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Wordless Wednesday ~ Reading Buddy {w/linky}

December 17, 2013 by Wendy S

Every Sunday after church, Rachel loves to read to our godson.  She’s his reading buddy!!

Reading Buddy - Wordless Wednesday

Reading Buddy

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A winter coat is for playing in the snow, not in a #carseat !

October 23, 2013 by Wendy S

 

The weather in Ontario, is starting to get colder. Colder weather means warmer clothes, and soon we’ll be in winter coats.

Wearing a winter coat in a car seat is dangerous.

I took photos of Lauren in her car seat to prove my point. I tell parents to do this test so that they can see how dangerous it is to wear a winter coat in a car seat. (Lauren is squinting due to the sun.)

With your child in their winter coat, put them in the car seat and tighten it as tight as you can.

Here is Lauren in her car seat in her winter coat. I pulled the harness as tight as I could get it.

It passes the “Only 1 finger” test. It has to be tight enough, right?

UPDATE:  It’s best practice to use the “Pinch Test” to check to see if the harness is tight enough.

Pinch Test

(From: Britax)

 

Take the child’s coat off but don’t touch the harness

When Lauren takes her coat off, you can see how loose the harness truly is.

In a collision, the force will compress the bulky coat and then the harness will be this loose. As if the coat isn’t there.

Lauren shows how far she can pull the harness out and how far she can lean forward. This is very dangerous in a collision. The harness is to hold the child firmly in the seat to reduce movement during a collision.

In just her sweater, we pull the harness tight. This is safe.

Watch this segment from the Today Show(aired December 14, 2015):

(aired December 14, 2015):

 

“But my child will be cold going from the house to the car in just a sweater!”

This is the comment I hear most from parents. If you get a 3-in-1 coat that has an inner jacket and an outer shell, you can remove the outer shell before harnessing your child in the car seat.

For a child in an infant seat, you can harness them in the seat and then place a warm blanket over the top before taking them out to the car.

I hope these photos help you understand why a child should NEVER wear a bulky winter coat in their car seat.

How to keep them warm?

Here are some great suggestions from the Car Seat Lady on how to keep your child warm: http://thecarseatlady.com/warmandsafe/

swaddlingintheseat

 

Not all children will be this lucky:

Here is a story of an infant, in a snowsuit, who miraculously survived being throw from their car seat during a collision. They were ejected from the car seat because the harness was too loose.

http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/149235/the_important_winter_car_seat

Please comment below if you have any questions.

I am here to help your child be safe while in a vehicle.


Filed Under: Car Seat Safety Tagged With: car seat, photo, safety, winter

Varadero, Cuba: Our week in photos

July 8, 2013 by Wendy S

I’ll be posting a few blogs about our vacation over the next few days, but here are the photos!

See more!! Varadero, Cuba – July 2013 (400+ photos)
a set by BigDaddyKreativ on Flickr.
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Cool Cars — the perks of being married to @FordCraigSilva

June 14, 2013 by Wendy S

Craig has been working as the Senior Community Manager for Ford Canada for over a year now.  And he’s loving it!

The girls and I love it too!

Part of Craig’s job is to engage with people on social media and share what is happening in the world of Ford Canada. This includes sharing photos of great cars with his followers on twitter and Facebook.

(You can follow him on twitter @FordCraigSilva and @FordCanada and on Ford Canada’s Facebook page)

Here’s where the perks for me come in!  Very frequently, we’ll stop at car shows and look at all of the amazing vehicles — old and new! The girls really enjoy going and learning about the older vehicles.

Just the other day, we went to the grocery store and there happened to be a car show.  The girls wanted to look at the cars before we did our shopping.  We saw some really neat cars!

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: ford, Ford Canada, Ford Motor Company, photo

wordless wednesday: a funny flashback

March 27, 2013 by Wendy S

This was taken in the fall of 2007

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When not mapping, Wendy is also a mom to two daughters. They are the inspiration of this blog. Passionate about child passenger safety, Wendy was a certified Car Seat Technician in Ontario, Canada from 2008 to 2020. [Read More …]

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