Car seats can be confusing. Do you feel like you’re not quite sure if your child’s car seat is installed correctly? Do you see or read confusing things about car seats online and need some clarification? Do you know when you should turn your child’s car seat to forward-facing? Do you know how long your child should ride in booster seat?  Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST)  can help answer  these questions and more. One of our dedicated Child Passenger Safety Technician

“Click it or ticket!” and “buckle up!” are likely phrases you have heard. These refer to remembering to secure yourself, and your children, in a vehicle before driving. However, also important is making sure your child is using the correct car seat for their age, and using that seat correctly. Read more for examples and resources on commonly asked questions related to child passenger safety to do your best to make sure your kiddo can be safe in a crash.   My child wants to si

Questions About Car Seats? This week is a great week to get them answered. We get it. Car seats are confusing. It’s confusing to know which one to choose for your child. It’s confusing to install them into your vehicle. It’s also confusing to know the proper way to fit your child into their seat once it’s installed in your vehicle. Despite efforts to make car seats easier to install into vehicles, parents and caregivers are still finding it confusing. One of the best ways to

Parents ask us more questions about car seats than all other safety topics combined. Here are some of our most frequently asked questions with answers. 1) Do I really have to wait until my child is 2 to turn their convertible car seat around? Yes. And you don’t have to be in a hurry to turn them around at 2 years old. Wait until they reach the height and/or weight limit for rear-facing for the seat. 2) My child is tall, and their legs touch the back of the seat when

Although fall is coming, we are still having hot days in the Chicago area. Keep in mind, that heatstroke deaths can happen on 75 degree, sunny days, too. Young children left alone in a hot vehicle can die of heat stroke very quickly, and on average 38 children lose their lives each year – with more than half under the age of two. In just 10 minutes, a car can heat up 20 degrees. Even on mild or cloudy days, temperatures inside vehicles can reach life-threatening levels and l

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The weather is heating up and adults are more distracted than ever before. We're also out of our normal routines. All of these issues add up to a perfect recipe for heatstroke related deaths. A few tips to remember Never, ever leave a child alone in a car - not even for a few seconds. If you see a child unattended in a vehicle, call 911 immediately. Lock your car doors when you park your vehicle, even in your own driveway. Kids can some times gain access to the vehicle and n