fyrfightermomma
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Well I started CPS class today and it was as enjoyable as it could be seeing as how I got out of the hospital 3 days ago from having the flu....but anyways.....maybe I was in a sick fog but it seemed as if some of the info our teachers were giving wasn't quite correct in some ways.....I guess they didn't really seem up to date with all the recommendations. Heres some examples:
1. We were learning about convertible seats. They said the majority go to 40 pounds. There were a very small number of seats that go higher like to 60 pounds (and yes they kept saying 60). They made it sound like it was this rare thing when in actuality aren't all carseat manufactuerers coming out with HWH seats?? When someone asked why you'd want a "60" pound seat they said "Great question, its a good idea if say you have a very large 2 or 3 year old who weighs over 40 pounds or a special needs child who you need to keep harnessed longer" They said nothing about it being safer or that keeping them harnessed as long as possible was a good thing. They just basically made it seem like the only reasons for HWH is special needs and fat kids. I thought "best practice" was now to harness as long as possible until phsyically and mentally they can use a booster???
2. A question was asked by the instructor "what seat would you put a 28 pound 2 year old in." I voted for RFing convertible. The answer was FF convertible (cause according to her your not going to stick a 2 year old in an "infant" seat as she kept calling it).
2. One lady raised her hand and said "my friend just bought some Britax seat and she said it can harness her kid until age 8." (I am assuming the Regent) and the instructor just said "oh that poor kid" and the instructors couldnt figure out what seat it was
3. The instructor couldn't stop saying how horrible Britax seats were, how heavy they were, how hard they were to use, how huge they were, and she couldn't stand them. Thats all she would say during the whole class whenever one had to be shown. She'd just say "oh I give up....its a britax....I hate these things." Yet she raved about how her absolute favorite seat was the Apex and she gives it to everyone
4. Later two instructors were talking about the Apex amongst themselves and I heard one say she thought she had heard somewhere you needed to have a high seat back for the Apex but she wasn't sure so they looked it up in the manual. Isnt that kind of common knowledge?? and does that mean the one who was "giving it to everyone" was giving it to people without the adequate support behind the seat??
5. When going over guidelines for replacing seats after accidents one lady asked if all the guidelines had to be met or just one thing on the list. The instructor stated he wasn't really sure but these were just general guidelines. They are talking about very serious accidents need the restraints replaced. Later I asked "but if theres any questions shouldnt you jsut replace the seat?" and the instructor said again "like I said, those were just guidelines, it has to be replaced for a very serious accident." They were definately NOT encouraging us to have parents replace seats unless it was a very bad accident.
I guess alot seemed like common knowledge to me (not being a CPS tech) and was strange for them not to know some of the more common things. Maybe I'm just used to being on here where I read alot more and maybe they just aren't as "devoted" as those who come on here each day, but is this normal??? Is this how alot of the teachers are? I guess I just thought they'd be more like you guys (you rock by the way!).
1. We were learning about convertible seats. They said the majority go to 40 pounds. There were a very small number of seats that go higher like to 60 pounds (and yes they kept saying 60). They made it sound like it was this rare thing when in actuality aren't all carseat manufactuerers coming out with HWH seats?? When someone asked why you'd want a "60" pound seat they said "Great question, its a good idea if say you have a very large 2 or 3 year old who weighs over 40 pounds or a special needs child who you need to keep harnessed longer" They said nothing about it being safer or that keeping them harnessed as long as possible was a good thing. They just basically made it seem like the only reasons for HWH is special needs and fat kids. I thought "best practice" was now to harness as long as possible until phsyically and mentally they can use a booster???
2. A question was asked by the instructor "what seat would you put a 28 pound 2 year old in." I voted for RFing convertible. The answer was FF convertible (cause according to her your not going to stick a 2 year old in an "infant" seat as she kept calling it).
2. One lady raised her hand and said "my friend just bought some Britax seat and she said it can harness her kid until age 8." (I am assuming the Regent) and the instructor just said "oh that poor kid" and the instructors couldnt figure out what seat it was
3. The instructor couldn't stop saying how horrible Britax seats were, how heavy they were, how hard they were to use, how huge they were, and she couldn't stand them. Thats all she would say during the whole class whenever one had to be shown. She'd just say "oh I give up....its a britax....I hate these things." Yet she raved about how her absolute favorite seat was the Apex and she gives it to everyone
4. Later two instructors were talking about the Apex amongst themselves and I heard one say she thought she had heard somewhere you needed to have a high seat back for the Apex but she wasn't sure so they looked it up in the manual. Isnt that kind of common knowledge?? and does that mean the one who was "giving it to everyone" was giving it to people without the adequate support behind the seat??
5. When going over guidelines for replacing seats after accidents one lady asked if all the guidelines had to be met or just one thing on the list. The instructor stated he wasn't really sure but these were just general guidelines. They are talking about very serious accidents need the restraints replaced. Later I asked "but if theres any questions shouldnt you jsut replace the seat?" and the instructor said again "like I said, those were just guidelines, it has to be replaced for a very serious accident." They were definately NOT encouraging us to have parents replace seats unless it was a very bad accident.
I guess alot seemed like common knowledge to me (not being a CPS tech) and was strange for them not to know some of the more common things. Maybe I'm just used to being on here where I read alot more and maybe they just aren't as "devoted" as those who come on here each day, but is this normal??? Is this how alot of the teachers are? I guess I just thought they'd be more like you guys (you rock by the way!).
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