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When did you stop using a booster car seat for your child?

Suzieqmom @Suzieqmom (2755) • United States 7 Oct 10

In my state, booster car seats are required until either your child is eight years old, or weighs 80 pounds, and I believe this is the standard guidance (although perhaps not the law) throughout the U.S. My question is, if your...

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Children's Carseats

emilie2300 @emilie2300 (1882) • United States 18 Aug 09

Ok here is the situation. My friend is having a baby and she has a carseat that she has when she had her son four years ago. A friend of hers told her that someone couldn't take there child home from the hospital because there...

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Safety Seats

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 5 May 09

How long did you keep your child in a safety seat? My 7 year old is quite tall but since she still fits comfortably in her booster seat I don't see any reason to not have her in it. Her booster has a nice feature of a...

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car seats

tracie1758 @tracie1758 (507) • United States 20 Jan 09

I recently bought my daughter a new car seat. She outgrew her newborn one and this one can be rear facing as well as front facing and has a few other great things about it. I was all excited when I hooked it in the car following...

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what kind of carseat did you buy and why?

deviliciousamy @deviliciousamy (20) • United States 11 Aug 08

i am just curius as to what carseat everyone uses for their children and what made you choose that carseat? i bought both of my kids the sunshine kids radian80 carseats because i think they are really safe.they are 5 point...

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My baby fell out of a moving vehicle

BellasmamaTiff @BellasmamaTiff (2544) • United States 25 Sep 07

My two an a half year old daughter unbuckled her carseat and opened the car door. She fell out, got her foot stuck in the seatbelt and was dragged a few feet by her foot, on her belly, under the car. At the ER, they put her under,...

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a new device to help not forget your kid in your car

baw2006 @baw2006 (34) • United States 6 Sep 07

Now this is getting rediculous. I just heard on the news that they are now making a device that will start beeping if you get too far away from your car and your child is still in their carseat. The lady that was advocating...

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Booster seats, Car seats for kids...

Feona1962 @Feona1962 (7526) • United States 2 Sep 07

I am just curious about car seats for kids. I have a seat for the boys and they use it all the time. I was thinking about just getting a booster seat without the back part of it. How safe are these seats? I mean, when you strap a...

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Do you check for recalls on your kids toys, car seats, beds

addysmum @addysmum (1225) • Canada 14 Jun 07

How many of us check for recalls on our kids stuff. Do you check up on the toys they play with or the beds they sleep in? Most important do you check regularly on the status of their car seats? Call me crazy but I do for beds and...

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Baby care Seats

wenfri @wenfri (1185) • Canada 7 Jun 07

Are pre-school to 8 years old car seats mandatory in your country? Booster seats are required for children under the age of eight, weighing 18 kg or more but less than 36 kg (40-80 lbs) and who stand less than 145 cm (4 feet 9...

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my children without a car seat...

wmaharper @wmaharper (2315) • United States 2 Jun 07

Now I am a huge advocate for car seats, and think that they should ALWAYS be used, no matter what, but last night, after being rescued from a flooding street, with downpoaring rain, I did not transfer our carseat from our stalled...

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why won't people use their car seats correctly?

megs4413 @megs4413 (43) 16 May 07

the most dangerous thing most parents do with their kids each day is drive them around in a car and still most parents don't put in the necessary time/effort/money to protect their little passengars...why is that? even my friends...

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car seat laws

ravinskye @ravinskye (8237) • United States 4 May 07

have you ever called the police on someone breaking the car seat laws for kids? I passed a vehicle today that had a small child around 2 years old in their car seat in the front seat of their vehicle! Would you call the police?...

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Time OUT RefuSal WhAt ShoUld i Do

make7upyours @make7upyours (287) • United States 18 Feb 07

my kids refuse to stay in time out. I have an extra car seat in my living room corner. I have yet to strap them in it for a time out. I am afraid it is not leagal, and it may cause issues with them in the car??? I am so bumm...

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Reporting people who don't use seatbelts, or put kids in car seats

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 9 Feb 07

I did call the police (non-emergency line) on my mother years ago, when she had my nephew in the car without a car seat. For a while, she was helping get him to and from school. And she had two cars- a two-seater, and a...

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The Safety of commuters, on the bus.

saralee1 @saralee1 (1982) • United States 4 Feb 07

I used to hate riding them when I was younger, and when I started working as a bus Operator as I got older, I dispised them even more! Mainly, it was due to their safety. Now, any bus driver would argue with me, that thier bus is...

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Should a 3 year old ride the school bus?

cindync23 @cindync23 (52) • United States 10 Jan 07

Maybe I am being a little too paranoid about this. My 3 year old son is in pre-k. All the other kids in his class rides the school bus. I take him to and from school. I have a 5 month old that can't get over a cold and I think it...

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Most infant car seats flunk crash test.

tiff1496 @tiff1496 (570) • United States 6 Jan 07

This has got to be bad. I see on Yahoo where most infant car seats "failed disastrously" in crashes at speeds as low as 35 mph. Seats are coming out of their bases or twisted in place. Of the 12 car seats tested Consumer...

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Most Car Seats Flunked Crash Test At 35 MPH

mskim2u2004 @mskim2u2004 (355) • United States 5 Jan 07

Consumer Reports did a crash test using several infant car seats. The results showed that most car seats failed disastrously in crashes with speeds as low as 35 mph. The seats came off their bases or twisted. In one case, a test...

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Children and car safety

Charaid55 @Charaid55 (8) • United States 21 Oct 06

Lots of families live in the city and do not own a car. They must use public transportation... but there are no car seats in taxis or buses. How do they get around?

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