I am so excited to announce my niece Alex has had twins. A little boy and a little girl. I haven’t ben able to see them yet, as there still in the hosipital and due to Covid-19 they aren’t allowed vistors.
To help Alex be prepared when she comes home with the twins I reminded her this week is National Child Passenger Safety Week! Alex and Jo were \ putting together the twins car seats last night I asked them to check Payton’s and Dixies car seats to make sure they were okay.
Then I called my sister Debbie and reminded her to ask my niece Alyssa and David to check Lily and Jason’s car seats so they would be safe when out running errands.
David overheard me and before I knew it he was on the phone with my step daughter Leslie reminding her about National Child Passenger Safety Week! and asking her to check out our grandson Eijah’s car seat.
To us keeping the kids safe is the most important thing in the world to David and I. This doesn’t only include the babies but Charlie and his friends who still need to sit in the back seat even though they believe they are grown and can sit up front.
If your a parent or know a parent I wanted to share these tips with you:
- Heed the 1-inch rule! A properly installed car seat should not move more than one inch in any direction at the belt path. If it does, the seat needs to be tightened or adjusted.
- Even if a car seat looks like it’s in good condition, it’s always recommended to use only new child restraint systems.
- Keep kids under 13 in the back seat. Front impact crashes are the most common type of car crash. Keeping children in the back seat keeps them away from the airbag deployment zone.
- Check your child’s fit to his or her car seat at least once a year.
I would like to ask you to re-share these tips with parents you know.
#NissanDiversity, #NissanSafetySeries and #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
