Please know that we are not posting to scare anyone! It’s just that we were shocked to know how many parents don’t strap their children in their car seats correctly.🚗

👉 According to a study (Journal of Pediatrics, Factors Associated With Pediatric Mortality in Car Crashes) 43% of children who died in car crashes were in a car seat, but improperly restrained.

🌟 The good news is that child car fatalities have been greatly reduced over the past few decades. However, the study indicates that properly restraining your children has a clear effect on their safety while riding in the car.

🚶We find that once we practice the steps mentioned in the above video, it really becomes second nature every time we put our little guy in the car seat. By checking the straps in different locations, then loosening and tightening them, it ensures that the straps are snug, not loose, and that he’s comfortable but secure while riding in the car.

☝️Speaking of the safety of children, another car seat safety factor to consider is buying a fire retardant-free car seat and going with naturally fire retardant materials instead, to achieve the same results. Chemical fire retardants are highly toxic ☠️ to children and are still used in many car seats. These chemicals have been linked to cancer, neurological impairment, infertility, and lower