Jan06twinmom
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I was at a breastfeeding awareness walk this morning and there were some CHP officers talking about car seats. I started talking with the officer about extended rear-facing. He knew about children rf until 4 or 5 in Sweden and why rear-facing is so much better.
However, he said that you can keep children rf until their feet are touching the back seat and then you have to turn them. Everything I've read says that having feet touching the seat is not a safety concern - and that should not be a reason for moving a child from rf to ff. I thought I saw research that shows children are more likely to break their legs in an accident if they are ff than rf anyway.
So does anyone know some links that talk about the feet touching the seat and why it's not a concern?
What does the safekids tech curriculum say about feet touching the seat with rear-facing children?
I'm going to contact our local safekids coordinator to talk to her about this. We live in a smaller city and so I'm guessing that the majority of techs in our area will work with her to get or maintain their certification.
Thanks for any help!
However, he said that you can keep children rf until their feet are touching the back seat and then you have to turn them. Everything I've read says that having feet touching the seat is not a safety concern - and that should not be a reason for moving a child from rf to ff. I thought I saw research that shows children are more likely to break their legs in an accident if they are ff than rf anyway.
So does anyone know some links that talk about the feet touching the seat and why it's not a concern?
What does the safekids tech curriculum say about feet touching the seat with rear-facing children?
I'm going to contact our local safekids coordinator to talk to her about this. We live in a smaller city and so I'm guessing that the majority of techs in our area will work with her to get or maintain their certification.
Thanks for any help!