{"id":37124,"date":"2018-09-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/is-your-child-in-the-right-car-seat-2-3\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:19:57","slug":"is-your-child-in-the-right-car-seat-2-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/is-your-child-in-the-right-car-seat-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Child in the Right Car Seat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p> Is your child buckled up properly? Surprisingly, in 59 percent of cases, children\u2019s car seats are used incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p> September 23-29 is National Child Passenger Safety Week. This week raises awareness about the importance of choosing the right car seat for your child,<br \/>\n    installing it correctly, and buckling up properly. It could save your child\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p> If you have questions, ask a certified Child Safety Passenger Technician, which can be found at many local police or fire departments. The technician can<br \/>\n    conduct a free check of your car seat and teach you how to install it correctly in your car. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carseatsak.org\/\">www.carseatsak.org<\/a>    for more information about car seats and to find a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carseatsak.org\/Links\/index.cfm?fuseaction=CheckupLocations\">Car Seat Check Up Locations<\/a>    across the state.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/threadsandbox2.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/passengersafety_a700px.gif\" style=\"width: 750px;height: 590px\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2> Know the Stages<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Birth up to age 2<\/strong> \u2013 Rear-facing car seat. For the best possible protection, infants and children should be buckled in a rear-facing<br \/>\n        car seat, in the back seat, until age 2 or when they reach the upper weight or height limits of their particular seat. Check the seat\u2019s owner\u2019s<br \/>\n        manual and\/or labels on the seat for weight and height limits.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Age 2 up to at least age 5<\/strong> \u2013 Forward-facing car seat. When children outgrow their rear-facing seats they should be buckled in a forward-facing<br \/>\n        car seat, in the back seat, until at least age 5 or when they reach the upper weight or height limit of their particular seat. Check the seat\u2019s<br \/>\n        owner\u2019s manual and\/or labels on the seat for weight and height limits.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Age 5 up until seat belts fit properly<\/strong> \u2013 Booster seat. Once children outgrow their forward-facing seat (by reaching the upper height<br \/>\n        or weight limit of their seat), they should be buckled in a belt positioning booster seat until seat belts fit properly. Seat belts fit properly<br \/>\n        when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs (not the stomach) and the shoulder belt lays across the chest (not the neck). Remember to keep children<br \/>\n        properly buckled in the back seat for the best possible protection.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Once seat belts fit properly without a booster seat<\/strong> \u2013 Children no longer need to use a booster seat once seat belts fit them properly.<br \/>\n        Seat belts fit properly when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs (not the stomach) and the shoulder belt lays across the chest (not the neck).<br \/>\n        For the best possible protection keep children properly buckled in the back seat.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Install and use car seats and booster seats according to the seat\u2019s owner\u2019s manual or get help installing them from a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. <\/strong>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> More resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/Users\/HAnderson\/Documents\/safercar.gov\/therightseat\">SaferCar.gov\/therightseat<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safekids.org\/ultimate-car-seat-guide\/\">The Ultimate Car Seat Guide<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[28],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37124","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry","news_tags-child_welfare"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Your Child in the Right Car Seat? - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/is-your-child-in-the-right-car-seat-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Your Child in the Right Car Seat? - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is your child buckled up properly? 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