Apr 4, 2008

Car Seat Safety Videos

The research I have been doing recently for both my crib bedding articles and for car seat safety certainly has solidified my view points on each. However, it isn't so much the statistics that drove the point home, but the videos and photographs that reinact children's fatalities. I think it's important to circulate these videos among parents, grandparents, and caregivers. I think if disbelieving parents are to be convinced of the importance of following newer car seat guidelines, it will be done not my recounting statistics, but by showing them how car seats function best.

Car seat vs. No Car Seat

I shudder to think that any adult would ever allow a child to ride without a car seat, but sadly I've seen it happen on more than one occassion.

Importance of Staying-Rear Facing

This video is a great presentation of the facts of rear-facing and also contains comparison footage of rear-facing vs. forward-facing. On the second crash test footage, look and you will see a rear-facing child in the same car. The difference is remarkable.

Importance of a 5-Point Harness

Have your tissue box handy for this one folks. Little Kyle David Miller's parents put together this tribute and the story of his death that will rip any parents heart from their chest. My deepest condolences go to the Miller family in their loss, yet I am so thankful that they are using his death to educate other families.

Related articles:

Best, Safest Children's Car Seat

Best Infant Car Seats