In more ‘Third Party Sellers Are Ruining Online Shopping and Putting Our Safety at Risk’ news, your kid’s car seat could be a fake.Read more… Continue Reading at https://lifehacker.com
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How to Make Sure Your Kid’s Car Seat Isn’t a Knock-Off
In more ‘Third Party Sellers Are Ruining Online Shopping and Putting Our Safety at Risk’ news, your kid’s car seat could be a fake.Read more… Continue Reading at https://lifehacker.com
Stop Letting Your Baby Sleep in a Car Seat Outside the Car
It may seem convenient to let your sleeping baby continue snoozing in their car seat after you’ve reached your destination, but this could be putting them at risk, says a new study published in the American Academy of Pediatrics journal.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
I Already Found the Classiest Part of the New Porsche Cayenne Coupe
The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe dropped today, boasting a steeply raked rear window and a name that does not mean what Porsche says it means. But no matter! Shut it down everyone—I’ve already found the best and classiest part of the car. Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Cut the Straps of Your Expired Car Seat
I’ve traded old, expired car seats for sweet coupons at Target in the past, but if these types of promos didn’t exist, I wouldn’t know what to do with these clunky things. In researching how to recycle a car seat, I’ve learned that it is quite the process. You can look for a local recycler […]
How to Use a Car Seat on an Airplane
One of the traditional perks of air travel with children under 2 years old is saving on the price of an extra ticket by holding the child in your lap. (Granted, those of us who have ever traveled this way might argue it doesn’t exactly feel like a perk at the time, but it does […]
Quick Question: Have You Ever Used The Headrest While Driving?
I’ve talked about headrests in the context of one of these Quick Questions before, but it was in a biting context, not a use-it-for-its-stated-purpose context. So I feel like I owe headrests some real consideration. Now that I’ve considered headrests, I realized I’m not really sure I’ve ever actually used one while…Read more… Continue Reading […]
How to Stop Your Kid From Pushing Down the Car Seat Chest Clip
The correct positioning of a car seat chest clip is at armpit level, right between a child’s nipples. This isn’t a suggestion, but a non-negotiable. Car seat safety advocate Heather Starr explains why in this Facebook post showing the chest of three-year-old girl after she was in a car accident. There’s some bruising,…Read more… Continue […]
How to Ride With a Car Seat in an Uber or Lyft
When you’re towing a kid in a new city without a car, it can be tempting to strap him in an Uber of Lyft—sans car seat—“just this one time.” Hidden cameras have discovered that drivers have been letting passengers do so. (“If you’re all right with it, I’m okay with it,” one driver said to […]
Trade in Your Old Car Seat for a Coupon for a New One at Target
Did you know that car seats have an expiration date? Yep, that vessel carrying your most precious cargo may no longer be the safest option out there, so it’s important to do some inspecting. You can find the expiration date on the seat itself or in the owner’s manual, or you can call the manufacturer. […]
Put Your Emergency Information on Your Kid’s Car Seat
We hope you never have the experience of being in a serious car accident with your kids. But it’s good to be prepared, and this tip from a parent could help emergency responders during a rescue.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
How A Car Crash Turned One Man Into The World’s Foremost Collector Of Vintage Child Seats
The glory that you are currently beholding is one of the largest vintage child car seat collections in the world. Trust us, this is way more interesting than it sounds. A Jalopnik reader named Scott has spent the last 30 years collecting nearly 100 vintage car seats, some of which, he says, have even been […]
What to Do When Your Kid Has a Diaper Blowout in the Car
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, My Boyfriend Barfed In My Handbag … And Other Things You Can’t Ask Martha. Her flagship column, “Ask a Clean Person,” debuted in 2011. Here on Offspring, we’ve launched a new iteration of it, focusing on parenting…Read more… […]
What Do I Do If I Dump An Entire Bottle Of Olive Oil On My Car Seat?
What do you do when a bottle of fancy olive oil shatters on your car seat? Well, you ask a Clean Person.Read more… Continue Reading at http://jalopnik.com
You’re Carrying Your Baby’s Car Seat All Wrong
We all know how to carry an infant car seat, right? You loop your arm through the handle, rest it on the inside crook of your elbow, and let it hang. Then, later you pop an Advil for the wrist, neck and back pain induced by dragging around at least 20 pounds at an awkward […]
Children’s Car Seats Have Expiration Dates
Children’s car seats are complicated. Their mechanisms can get clogged by a Cheerio; they’re hard to fit in the back seat; they don’t work well with winter coats. And after six to ten years, they expire.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com