Strapping Your Child Into Their Car Seat

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Fifty years ago, most parents - and most car manufacturers for that matter - had very little understanding of what "child safety" really meant in relationship to vehicles, but over the years, public consciousness on the issue of child safety - as well as the corresponding response from care manufacturers - has grown, to a point where you can now strap your child into a car seat and know that they are safe; that is, you can strap your child into a car seat and know that they are safe, as long as you take the right steps in strapping them into the car seat!

As far as car seat safety goes, the first thing you should know is that the car seat should go in the back seat, rather than in the front; the primary purpose for this (which people have just started doing over the last ten or fifteen years) is that airbags typically deploy in the passenger seat upon impact in a crash, and the impact of an air bag against a baby's face or a child's face can have catastrophic effects.

You should make sure that the car seat is fully strapped in and is fully secure when you put it in the back seat so that it does not tip over while you are traveling; many parents have a car seat that remains permanently in the car they drive most often, so they do not think about checking to make sure the car seat is strapped in fully and securely - but realize that the seatbelt can loosen over time, so you should always double check to make sure the car seat is strapped in correctly when you place your child in it.

And when you do place your child in the car seat, it will also be important that you make sure they are strapped securely into the car seat itself. Of course, it is perfectly fine for you to make sure your child is comfortable as well - but always realize that safety is the most important thing, even over comfort, and you will always want to make sure your child is strapped fully into the car seat so you will know they are fully safe!