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TRIPLETS!!!! - Tips on fitting 3 infant seats across the back seat (or 2 side...
3 Chicco KeyFit 30 infant car seats installed in a 2007 Volvo XC90Please note that MANY (if not the majority of) vehicles can not accommodate 3 infant car seats across the back seat. While it is...
View ArticleVideo Installation Tips & Tricks: How to PUSH & PULL most effectively to get...
This video highlights 2 important installation tips:On a rear-facing convertible seat, use your stomach to 1. push the car seat into the back of the vehicle seat and 2. sway the car seat side to side -...
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Evidence-Based Medicine from this month's PEDIATRICS: Nearly 10,000 babies a...
What the study found:Parents use infant car seats as more than just car seats. Babies are often carried in these seats, ride in them on stroller frames, and nap in them while in the house and on the...
View Article1 Minute Tip: Learn WHY babies & toddlers ride rear-facing from this...
Babies ride rear-facing. Everyone knows that. But do you know why (and not just because safety experts say so). This 1 minute video explains "why" more eloquently than any I've seen before. If everyone...
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FREAKONOMICS Fallacy: An Economist or a Pediatrician - Who Would You Trust To...
Economists vs PediatriciansWho is really looking out for your child's safety?Unfortunately, many parents have mistakenly put their trust in the economists Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, co-authors...
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They said it was impossible... - fitting 3 car seats across the back seat -...
Safety 1st Go, Chicco Key Fit 30, Britax Boulevard 3 car seats in 2008 Range Rover SportFitting 3 car seats across the back seat is a challenge. Truth be told, it is not possible in many vehicles. In...
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CAR POOL TIPS - What is the NARROWEST BOOSTER available?
Nania High RideAre you driving carpool this year and wondering how you are going to fit 3 boosters across the back of your minivan? Trying to fit multiple car seats & boosters can be a challenge -...
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Good Morning Las Vegas!
The Car Seat Ladies (Alisa & Emily) along with Lulu, Emily's 10-month old daughter (the car seat baby????), are in Las Vegas for the ABC Kids Expo. Over the next 3 days we will be meeting with all...
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Introducing the new.... Graco Smart Seat
Graco Smart SeatI had the privilege and pleasure to spend the past 2 days in Atlanta at the Graco headquarters for the Smart Seat Launch conference for car seat advocates. I feel honored to be amongst...
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Bubble Bum - the most innovative backless booster you've ever seen
The Bubble Bum is an incredibly innovative new booster seat that will arrive in the US April 2011 - it is already wildly popular in Europe. The Car Seat Lady is super excited about it as I think it...
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Tips & Tricks - How to Prevent Someone from "accidentally" unbuckling your...
You know the sound - the double "click" - the first click is the "oops", and the second click is the person unbuckling their own seat belt. Oops - I accidentally unbuckled Ella's car seat...When two...
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The Bundle Me - everyone uses it in the car seat - but did you know it's NOT...
Fleece sleeping bag in infant car seatProducts like the Bundle Me (a fleece sleeping bag that goes in the car seat) are what's known as "aftermarket" products - because they are sold separately from...
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The Car Seat Lady on Good Morning America Health!!!!
Click here to watch the video: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/car-seat-lady-safety-tips-baby-child-children-travel-12610814
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(most) Coats & Car Seats are NOT a safe combo (here are ways to keep kids...
Does winter time in your car ever look like this? These girls are NOT safe in their car seats due to bulky winter coatsHave you ever struggled to just get the harness buckled when your child is...
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LATCH Tip: Right Way Up or Upside Down - Attaching the Lower Anchor Connector...
Did you know that there is a right way and a wrong way to attach the lower anchor connectors? If attached the wrong way, the anchor may not hold securely in a crash - so make sure you get it...
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LATCH 101: The Basics You Need to Know
LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It's also known as ISOFIX in Europe and LUAS (Lower Universal Anchorage System) in Canada.LATCH is a way to secure a child safety seat to the...
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LATCH 201 - The Basics
WHAT LATCH ATTACHMENTS COME WITH MY CHILD SAFETY SEAT?INFANT SEAT WITH BASERear-facing infant seats usually come with a base.LOWER ANCHOR STRAP: permanently attached to the baseTETHER STRAP: no infant...
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Can you spot the MISUSE in this NomieBaby picture?
Unbelievable!! I got an email yesterday from NomieBaby.com with this picture. Why would I recommend a product that not only violates the instructions & warranty of basically every car seat...
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What does a 36 pound almost-3-year-old look like rear-facing???
LOVE IT!!! Mom of the 2 kids above sent me this email: "My son is so happy with his new seat, and actually seems to be more comfortable in it. He fell asleep almost immediately after we left you (and...
View ArticleAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Says Rear-facing Until Age 2 in New Policy...
Alisa Baer, MD - Pediatrician & The Car Seat Lady - explains the 5 key points in the new recommendations so you have the information you need to keep your child as safe as possible. For more...
View ArticleRebecca Black - of "Friday" fame - meet Tyler Presnell, he might just save...
Watched this video - Black Friday - that's become an internet sensation and all I could think was how awful it was that 68 million people have watched a video glorifying behavior that gets kids killed....
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The Car Seat Lady does NOT RECOMMEND the Easycarseat Inflatable Booster as it...
Easycarseat Inflatable BoosterI have recently become aware of the Easycarseat Inflatable Booster. After having done some research, I have to admit I am very concerned - namely because the product...
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NYC Taxi of Tomorrow Survey - Let YOUR VOICE BE HEARD when The Car Seat Lady...
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View ArticleWe have a NEW blog - www.thecarseatlady.WORDPRESS.com
The Car Seat Lady Blog has moved to a new home - we have lots more content and a MUCH more user-friendly layout that will enable you to easily see old posts and information that you will want to have...
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