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Mommy Alert! Check Your Car Booster Seat For Safety
If your child has outgrown their carseat and rides in a booster, take a look at this recent report. For the first time, the transitional seats that youngsters ride in were tested. And, the results for some mainstream brands aren't great.Flying with Baby
As Summer comes to a close, many families take their last warm weather hurrah over Labor Day weekend. Before boarding the next flight, check out airplane gear that ensures your tot will be safe on board. These goodies also make a parent's life a bit easier.
Mommy Dearest: Can't Get My Child in Her Carseat
Mommy Dearest,
My two-year-old daughter refuses to sit in her carseat. We live in a small town where I have to drive to get groceries and run errands. How can I get her to buckle up without constantly going to battle?
How Well Do You Know Your Carseat Safety?
Most hospitals do not let you take your baby home until they can see that you have a properly installed carseat in your vehicle. Try your knowledge by taking this test!
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Junior Jetset: Carseats on the Go
Traveling with tots doesn't have to be difficult. The SafeGuard Go Hybrid booster seat ($199) has created a carseat that makes traveling much easier and keeps your child safe.
Classified as a combination carseat, the SafeGuard Go has a five point harness that can be used on a child up to 60 pounds and then converts to a regular booster seat for a child up to 100 pounds.
Mommy Alert! Baby Is Safest in the Middle
Babe belongs in the middle. Who said being a mother was convenient? When it comes to buckling up your lil one for a ride, new research shows that putting up the fight to muscle your tot into the center seat is actually worth the battle.
Junior Jetset: CARES For Trips
Somehow our plane to Bermuda seemed more like a flight to Disneyland with the number of kids on board. Since I didn't have my own tot in tow, I fawned them.
One mom brought the Child Aviation Restraint System (CARES) along for the ride.
Trendtotting: Nestt Carseat
If you fancy yourself as someone who stays ahead of trends, get acquainted with the Nestt. Different from any other seat I've ever seen, the infant car seat is designed to be supremely safe while appearing ultra cool.
To see what is so special about the Nestt, read more
Does Mother Know Best, Even If She Breaks the Law?
As moms we get an onslaught of advice from our peers, parents, pediatricians and just about everyone in between. But, when it comes to the law, there's not much room for flexibility.
And, in one case my mother's intuition (and plain ol' common sense) told me I knew best.
Trendtotting: Traveling in Style
I went shopping for a bigger car seat recently and was depressed by the safe, but unattractive options.
My car interior is an eye sore with the trash that my child accumulates in the backseat. So the last thing I want is a boring black and gray seat to add to the ugliness.
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