Carseat Issues

[Baby Beluga]

A good resource for families is a blog and facebook page called "car seats or the littles" http://csftl.org/

The blog has a slew of information on seats, installations quirks for individual seats and car seat safety in general. The FB page is run by licensed CPST's. You can post a question on the page or PM a CPST and they will help trouble shoot issues for free. If they cannot help, they can help set families up with CPST's in their area who can help in person.

And yes, Tom is correct. Never, ever, ever touch a car seat as you can be liable should anything happen. Even a CPST will not (well should not....as in any field there are "bad" CPST's) be the last one to touch the car seat. They will teach the family to install and use it properly.

ETA: On the blog you can look up a CPST in your area. They have CPST's listed in the states and in Canada

[Play Care]

My opinion, too. I decided the less I knew, the better.

Honestly I'm less horrified by the inproperly installed seat and more so by the fact the family is using grandma to care for a little when she's obviously not able. Statistically the child is more likely to be dropped while grandma is carrying her than she is to be in an car accident (not saying an improperly installed car seat is okay, but if we are taking about risks...)

I see it all the time when I bring the kids to preschool (in properly installed seats, ) mom and dad saving a buck using grandma (or great grandma in some cases) and they clearly are not physically able to do what needs to be done to properly care for young energetic kiddos.

Though I glad dad seems to have taken the op seriously and will get if fixed. Now who is going to be putting the kid in their seat?

[Ariana]

Honestly I'm less horrified by the inproperly installed seat and more so by the fact the family is using grandma to care for a little when she's obviously not able. Statistically the child is more likely to be dropped while grandma is carrying her than she is to be in an car accident (not saying an improperly installed car seat is okay, but if we are taking about risks...)

I see it all the time when I bring the kids to preschool (in properly installed seats, ) mom and dad saving a buck using grandma (or great grandma in some cases) and they clearly are not physically able to do what needs to be done to properly care for young energetic kiddos.

Though I glad dad seems to have taken the op seriously and will get if fixed. Now who is going to be putting the kid in their seat?

The grandma is an in shape 50 year old woman. She injured her back and the whole lifting and twisting to get the 40 pound 2 year old in her seat is reinjuring her back (yes thats right, the 2 yr old is 40 pounds and in 3T clothes ). It is not that she is unable to take care of her it is that her back cannot do that particular motion. She is in physio for it so I am really hoping it goes away. The grandma has picked her up countless times in the past and was able to lift her into her seat but this injury is causing issues now.

I think the term "grandma" with back issues makes everyone think of a little old lady hunched over

[Play Care]

The grandma is an in shape 50 year old woman. She injured her back and the whole lifting and twisting to get the 40 pound 2 year old in her seat is reinjuring her back (yes thats right, the 2 yr old is 40 pounds and in 3T clothes ). It is not that she is unable to take care of her it is that her back cannot do that particular motion. She is in physio for it so I am really hoping it goes away. The grandma has picked her up countless times in the past and was able to lift her into her seat but this injury is causing issues now.

I think the term "grandma" with back issues makes everyone think of a little old lady hunched over

Gotcha!

Though to be fair, my IL's retired in their early 50's and are also in fantastic shape. MIL made it clear then that they would not be day care or substitute day care.
How dare she want to enjoy retirement! ::::::

Hopefully it's all been worked out!

[Alwaysgreener]

In some cases I suppose this would be managing risks but I feel in my case it would be managing risks by doing it. I have seen parents put their child in wrong, straps too low, forward facing too early, infant car seat too late... I have car seats for each age group for my car in case I need them and I do loan them out in emergencies. I have done more research on car seat safety and have more experience than any of my dc parents.

As Tom pointed out, if you loan, install or buckle a car seat and the driver were to get into a accident you Risk being sued if something fails, even if it is out of your control. He told of a case that he has handle, where the child grew up and sued the provider for something that happen when he was enrolled in that day care.

Interestingly, I just happen to watch one of the court shows during nap time this week and person got sued because his equipment failed during his service injuring a child. He lost the case and was told by the judge to sue the manufacturer to get his money back.

In case you are anyone else is interested in watching the webinar, it is free and about one hour long. Tom talks about how to manage risks in day care period not just car seats. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg...18502057991681