jul 17, 2007

- they routinely look in other people's cars

- they actually KNOW what kind of seat they're riding in

- they brag about their seats to their friends

- when they're measure at the doctor's office, they ask the nurse if they are going to meausure them "sitting down". Yes - Kaylie has actually asked this!

Amy

Mama2J · Jul 17, 2007

- When they remind US to buckle up

- When they proudly say at school, "Babies ride backwards" amid confused stares (he's never seen a RF toddler)

- When they measure our torso height

jclaire · Jul 17, 2007

- When riding on a golf cart with PaPa they say "I don't feel safe. I need a 5pt harness"

- When strapped into a belt positioning booster they say "I don't feel safe. I need a 5pt harness"!

- They look into other peoples cars and critique their car seat usage (or lack there of)

- They brag to their friends about their car seats

- They actually know their torso measurement and weight...and the torso measurement and weight of their sibling!

DS is 5 (almost 6) and he's a car seat fanatic!

nisi · Jul 17, 2007

When your 2yo wanders over to the computer and says "Mommy, can we look at car seat pictures?"

mommy4girls · Jul 17, 2007

Your 5y/o wants to ride rear facing because it's safer!

Your 7y/o is excited to be getting a new booster!

Your child can't wait to become a CPS Tech! (my oldest wants SO bad to help me at a check, but my instructor thinks it would intimidate parents!)

Your kids know how tight a seat has to be in and can help

Victorious4 · Jul 17, 2007

When your kid demands her PreK teacher let her lead a lesson in teaching her classmates how to use boosters correctly.

When your PreK/Kindergartner asks to watch more crash test videos.

When your kid is impressed with & interested in the NHTSA workshop seminars.

JaRylan · Jul 17, 2007

papooses said:
When your kid demands her PreK teacher let her lead a lesson in teaching her classmates how to use boosters correctly.

When your PreK/Kindergartner asks to watch more crash test videos.

When your kid is impressed with & interested in the NHTSA workshop seminars.

Tiff - do you think maybe you enabled her addiction a wee bit by taking her to Lifesavers? LOL. I love that all of these kids are afflicted with the same healthy addiction as their parents - maybe it's hereditary or genetic?

Patriot201 · Jul 17, 2007

My friend's daughter complained that her doll didn't have a REAL 5-point harness on her Joovy carseat.

She is now using a real Graco Snugride to transport her dolls.

spokaneCPST · Jul 17, 2007

When one of their very first words is CARKEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! (that is how she said it, with a K sound) (DD2 at about a year)

When its a "treat" to go to the carseat aisle at Walmart ("if you are good, we will go look at the carseats when Mommy is done shopping") (started this at about 18 months)

When dd1 is excited about her new Airbooster (9yo)

When getting a new carseat cover is as good or better than a new toy - Please put it on NOW Mommy! (dd2 at 25 months)

When dd1 will stay home happily with Daddy or big brother if she knows Mommy is at a carseat check or Safekids meeting, but not most of the rest of the time. They usually just tell her that is where I am.

Fun topic!
Renee

Lara · Jul 17, 2007

When you walk into target, and the first thing your 3 yo says is "can we look at the carseats, just for a few minutes?" big puppy eyes and everything! I think she thought I'd say no.

You 3yo can buckle herself in, and that's ALL she tells people now! Random strangers even.

When she hit 33 lbs and had to ff, all she did was cry and scream because she knew rf was safer.

When the carseat is in the house, its hours of endless entertainment.

When said carseat needs to go back in the car, she sits in the back seat and watches me install it.

CrabbyBunchX3 · Jul 17, 2007

when they love to try out new seats

when your 3 yo begs to ride RF in her brother's seat b/c he's not going with us

Momto2whosews · Jul 17, 2007

When one of your not-quite-2-year-old's most frequently used words is "buckle."

And she insists on buckling up in everything - high chairs, shopping carts, and strollers. Not to mention insisting on buckling her own chest clip and refusing to move the doll's stroller until all buckles are fastened.

Dillipop · Jul 17, 2007

When you're looking at boosters and your 4 year old wants one so his 10 year old friend can ride in the car.

When your 4 year old tells you that his 10 year old friend shouldn't be sitting in the front seat of his moms car, because he's too little.

When your kid doesn't like boosters because they don't have seatbelts.

When your kid tells his grandfather - Put on your seatbelt- 5 times in a row until g-pa actually listens to him.

When your kids starts freaking out when you turn on the car to turn on the AC since he hasn't gotten his harness buckled yet and is afraid you might drive away before he's done.

Jeanum · Jul 17, 2007

Whenever your 5 year old DD sees or hears a UPS/FedEx delivery truck in the neighborhood, she immediately asks if a new carseat is coming today, lol. Or your toddler chats about "seatbelt buckle, be safe" whenever you buckle her into her carseat.

CDNTech · Jul 17, 2007

When your 5 year old asks to go play the carseat shuffle game... then continuously whines about not being able to face backwards "cuz it's soooo much funner". Seriously, I'm ready to turn my 27 mo old FFing, just to keep the 5 yr old quiet!

beebear23 · Jul 17, 2007

When you take a spare booster out of your truck and he starts yelling "BUT what will J ride in?????????"(J is his best friend who is 3 days older, 3" taller and 8 lbs heavier), even though J isn't even w/us and won't be for another 1/2 hour..

Okay, that sounded weird.. It was MIL's spare booster. I had to give it back to her. BF had a seat to use for her DS, J, if we went anywhere.

Victorious4 · Jul 17, 2007

JaRylan said:
Tiff - do you think maybe you enabled her addiction a wee bit by taking her to Lifesavers? LOL. I love that all of these kids are afflicted with the same healthy addiction as their parents - maybe it's hereditary or genetic?

I have without a doubt fed her obsession since we share it with such affinity :ROTFLMAO:

Another one....

-- When your kid says "Pause the TiVo!" then goes up to the screen & points out every misuse error with 100% accuracy, I might add :2thumbsup:

(She really does need one of Rebekah's Future CPST shirts!)

Niea · Jul 17, 2007

Momto2whosews said:
And she insists on buckling up in everything - high chairs, shopping carts, and strollers. Not to mention insisting on buckling her own chest clip and refusing to move the doll's stroller until all buckles are fastened.

My 26 mos old is the same way! Most of the time she wants to buckle her own chest clip. And she buckles herself in wherever she is that has a buckle (her Stokke Kinderzeat, for example).

In fact, just 2 days ago we got in the car and it was really hot, so I decided to turn on the car to get the A/C going before buckling her in. She pitched a huge fit! When I asked her what was wrong, she said "buckle! buckle!". I got her buckled and she was happy again. That's my girl

skipspin · Jul 17, 2007

When almost 4 yr old DD sits in the back and explains to a 7 yr old why she and her little brother have harnessed seats, why brother is RFing, and why the 7 yr old is using DDs RecaroYS as a booster, "because you're too big to fit in the safe buckles like I do."

Oh, and when she asked when she could sit in the front I told her when she was as big as mommy. She said, "okay, because I don't think my car seat would fit up there anyway!"

Splash · Jul 17, 2007

When your baby lunges at seats in the car seat aisle of the stores and makes you let him sit in them and buckle up.

When he repeatedly says "car seat please" when he wants to go somewhere.

When he climbs into every car seat he can find, regardless of its rightful owner.

When he points them out.

When he does this-

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