mommy2allgirls
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What a great link to share! Thanks for posting it!!
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Yup. But I only have 2 kids, so what do I know?
Sorry to rant but I'm so tired of seeing pics of kids on Facebook or Instagram with heavy costs/jackets on while buckled in their carseat. This is not safe. It doesn't properly restrain the child and if you were to get into an accident the child can be ejected from their carseat. I have 5 kids so I know how annoying and time consuming it is to take the jackets on and off but the child's life sure is worth it. I just wish people would learn about proper carseat safety.
Rant over
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So instead of ranting and wishing people would learn proper carseat safety on FB when you see those posts do you at least educate them with your knowledge of how and why its unsafe. People may not be aware, I certainly wasn't and my kids were always buckled into carseats with their coats on. And not that your "rant" would have been ignored, but I'd be more inclined to listen to a concerned friend than an annoyed rant from one KWIM Why come here to rant, how about informing the DIS parents.
Even car seat manufacturers say to remove thick and puffy jackets and snowsuits before buckling children in. You can see in the video and pictures that you can't get car seat straps tight enough when the child is wearing a thick or puffy jacket. Look how loose the straps get if the jacket is compressed. It doesn't matter to me what your dad did or did not observe. I have done my research and I would never let my child wear a jacket in her carseat. http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=151522 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5AwtaQnNO8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Move to Houston and never worry about this again! No puffy coat needed. A hooded fleece is almost always enough.
Both of those compare strapping a child in with the bulky coat, then taking the coat off and putting the child back in the car seat. SURPRISE! The straps are now loose.Even car seat manufacturers say to remove thick and puffy jackets and snowsuits before buckling children in. You can see in the video and pictures that you can't get car seat straps tight enough when the child is wearing a thick or puffy jacket. Look how loose the straps get if the jacket is compressed. It doesn't matter to me what your dad did or did not observe. I have done my research and I would never let my child wear a jacket in her carseat.
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=151522
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5AwtaQnNO8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
. So how many of the 47 percent were wearing bulky coats?According to a recent news release from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, of the 30 children ages 0-7 killed and 4,021 injured in Minnesota crashes from 2006 to 2010, 47 percent were not properly secured.
Both of those compare strapping a child in with the bulky coat, then taking the coat off and putting the child back in the car seat. SURPRISE! The straps are now loose.
I'm guessing if you put the child in a sweatshirt and fleece, strap them in, then remove the sweatshirt and fleece, the straps will be loose.
The article posted earlier only mentions . So how many of the 47 percent were wearing bulky coats?
I appreciate your thoughts, but you haven't shown me any data saying kids are more at risk wearing bulky coats.
FWIW, my youngest is in a booster seat.
The point is that the puffy jacks "deflate" when compressed in a car accident which in turn loosens the straps like they aren't wearing the jacket at all. A child can easily be ejected. Sweatshirts and fleece shirts don't compress the same way puffy jackets do so they are generally more secure if they are fitted correctly.
Go ahead and leave things as they are. I am simply stating what I would do and why...and what the manufacturers tell you to do.
Are you talking about the marshmallow type jackets deflating? I'm looking at DD's "puffy" coat right now and there is no was it deflates. It's stuffed with batting or whatever they use.
Are you talking about the marshmallow type jackets deflating? I'm looking at DD's "puffy" coat right now and there is no was it deflates. It's stuffed with batting or whatever they use.
Deflate or compress. If you can smush the coat down with your hand then it shouldn't be worn in a car seat.
Deflate or compress. If you can smush the coat down with your hand then it shouldn't be worn in a car seat.
As I mentioned, my kids are out of these seats and just using seat belts, so this doesn't apply to me. What I'm trying to say is if you want to convince some more people, is find some more facts or studies that show how the compression is so detrimental. I'm surprised there's not video somewhere showing a crash test dummy wearing a puffy coat, correctly strapped in, and then slipping out in a crash.The point is that the puffy jacks "deflate" when compressed in a car accident which in turn loosens the straps like they aren't wearing the jacket at all. A child can easily be ejected. Sweatshirts and fleece shirts don't compress the same way puffy jackets do so they are generally more secure if they are fitted correctly.
Go ahead and leave things as they are. I am simply stating what I would do and why...and what the manufacturers tell you to do.
As I mentioned, my kids are out of these seats and just using seat belts, so this doesn't apply to me. What I'm trying to say is if you want to convince some more people, is find some more facts or studies that show how the compression is so detrimental. I'm surprised there's not video somewhere showing a crash test dummy wearing a puffy coat, correctly strapped in, and then slipping out in a crash.
Yes I have told them and they are thankful but I've also seen posts in groups and tagged that I couldn't educate and I felt like I just wanted to rant. I don't have to justify what and how I post something. I needed to get something out and vent. So I did.
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