babygirlsmom1005
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Today I was at Wal-Mart with my Mike (my DH), Madeline, Marshall and my neice Alice (she's with us for 2 weeks). We happened to be passing by the baby section and I see this little girl and her dad and he's grabbing a backless booster to put into his cart. I go over to him and ask if this is for her and he said yes, and then asked if this was not the correct seat for her? I asked him how old she was and roundabout weight and he said she's 4 and 35 lbs. (I thinks he may have been smaller than 35 lbs, she looked a lot smaller than my daughter who is 33 lbs - but anywho) I explained about boosters and the submarining effect, also about maturity level of the child being able to stay awake on car rides, stay still, etc....and he agreeded she was no where close to that and that was something he had never thought of before.
He asked my recommendation and I pointed him towards the GN that they had there. He asked what my kids ride and I told him what was in the truck (Cosce Scerena RF for my DD - 3 years 8 months the shocked look on his face that I had her turned around backwards was priceless - I also told him she had a Britax Frontier, Britax Marathon FF for my Neice - 3 years 10 months and Britax Companion for DS). He asked if he should be looking for a Britax and I explained to him that all car seats have to pass the same saftey standards, etc...and the right seat was one that fit his child, vehicle and budget. His daughter said she really liked the GN and he ended up getting it (or I assume he did, I saw him put it in his cart). I also suggested he contact a CPST (find one online) to make sure his carseats were installed properly and he agreeded about doing that to check all 3 of them.
He thanked me, shook my husbands hand and we parted ways. I was so happy I was able to make a differance and hopefully keep another LO safe on the road that wasn't even mine!!!
He asked my recommendation and I pointed him towards the GN that they had there. He asked what my kids ride and I told him what was in the truck (Cosce Scerena RF for my DD - 3 years 8 months the shocked look on his face that I had her turned around backwards was priceless - I also told him she had a Britax Frontier, Britax Marathon FF for my Neice - 3 years 10 months and Britax Companion for DS). He asked if he should be looking for a Britax and I explained to him that all car seats have to pass the same saftey standards, etc...and the right seat was one that fit his child, vehicle and budget. His daughter said she really liked the GN and he ended up getting it (or I assume he did, I saw him put it in his cart). I also suggested he contact a CPST (find one online) to make sure his carseats were installed properly and he agreeded about doing that to check all 3 of them.
He thanked me, shook my husbands hand and we parted ways. I was so happy I was able to make a differance and hopefully keep another LO safe on the road that wasn't even mine!!!
I love hearing story's of people make a difference!
