Carseat use info sheet

sanctareparata

New member
I've been wanting to do something like this for awhile....to post on the bulletin boards at work and email to my family/friends. Is there anything that I said wrong? Anything I should remove/add?

It's mostly a non-confrontational way of helping those parents I know who practice terrible carseat safety/use to see that they need to fix their errors. I just kinda intended to send out a big group email of some "important info". Most probably won't even know I put it together (which I'm hoping because then they'll read it. :rolleyes:)

Sorry it's so small. Have to fix that - that's as big as I can make it online right now.

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Jeff

New member
Could you flip or mirror the last image at the bottom of the booster crash? That way all three would show the same direction of force and not confuse anyone as to what they illustrate.

If you want to post the full size image that you used i can mirror it and even change the tab at the bottom so it's still on the right.


I also maybe would try to put things in a likely chronological order, like talk about extended rear facing before 40lb latch limits, then boosters, then clothing and aftermarket stuff, etc...


But I love it and would like access to the full resolution image when you are done.
 

mykidsmylife

Well-known member
I agree about maybe flipping the image... That is AWSOME. If okay woth you I would love to use this. If not thats okay too.
There are a lot of ignorant parents at ds daycare that have 2 year olds in boosters and 3 year olds in nothing and I think this would get straight to the point.

Awsome job
 

skaterbabs

Well-known member
Change the "two fingers" thing. It's not recommended any longer. The harness should be tight enough that you can not pinch a fold horizontally in the webbing at the collar bone.
 

MomToEliEm

Moderator
I like it. Just make those few changes mentioned below and it would be a great simple flier to distribute. Hopefully you will allow some of use to use it as well. I always like to get a bundle of car seat info out to the daycare every few months.
 

gwenvet

New member
I'm running out the door and will read it as soon as I get home but at first glance it looks GREAT! I'm working on one now too and if I could figure out how to post it here I would (cut and paste lost all the formatting). But I will email it to you. As for the two fingers thing I saw a reference recently that I thought was really easy to remember..."the harness should be as tight as a hug." I can't wait to read yours!
 

laurenrachey

New member
I started on something exactly like this about a month ago and got zero interest in the coffee break area, maybe I just posted in the wrong place. I didn't finish it yet. Awesome idea with the freeze frames of the crash videos.
 

katiebug

New member
I'm pretty new around here, but for what it's worth I think it's fantastic. Had I not stumbled on this site, my 1 yo (tomorrow!) would probably be front facing in a Recaro Young Sport within the next couple of weeks. Now that I've been informed she's RF in a BV & a Signo. I'd love to be able to forward the document or hand out hard copies.
Thanks for the hard work!:thumbsup:
 

gwenvet

New member
I private messaged you. Mine is soooo different from yours, but I think yours is great. I love all the boxes, I don't know how to do that.
 

sanctareparata

New member
Thanks all for the helpful advice! I'll get to it and yes, ya'll can freely use it...

I appreciate all the feedback. I want to make sure everything's clear so when I send this out to my "people" there aren't any questions/confusions....
 

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