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See the award winning Booster Seat PSA created by Safe Kids, AIPC, and the Alaska Highway Safety Office: Booster seat ad
Follow the instructions in your vehicle owners manual that deals with
occupant protection, and follow your car seat manufacturer's instructions
too.
Your car seat should be less than 6 years old. Some combination seats /
booster seats with higher weight limits up to 100 pounds, are for one child
use only.
If the car seat has
been in a crash, it should be replaced.
If you have a second hand seat make sure you know:
Installation Tips:
Each time
you place your child in a car seat check to see if it's secure: at
the belt path, the seat should not move more than one inch when tested.
Children should be at least twenty pounds
and
one year of age before moving to forward-facing.
The American
Academy of Pediatrics recommends that a child remain rear-facing to the
limit set by your seat's manufacturer.
Some infant seats now go to 30 or 35 pounds rear-facing, easily the
safest way to ride.
The Infant rear-facing seat is reclined at about a 45-degree angle in the
car.
Car seat is secured tightly in the back seat.
The harness straps are adjusted correctly for your child, at or below the
shoulder for infants rear-facing,
at or above the shoulder for children forward-facing with no slack.
Adjust the
harness as the seasons and clothing on your child change.
Never put
padding beneath the child or the harness.
At 40 pounds, approximately 4 years of age, a child moves to a booster
seat.
A child should remain in a booster seat until they are 80 pounds and 4
feet, 9 inches, approx. 8 years of age.
Seek
Information When you Need Help:
The Alaska Injury
Prevention Center - 907-929-3939.
National Highway Transportation
Safety Administration - www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Anchorage Fire Department
Hotline - 907-267-5045.
Alaska Safe Kids - 907-261-3194.
South Central Foundation - 907-729-1821.
Mat-Su Services for Children and Adults
- 907-352-1200.
Fairbanks Safe
Rider Program - 907-458-7233.
Juneau,
Alaska: Kids on the Move Hotline - 907-321-3655.
Providence Seward Medical
Center - 907-224-2836
Kenai Peninsula: Kenai
Peninsula SAFE KIDS Coalition - 907-714-4539
AIPC works with Alaska Safe Kids to conduct a number of community programs to prevent injuries to children. We also have 2 NHTSA Certified Car Seat Instructors on staff. Peggy Hayashi and Beth Schuerman both know all there is to know about getting your little one from point A to point B, in your car. Email them at mhayashi@gci.net or Betht0604@yahoo.com , or you can call us at 907- 929- 3939 for assistance with your child passenger safety questions.
"Adolescence is an important
part of life's journey; it sets the tone for our future."
ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE RUN-AWAYS TEEN SEXUALITY ISSUES SUICIDE CBASS - Community-Based Action for a Safer Society, www.alaskacbass.com TEEN DRIVING RESOURCES
For more information about kids safety, try some of these sites
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