Car Seat Safety...

I have been doing a lot of research lately and it has come to my attention that very few states have laws when it comes to the positioning of infants and toddlers in a Car Seat... This comes after a friend of mine posted a picture on Facebook of her not yet 6 month old daughter in a forward facing car seat!!  I understand that it is the parents right to choose  how to best protect their child in a car seat, but sometimes common sense and studies need to be reviewed before making this decision!!

The AAP (American Association of Pediatrics) did study in 2011 and came to some alarming findings... Although in the past the standard has been at 12 months to turn our children around to forward facing; they have found that this is not the safest position for our small children to be in a car!  Here is a link to the latest standards posted by the AAP....

Steven Age 2 years 7 months

http://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/on-the-go/pages/car-safety-seats-information-for-families.aspx