Doing It All Wrong for Almost 10 Years!

And I’ve been a technician for 8 ½ years and an instructor for 3 years!  How can I show my face in public again?  How can I possibly go on professionally?  What is it that I’ve done, you ask?  What could be so horrible?  You’re probably guessing at this point that I’ve been putting a [...]

The SeatBelt Song!

Our first ABC bag giveaway winner will be selected a bit later today.  In the mean time, I completely forgot to mention that the Leeny and Tamara CDs we will be including in some of our gift bag giveaways includes the song, “Put on My Seat Belt.”   They’ve kindly allowed us to include the song here [...]

Some ABC Kids Giveaway Extras

Over the next few weeks, we will have a number of tote bag giveaways with trinkets we accumulated from the ABC Kids Expo.  The contents will vary, but there are a couple items that may find a home in more than one of our giveaway bags.  Sign up to follow us on Twitter or be our fan [...]

LATCH to 80 Pounds: Progress or Confusion?

Over a year ago we asked, “What Would You Do?”  Using LATCH beyond 40 pounds has been a major industry issue that has gone without resolution for years.  Now, Sunshine Kids has an answer.  Will it set the trend and ultimately resolve the problem or will it just complicate LATCH even more?
For almost a decade, [...]

The 5-Step Test

What is the 5-Step Test?
The 5-Step Test is the only accurate way to assess if a child is optimally protected by a vehicle’s lap/shoulder seatbelt system without a booster seat or other type of child restraint. The 5 “test” questions guide parents or caregivers in their assessment of the seatbelt fit on the child. This fit will vary depending on the child, the vehicle [...]

ABC Kids Expo: First Giveaway!

In a time honored tradition, we are going to part with a number of items collected at the ABC Kids Expo, packaged in a lovely tote bag!  Our motto is, don’t expect much, and you won’t be disappointed!
Anyone who is one of our Followers on Twitter or is one of our Fans on Facebook as [...]

ABC Kids: Accessories

Here are a few photos of some accessories we saw that might interest you, especially with fall and winter around the corner.  Neither of these interferes with the harness system or carseat padding in any way, so you can use them safely!
First, the Carseat Blankie is a  very nice baby warmer; it’s a right sized flannel blanket available in [...]

Want to Use CarseatBlog Photos or Commentary on Your Website? Please, Ask Permission!

© Many of our photos do not have watermarks, in part because I am lazy, and in part so that they don’t detract from the photo.  Despite this, we would like to remind other website owners that our content is copyrighted.
We encourage other bloggers to use our RSS feed, to link to our blog or include us [...]

ABC Kids Expo: It’s Another Photo Blog (With a Video and Commentary, too)!

Here’s yet another photo blog of some things we saw at the ABC Kids Expo.  Some we’ve touched upon in earlier blogs, others we have not.  As we like to frequently remind viewers, many of these are prototypes and the final retail versions may differ slightly from what you see at the show.  Enjoy!
For some time, [...]

ABC Kids: More Photos!

Here’s another photo dump.  Most of these Heather has covered in her summaries from the show, others are self explanatory.  Any of these products may differ slighlty from retail versions, as prototypes are often displayed at the show.  More photos and blogs from ABC still to come!
 
You want Mossy Oak?  You got it!