I was babysitting recently for a six month old. I, of course, took his carseat in case I had to transport him. He's in a cosco infant seat (can't remember the model, sorry, but I did check the DOM to make sure it wasn't expired). When it was time to pull his carseat base out of his mum's car, because I've never done an install on an infant seat without the base and didn't want to have to try it for the first time in an emergency, she says "Oh, you'll have to pull it so you know where it goes because I don't know how to install it."
Is this normal, for one parent not to have a clue how to install a car seat? If not, how might I convince her to learn how to install her son's seat? It kind of bothers me that she doesn't have a clue. From the way she was talking, she's never so much as looked at how the carseat installs. I mean, if you have 15 or 16 carseats, I can see one parent only knowing how to install the ones that are regularly used and perhaps 1 or 2 backup carseats, but is it normal and... I dunno... acceptable for one parent not to know how to install the only carseat they use for the child?
Is this normal, for one parent not to have a clue how to install a car seat? If not, how might I convince her to learn how to install her son's seat? It kind of bothers me that she doesn't have a clue. From the way she was talking, she's never so much as looked at how the carseat installs. I mean, if you have 15 or 16 carseats, I can see one parent only knowing how to install the ones that are regularly used and perhaps 1 or 2 backup carseats, but is it normal and... I dunno... acceptable for one parent not to know how to install the only carseat they use for the child?