Combi Shuttle 33 Infant Carseat Unboxing & Preview

The Combi Shuttle 33 is the newest version of the original Combi Shuttle model.  This new model has increased weight and height limits and is compatible with almost all  2009 & 2010 Combi 3-Second Fold Strollers (Cosmo, Flare, Flash EX, Saavy & Twin Sport which can accept ONE Shuttle 33). The exception is the Coccoro Flash stroller frame which can only accept the Combi [...]

onBoard, onBoard 35, onBoard 35 Air – Confused about the differences? You should be!

No, it’s not you.  It’s them.  Really.  It’s almost as bad as their 6 names and counting for the Alpha Omega Elite but it’s still relatively early in the onBoard game so who knows how many more versions of this seat they can come up with.  Anyway, in an effort to cut down on some of the inevitable confusion – we [...]

And the Winner of the Cybex Solution X-Fix Is . . .

BookMama!  Thanks so much to everyone for participating in our Cybex Solution X-Fix giveaway .  BookMama, check your email.

Too old for a booster? Says who?

This isn’t a full review, but I wanted to share our experience with the original Britax Frontier model in booster mode.  In short, we love it .  This is Karsten last summer, he was almost 12, about 90 pounds, and about 60 inches tall.  That’s the top listed height limit for the original Frontier [...]

Infant Seat Handle Positions

A common question parents often have when using infant seats is “where should the handle go—up or down?”  It’s not that simple anymore, actually.  On some seats, the handle must be up.  On some, the handle must be down.  On one, the handle is recommended to be placed all the way forward, toward the baby’s [...]

A Few Updates: Carseats We Like

Our list of Recommended Carseats (technically Heather’s list with a little input from Kecia and me) was getting a bit obsolete.  So were our Amazon lists that appear on the right hand column that show some of my favorite child safety seats and also Kecia’s list of models that offer extended harnessing.  We are in the [...]

Poetic Justice for Impatient Drivers

We had been searching for a handy parking spot for nearly 10 minutes.  It’s a very busy downtown area and the parking garages are inconvenient for a quick trip.  Plus, we’d just left the lot on this side of the downtown area without finding a spot.  So, my wife finally decided that she’d pull into the lot [...]

Safety 1st onBoard 35 Air 1st Look Review: One Word, Wow!

I bought my first child safety seat made by Dorel back around 1999, before I became involved in child passenger safety.  It was the original Cosco High Back combo booster.  Consumer Reports had given it a top rating.  Who was I to disagree?  While it was a good value, it was difficult to use, from the tricky installation [...]

Cybex Solution X-Fix Booster Seat Giveaway

You’ve been waiting for it with bated breath.  The Solution X-Fix booster seat giveaway!  So, what do you have to do?  Solve this three-across problem in a Yaris …  Just kidding .  Entry is very simple: visit http://ht.ly/1Fdun and read about a benefit or cool feature of the X-Fix booster, then come back and leave [...]