Need simple articles

I am in need of simple articles about extended rear facing for my SIL and her husband. I have detailed articles but can't find anything with just basics. They are wonderful parents who honestly don't have a lot of time to research for themselves. They also know I am a carseat nut,lol and that I keep up the best I can. They have triplets who will turn one in June. They where born at 31 weeks and there adjusted birthday is beginning of August. I am trying to convince her to wait until atleast there adjusted age. She plans to talk to her pediatrician which is great but what if the pediatrician tells her it's ok to turn them around. One of the three is over 20 pounds but the other two are not. She is concerned about comfort but I told her safety was more important and that this is safer. I just want to give her things she can see. They have dial-up so sending them most links is too much for there system.

Thanks!

There's an MSN article "Toddlers Should Face the Rear Longer" (I think?) & you could mention that a broken neck is a LOT more uncomfortable than a broken leg Also, many kids' feet get numb & back aches from dangling in mid air unsupported when FF -- would they like to sit on a table for 20+ minutes without being able to support themselves to see how they feel If you Google search for the La Leche League Mother-to-Mother forums you'll see a recent post of mine in the Refreshment Table section about the importance of RF that might be helpful....

I have WORD documents of one or two articles about RFing. One is the MSN article that Papooses mentioned. If you send me a private message I will email it to you.

Thank you both!

I will pm you in a minute!

what about going to www.cpsafety.org and printing that article and highlighting the key points. Also go to the AAP website, print off the policy and highlight where it says to stay RF until the max of the seat. If you highlight it...the key points will stand out.

There's also the phrase internal decapitation. That always makes chills run up and down my spine.

http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bsafety/0,,9r5v,00.html
This article is a little dated in that it says to RF to at least one year...but it gives more info...here's my fav quote:

"very young children have immature and incompletely ossified bones that are soft and will deform and/or separate under tension, leaving the spinal cord as the last link between the head and the torso. Have you ever pulled an electric cord from the socket by the cord instead of the plug and broken the wires? Same problem.

This scenario is based on actual physiological measures. According to Huelke et. al. (1), "In autopsy specimens the elastic infantile vertebral bodies and ligaments allow for column elongation of up to two inches, but the spinal cord ruptures if stretched more than 1/4 inch." Real accident experience has also shown that a young child's skull can be literally ripped from its spine by the force of a crash. Yes, the body is being held in place, but the head is not. Is it a statistically rare event? Yes. If it's my child, does it matter that it's rare? "


Maybe translate it into more layman's terms if it would help her.

Susan

Thank you!

I am going to have Dh download the crash test footage to show her since there are on dial up and can't see it otherwise. I just want her to realise that she is worried about them having been preemies in every other sense of the word but not in the carseats.

I also have a very brief Word document (which I'd have to get out of an old computer for you) that has quotes from an instructor who researched autopsy reports of RF vs. FF toddlers/preschoolers....

If it has too much information she won't read it but thank you!