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Hi Mommies out there!
I wanted to share some information I learned at a training I had for work on car seat installation for work (we sometimes transport children).
I didn''t know this information and after talking to a few friends of toddlers and pre-k kids, I''ve learned that they didn''t know this information, either.
There is a tether that is attached to the back of all forward-facing carseats (it''s toward the top of the back of the car seat, looks like a seatbelt and has a metal hook at the end). A lot of parents get this confused with the LATCH system (which is used in place of the seatbelt for attaching to the vehicle).
Whether you use the LATCH system or the regular seat belts in your vehicle to secure the car seat or highback booster in your car, the tether is *very* important to be used in all forward facing seats. The tether is made to attach to a metal loop in your car (most cars have them on the back dash, SUVs tend to have them attached to the upper frame of the vehicle, and minivans often have the loops attached to the back of each passenger seat; car manufactures are required to have this on cars 2003 and newer, and if you have a hard time locating the loop, they are marked with a picture of a car seat sitting in a passenger seat, or can be found by reviewing the owner''s manual of the vehicle).
The use of the tether is particularly important when rear-impacts occur. The tether secures the top/back of the car seat or booster and supports the child''s head, and prevents the seat from jarring forward at time of impact. This supports the child'' head/neck, which is a very sensitive place for all of us, and particularly for young children.
Just wanted to share this information, because the training stated that when seats are checked in vehicles, over 80% do not have the tethers installed and this is an easy step you only have to do once (don''t have to undo each time you remove the child, etc.) and it saves lives and reduces injuries for children.
I wanted to share some information I learned at a training I had for work on car seat installation for work (we sometimes transport children).
I didn''t know this information and after talking to a few friends of toddlers and pre-k kids, I''ve learned that they didn''t know this information, either.
There is a tether that is attached to the back of all forward-facing carseats (it''s toward the top of the back of the car seat, looks like a seatbelt and has a metal hook at the end). A lot of parents get this confused with the LATCH system (which is used in place of the seatbelt for attaching to the vehicle).
Whether you use the LATCH system or the regular seat belts in your vehicle to secure the car seat or highback booster in your car, the tether is *very* important to be used in all forward facing seats. The tether is made to attach to a metal loop in your car (most cars have them on the back dash, SUVs tend to have them attached to the upper frame of the vehicle, and minivans often have the loops attached to the back of each passenger seat; car manufactures are required to have this on cars 2003 and newer, and if you have a hard time locating the loop, they are marked with a picture of a car seat sitting in a passenger seat, or can be found by reviewing the owner''s manual of the vehicle).
The use of the tether is particularly important when rear-impacts occur. The tether secures the top/back of the car seat or booster and supports the child''s head, and prevents the seat from jarring forward at time of impact. This supports the child'' head/neck, which is a very sensitive place for all of us, and particularly for young children.
Just wanted to share this information, because the training stated that when seats are checked in vehicles, over 80% do not have the tethers installed and this is an easy step you only have to do once (don''t have to undo each time you remove the child, etc.) and it saves lives and reduces injuries for children.