Baby Gear

Car seats for our kids is a stressful subject in this house. We are always making sure our seats are installed correctly and that we have the safest seats on the market. We recently moved my twins into booster seats and even though they are old enough at 6 years old, it still scares me.

When the chance to review SeatSnug came up, I really wanted to try it.
From the site: “SeatSnug® is a first-of-its-kind product that enhances both the safety and comfort of children riding in booster seats. It allows the lap belt to be lightly tightened around a child’s hips while riding in a vehicle, preventing seatbelt slack or looseness from developing.”

Children in booster seats are at risk of injury and death due to seatbelt slack. A standard seatbelt allows slack to develop in the lap belt portion while you are riding in a vehicle. Seatbelt slack is acknowledged in the auto industry as a major contributor to injuries and deaths in vehicular accidents!

By gently securing a child while riding in a booster seat, SeatSnug® substantially eliminates bouncing, rocking, tipping, falling over, and ejection, thus reducing the potential for injuries and death in vehicular accidents.

Installing SeatSnug was easy but it warns to follow the directions carefully because taking it off is not so easy, so kids cannot take it off themselves.
This is a great product I will recommend to all of my mom friends.

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Probably the most important purchase you will make for your little one is his or her car seat. What is the safest brand? When do you move the baby out of the infant seat? When is the right time for a booster seat?
Experts suggest kids be in some form of a car seat until they grow to at least 60” and 100 lbs. One of the safest names on teh market is Britax.
I do not own a Britax car seat but they get rave reviews and people tell me how easy they are to install, which is HUGE.
Here is an easy list to figure out which Britax is right for you:

Britax Diplomat Convertible Car Seat: Smaller with plenty of safety features. ($259.99)
Best for: Cars loaded up with multiple car seats.
Pros: Adjustable headrest and cushy seat.
Cons: Narrower than the Boulevard, this seat may not work for bigger kids

Britax Roundabout Convertible Car Seat: The one I hear most people have ($200)
Best For: Smaller cars, and smaller kids (only works up to 40 inches and 40 lbs).
Pros: Fun cover choices are easy to clean.
Cons: Hard to install.

Britax Boulevard Convertible Car Seat: Converts with ease from rear facing to front facing. ($300)
Best For: Parents looking to avoid the hassles of multiple car seat purchases.
Pros: HUGS (Harness Ultra Guard) pads and protects head and neck.
Cons: Large frame takes up a lot of seat space, may not work with mutliple kids in the car

Britax Marathon Convertible Car Seat: made to be used for years ($279.99)
Best for: Taller kids (accommodates up to 49 inches).
Pros: Reportedly this is an extremely comfortable seat.
Cons: Expensive and not light

Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat: Combination harness-to-booster seat. ($250)
Best For: Families who don’t want to spring for a separate booster seat.
Pros: Accommodates children from 40 to over 100 pounds.
Cons: Britax is voluntarily recalling 30,000 Frontier model seats (the harness straps can come off the yoke located on the seat’s back). Britax is shipping repair kits to all registered owners.

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Car seats is a stressful subject in this house. We are always making sure our seats are installed correctly and that we have the safest seats on the market. We recently moved my twins into booster seats and even though they are old enough (almost 6) it still scares me.

When the chance to review SeatSnug came up, I really wanted to try it.
From the site: “SeatSnug® is a first-of-its-kind product that enhances both the safety and comfort of children riding in booster seats. It allows the lap belt to be lightly tightened around a child’s hips while riding in a vehicle, preventing seatbelt slack or looseness from developing.”

Children in booster seats are at risk of injury and death due to seatbelt slack. A standard seatbelt allows slack to develop in the lap belt portion while you are riding in a vehicle. Seatbelt slack is acknowledged in the auto industry as a major contributor to injuries and deaths in vehicular accidents!

By gently securing a child while riding in a booster seat, SeatSnug® substantially eliminates bouncing, rocking, tipping, falling over, and ejection, thus reducing the potential for injuries and death in vehicular accidents.

Installing SeatSnug was easy but it warns to follow the directions carefully because taking it off is not so easy, so kids cannot take it off themselves.
This is a great product I will recommend to all of my mom friends.

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Insurance industry and transportation researchers have named thirteen booster seats that don’t put children in the best position to be protected in a crash. The makers of these seats say that their products meet or exceed federal regulations, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. So do you go by the federal regulations or do you heed the warnings of the insurance industry?

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which conducts crash tests of new vehicles, and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute did not recommend the following seats: Compass B505, Compass B510, Cosco/Dorel Traveler, Evenflo Big Kid Confidence, Safety Angel Ride Ryte, Cosco/Dorel Alpha Omega, Cosco/Dorel (Eddie Bauer) Summit, Cosco Highback Booster, Dorel/Safety 1st (Eddie Bauer) Prospect, Evenflo Chase Comfort Touch, Evenflo Generations, Graco CarGo Zephyr, and Safety 1st/Dorel Intera.
The group did not review crash protection, because the seats merely elevate children so that lap and shoulder belts are positioned properly. Seat belts should belt should fit snug across a child’s lower hips and mid-shoulders instead of the abdomen.

“The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said that parents should not interpret the evaluations to mean that poorly rated seats are ineffective. “The biggest disservice this would do is to encourage people to move out of booster seats, because we know they’re an effective restraint, we know they reduce the risk of injury and the risk of fatality,” said Dr. Kristy Arbogast, who researches child passenger safety issues at the hospital. She suggested that parents buying booster seats try them out to see how seat belts fits on their child, the AP reported.”

Do you have one of these booster seats and if you do will you keep using your booster seats?

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