Car Seat information links

Car seats are very confusing and so I hope to be able to post links and videos here to answer most questions.  If you have further questions feel free to reply here or message me.  

Rear-Facing Information: Why you should try and rear-face to the limits of your child's infant/child seat, or until age 2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRP7ynNI8mI
http://www.joelsjourney.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssIsceKd6U


Forward-Facing Information: Why you should keep your children Harnesses as long as possible.

http://kdmf.blogspot.ca
csftl.org/harness-or-booster/


Booster Seat information: Why children should use them and when can they graduate to the Adult seatbelt

thecarseatlady.com/why-boosters-work/
http://vicarseattechs.com/stage-3-booster-seat/
www.albertahealthservices.ca/injprev/Page4856.aspx
youtu.be/k6FPMbmeAQ0?si=R3w8mMhLG8h8eiKd


When should you move your child out of a booster seat? 

vicarseattechs.com/stage-4-seat-belt/
csftl.org/the-five-step-test/


Installing and Using your Car seat:  Some videos and links to help with proper installation and use

A helpful trick for installing any car seat with an open belt path - Inside/Outside Trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QM5Jr_Zc_I

Other Safety Resources:  

- You should not be able to pinch a fold in the harnesses at the child's collar bone once they are properly tightened - 
 http://carseatblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pinch-Test.jpg

- Why you should be aware of Used car seats, they could be putting your child's life at risk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC5ifQ6ho1U  

- Car seat use and winter.  Why Snowsuits and bundle me are not safe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM1LJaOIu34 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDhng9hvjlI

- WHY seats have expiry dates.  This is a 10 year old Britax seat (on of the older classic models) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCRz7BRAM0 and a more detailed explanation on why seats expire http://vicarseattechs.com/2013/why-do-car-seats-expire/

- Texting and Driving ***Warning, graphic, please don't wants with young children around*** - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ukd7xTQ9g & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rClJW9gnchc

- Busytown Characters help tech about car seat safety - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdJmAtJ7zsM
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- Some car seats talk about leaving a child in the seat until they max the weight limits or they have less than 1 inch of room from top of their head to the hard seat shell.  Here is how to measure that - http://carseatblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/How-to-measure-1-inch-rf.png You can also measure by taking a book that is 1 inch thick and placing that flat on the child's head.  https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/58384_416717211721870_1524673548_n.jpg?oh=45bf649a91d0b099d25407b487e8e1d2&oe=570E19B3 Remember to make sure that your car seat allows for this measurement and doesn't just go by an overall height limit.

- Make sure you are using the correct belt path (there are 2 on every Convertible seat) - http://carseatblog.com/30683/the-wrong-belt-path/ & https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12105931_1514680478824518_2819441163920338143_n.jpg?oh=e882ad18aa30d61428e4254ab1745779&oe=56FCD96E

- Top tether use is MANDATORY in Canada for all forward-facing car seats, here is a picture to help determine what you are looking for - http://carseatblog.com/9226/what-is-a-tether/ & http://vicarseattechs.com/2013/top-tether-troubleshooting/

- How much a bundle me/cuddle bag can leave, even when you think your child is in there snugly -  http://thecarseatlady.blogspot.ca/2011/01/bundle-me-everyone-uses-it-in-car-seat.html If you have one, here is a way to alter it to make it safe in the car seat https://thecarseatlady.wordpress.com/rear-facing/cutting-a-bundle-me/

- How to make sure an infant fits their seat properly - https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/10154419_527500620704400_1862433534267261476_n.jpg?oh=9cfa64f07e84ec948ec63755cff52767&oe=570E00CA & http://23ejf145mpkj40crs82u74e9.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CrotchRoll.jpg (This is the ONLY time its acceptable to put anything between the child and the harnesses, and the reason for this is that the washcloth between the baby's legs is filling the gap there to keep the child in the proper position.  Make sure to double check that your child's seat doesn't have another option to make the crotch buckle strap shorter, many seats now are making this part of the seat fit infants better)

- How to keep children warm in the winter - http://thecarseatlady.com/warmandsafe/
- An alternative to removing the child's jacket in the winter.  "The Coat Trick" - https://www.facebook.com/maddie.quinn/media_set?set=a.655405427102.2211036.199108530&type=1

- Lock offs and locking clips - http://www.carseatsite.com/lockingclips.htm & http://carseatblog.com/28049/lockoffs-what-you-need-to-know-which-carseats-have-them/ & http://csftl.org/lock-it-up-how-to-lock-a-seat-belt-for-car-seat-installation/

Info about selling used car seats - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/garage-eng.php

Expiry date list from Transport Canada - http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-notices-2011c01-1168.htm

Transport Canada's child restraint recall list - https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-notices-menu-907.htm


Additional Links:
http://www.thecarseatlady.com
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-car-index-873.htm
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-car-time-stages-1083.htm
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/kids-enfants/road-rue/index-eng.php?utm_campaign=CHS1213&utm_source=google_en&utm_content=ADV0096-12_sem-ad-1_en&utm_medium=cpc&utm_keyword=%2Bcar+%2Bseat+%2Blaws
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-faq-1131.htm


Where to find a Canadian car seat tech:
https://cpsac.org/find-a-tech/