Safe Kids In Seats

05/14/2025

09/21/2023

Is your child booster ready?
To be able to safely ride in a booster seat, a child must weight OVER 40lbs and be able to sit correctly 100% of the time (even if they fall asleep). Most children are not booster ready until at least 6-7 years old. The minimum age to safely booster is 5 years old

09/21/2023

Is your child Booster Ready?
To safely ride in a booster seat, your child must weigh OVER 40lbs and be able to sit correctly 100% of the time. Most children are not booster ready until 6-7 years old. The minimum age to ride in a booster is 5 years old.

09/08/2023

𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒

08/19/2022

We should all be worried about hot car deaths. It can happen to any of us. This device can help alleviate that stress

Update: please check your email if you entered the contest! We've chosen the winners and are ready to send out the prizes!

The Clever Elly giveaway closes tonight! Hot car deaths are a preventable tragedy, and this device is one important tool in that prevention effort.

Check out our review and enter for a chance to win one of TEN Clever Elly devices (using the widget at the bottom of the page): https://csftl.org/clever-elly-review/

As always, we DO NOT tolerate parent-shaming or hate-filled comments. This topic always generates a fair number of those, rest assured that we'll be removing anyone who feels the urge to speak that way here. Better yet, keep those comments to yourself. We're here to educate caregivers and prevent this type of tragedy.

07/19/2022

☀️☀️There are summer heat waves🥵 across the globe right now, here’s how you can keep your kids cool in their car seats!⁠⁠☀️☀️

🌞 Cooling Evaporative Towels: These can be reused and can keep your child cool for hours – there are many brands, including Frogg Togg and Icy chill.

🌞The Noggle: A flexible air duct that you can connect/tape on to your front air vents to redirect the flow of the A/C to the back of the vehicle⁠⁠

It’s pretty easy to also make one yourself!

🌞Car Seat Cooling Mat🥶: Put in your freezer and place in your car seat *when your child is not in it. These keep the seat and harnesses cool. You can find some on Etsy, Amazon (Carats brand) and

*DO NOT USE underneath a child in the seat.

🌞Hand-Held Misting Fan: Great for a quick misting in and out of the car, and super fun for kids to use!

🌞Window Covers: Tint your windows if you can, use a windshield cover, or mesh window shades (there are some that go over your car door so they do not become projectiles!) or if you have to you can use the window shades that are cling on and connect to the window, so if the window is closed it is locked in place. Be careful to get one that is soft as it could become a projectile in a crash.

🌞Car Seat Shade Cover/Canopy: You can put a shade cover over the car seat when it is not in use to block the sun and keep it cool. There are also car seat **canopies that work well to block the sun.



**MAKE SURE YOUR CAR SEAT AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS BOTH ALLOW ITS USE

07/09/2022

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate 🐑🕌
Friendly reminder -
It might be hard to get a safe fit in your child’s seat if they are wearing puffy dresses or thick layers!
If possible, remove layers for car rides, have a shirt and shorts underneath the dress so you can take it off for car rides, or try a different outfit if you are going to multiple destinations.

To test if you have a safe fit, you can buckle your child in their seat with their outfit, then remove them from the seat (do not loosen the straps), remove the outfit and buckle them back in without tightening the straps. If the straps are loose and do not pass the pinch test, their outfits aren’t safe for their seats😞

Enjoy and stay safe friends! 🤗🤍

07/06/2022

𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙏 𝙋𝘼𝙏𝙃

Every car seat will have 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 belt path.
𝐑𝐅𝐎 (Rear-facing only) has one belt path
𝐑𝐅/𝐅𝐅 (Convertible seats/Rear-facing and Forward Facing) have 𝘵𝘸𝘰 belt paths
➙ Rear-facing belt path will be under the child’s thighs/legs
➙ Forward-facing belt path will be near the child’s back
𝐅𝐅𝐎 (Forward-facing only/Combination seats) have one belt path

07/05/2022

𝙈𝙔𝙏𝙃 𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝘼𝘾𝙏?
It is 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 to install a child restraint with both the UAS (lower anchors) AND the seatbelt.

𝙈𝙔𝙏𝙃!
Although it is 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 to install a car seat with the seatbelt 𝘼𝙉𝘿 lower anchors, there are 𝙎𝙊𝙈𝙀 seats that allow it.
For example: Clek and Nuna seats that have 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 allow both seatbelt and lower anchor installs together.
*𝘈𝘓𝘞𝘈𝘠𝘚 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘉𝘖𝘛𝘏 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵