Blondie87
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So my 15 month old foster son is picked up every other week in a big van to take him to his visit an hour away. When the pick him up they have a baby in an infant carseat and my foster son's 2 sisters who are 5 and 6. He is always in horrible carseats which I have no idea what kind they are, and FF of course, straps are lose, chest clips not in the right spot.
But today was the worst. I finally paid more attention. I tried to pull one of the seats to see how they were installed, and they just belt them through. They are not tight at all!! I just went and got him out of the van and his 6 year old sister was sitting in a Scenera with the seatbelt over the carseat like a booster!!! And the 5 year old was in a cosco HBB and the belt wasn't even threaded through the belt positioner. Both girls practically had the shoulder straps in front of their faces. My foster son's carseat was kind of sideways (cuz it's not in there tight) and his straps were so loose.
What am I supposed to do?? Why don't they teach the people who drive these kiddos around something about carseat safety?? I don't know what to do.. I don't know whether I should tell them I am going to be providing and installing his seat everytime.. or what. But even then, what about the other kids that ride with them? Soooo many kids get transported by DHS to visits and such. How do I make this better?
But today was the worst. I finally paid more attention. I tried to pull one of the seats to see how they were installed, and they just belt them through. They are not tight at all!! I just went and got him out of the van and his 6 year old sister was sitting in a Scenera with the seatbelt over the carseat like a booster!!! And the 5 year old was in a cosco HBB and the belt wasn't even threaded through the belt positioner. Both girls practically had the shoulder straps in front of their faces. My foster son's carseat was kind of sideways (cuz it's not in there tight) and his straps were so loose.
What am I supposed to do?? Why don't they teach the people who drive these kiddos around something about carseat safety?? I don't know what to do.. I don't know whether I should tell them I am going to be providing and installing his seat everytime.. or what. But even then, what about the other kids that ride with them? Soooo many kids get transported by DHS to visits and such. How do I make this better?