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Anybody hear of The Car Seat Lady? Very interesting material.
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Some info needs to be updated though.
"Infant seats: For babies up to 22lbs. Some models go up to 30 pounds.
Convertible seats: Rear-facing for babies and toddlers up to 30 or 35 pounds and then forward-facing for kids up to 40 pounds or more."
"The American Academy of Pediatrics says: When they are too big for rear-facing in their convertible seats. Most kids are 2 or 3 years old when they are too big. "Too Big" means either too tall or too heavy.
Too Tall: If head is within one inch of the top of the child safety seat.
Too Heavy: If child is 30 or 35 pounds--it depends on which seat you have."
"Who Should Ride in a Booster?
Kids, especially younger ones, are safer in a 5-point harness. Don’t rush to “graduate” your child to a booster seat. Kids who are AT LEAST 40 pounds AND AT LEAST 3-4 years old can start riding on boosters. Kids should ride on a booster UNTIL they can pass the 5-step-test (usually age 8-10), which you can see below.
If you can check "Yes" to all the statements below, your child is okay to use a booster:
YES NO
[ ] [ ] There is a shoulder AND lap belt where the child sits
[ ] [ ] The child is at least 40 pounds (kids are safer in a 5-point harness, especially those under 40lbs)
[ ] [ ] The child is at least 3-4 years old[ ] [ ] The child can sit still the entire trip without leaning forward or sitting on their knees"
Yah. I noticed some of the info that needs to be updated too Maybe one of us could contact their site. They have a facebook page too
Some info needs to be updated though.
"Infant seats: For babies up to 22lbs. Some models go up to 30 pounds.
Convertible seats: Rear-facing for babies and toddlers up to 30 or 35 pounds and then forward-facing for kids up to 40 pounds or more."
"The American Academy of Pediatrics says: When they are too big for rear-facing in their convertible seats. Most kids are 2 or 3 years old when they are too big. "Too Big" means either too tall or too heavy.
Too Tall: If head is within one inch of the top of the child safety seat.
Too Heavy: If child is 30 or 35 pounds--it depends on which seat you have."
"Who Should Ride in a Booster?
Kids, especially younger ones, are safer in a 5-point harness. Don’t rush to “graduate” your child to a booster seat. Kids who are AT LEAST 40 pounds AND AT LEAST 3-4 years old can start riding on boosters. Kids should ride on a booster UNTIL they can pass the 5-step-test (usually age 8-10), which you can see below.
If you can check "Yes" to all the statements below, your child is okay to use a booster:
YES NO
[ ] [ ] There is a shoulder AND lap belt where the child sits
[ ] [ ] The child is at least 40 pounds (kids are safer in a 5-point harness, especially those under 40lbs)
[ ] [ ] The child is at least 3-4 years old[ ] [ ] The child can sit still the entire trip without leaning forward or sitting on their knees"
She doesn't post here, but someone who works with her does.
The thing is, you're assuming she DOESN'T have the most UTD info. I assure you, she does. She's got more info in her left forearm than a lot of people here do in their entire bodies. I'm not making her out to be a car seat god or anything, but this woman is GOOD. She KNOWS what she's doing. But I personally wouldn't be running screaming to my webmaster telling them to change something small on a website detailing a 5 pound difference in a situation where MOST kids were already FF 15 pounds ago.
The thing is, you're assuming she DOESN'T have the most UTD info. I assure you, she does. She's got more info in her left forearm than a lot of people here do in their entire bodies. I'm not making her out to be a car seat god or anything, but this woman is GOOD. She KNOWS what she's doing. But I personally wouldn't be running screaming to my webmaster telling them to change something small on a website detailing a 5 pound difference in a situation where MOST kids were already FF 15 pounds ago.
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