yetanotherjen
CPST Instructor
I try and volunteer once a month at a check up station about 70 miles from me. I was only able to do an hour an a half of the check today but it went really well!
I saw a 3yr old RFing!!!!!! In a Diono RXT!!!! I have never seen a SKR/Diono at a public check before! She said her daughter had been in the Myride but she didn't like it. She had it installed correctly, and her daughter harnessed correctly. I did talk to her about the ability to tether rfing (she didn't have the d-ring so we couldn't do it) Checked her car manual to make sure it was allowed. It was awesome!!! That is now the 3rd time I have seen a child over 2 rfing! YAY! I told her I wanted to hug her for still having her dd rfing. I wanted to ask what car seat board she belonged to, but I didn't.
I had a repeat come in to have us check her seats since she just started doing daycare and had purchased a mini van (after having a very small sedan) The first time I saw her she was expecting and had and AOE for the new baby (yeah wow) but she had received the seat from her insurance company for free and couldn't afford a seat (we didn't have any that day to give away) I told her then it wouldn't work for a newborn and I really recommended a different seat, but if she was going to use it I showed her how to use receiving blankets and a crotch roll to try and help.
Today she had her 4 month old daughter (still in the AOE and the harness was exactly at her shoulders) she was still using the receiving blankets correctly. She also had a 2yr old that she was doing day care for. She had two other seats for children she has off and on.
The 2 yr old was in a Evenflo Chase, there was a Summit harness booster for a 3yr old and a Graco lbb for a 4 yr old (all these seats were provided by the parents of the children)
The only things we had to fix were moving the chase to a position with a top tether, and slightly adjusting the recline on the AOE. She had everything else right. It was so nice to have a parent actually listen to what you said the first time!
I also helped a expectant mom with a Keyfit. Finally I am seeing more keyfit and gracos rather than evenflo!
I saw a 3yr old RFing!!!!!! In a Diono RXT!!!! I have never seen a SKR/Diono at a public check before! She said her daughter had been in the Myride but she didn't like it. She had it installed correctly, and her daughter harnessed correctly. I did talk to her about the ability to tether rfing (she didn't have the d-ring so we couldn't do it) Checked her car manual to make sure it was allowed. It was awesome!!! That is now the 3rd time I have seen a child over 2 rfing! YAY! I told her I wanted to hug her for still having her dd rfing. I wanted to ask what car seat board she belonged to, but I didn't.
I had a repeat come in to have us check her seats since she just started doing daycare and had purchased a mini van (after having a very small sedan) The first time I saw her she was expecting and had and AOE for the new baby (yeah wow) but she had received the seat from her insurance company for free and couldn't afford a seat (we didn't have any that day to give away) I told her then it wouldn't work for a newborn and I really recommended a different seat, but if she was going to use it I showed her how to use receiving blankets and a crotch roll to try and help.
Today she had her 4 month old daughter (still in the AOE and the harness was exactly at her shoulders) she was still using the receiving blankets correctly. She also had a 2yr old that she was doing day care for. She had two other seats for children she has off and on.
The 2 yr old was in a Evenflo Chase, there was a Summit harness booster for a 3yr old and a Graco lbb for a 4 yr old (all these seats were provided by the parents of the children)
The only things we had to fix were moving the chase to a position with a top tether, and slightly adjusting the recline on the AOE. She had everything else right. It was so nice to have a parent actually listen to what you said the first time!
I also helped a expectant mom with a Keyfit. Finally I am seeing more keyfit and gracos rather than evenflo!