I'd like to thank you so much!! I just received one and needed to know the best and safeties ways to install it. I appreciate your care and wisdom to help others. May GOD bless you and your family and continue to enlighten others.

Excellent demonstration… really helped me with installation !

Very nice vid MH .. was totally confused with the car seat .. has helped me a lot 😊

This was a big help! Thx.

@megan.hackworth

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful!

Perfect! Thanks!

Thank you for this. Just bought this and it’s nice to see another parent securing theirs. I have installed mine this same way, in a smaller car. The back is SOLID! Thankfully! However, when I pull up the tether to tighten the harness I can feel the seat part move. Is this normal? Does the child’s weight help secure that part? Maybe this is normal and as long as the back doesn’t love it’s secure but it seems a little odd to me that the bottom of the seat would move with the back being so solidly secured. Thank you! :) First time parent transitioning to a high back booster so any tips and tricks would be so lovely!

@megan.hackworth

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have noticed this as well, and I'm with you... Not too thrilled about the situation, but I also don't think it's a safety concern as long as the car seat is secured tightly at the belt path (moves less than 1 inch) and secured using lower anchors or the seat belt AND top tether. I ended up just using my knee to hold the bottom of the seat in place when I pull the harness tightening strap.

Thanks for this video!!! Can the headrest be adjusted as the child grows?

@megan.hackworth

Жыл бұрын

The headrest on this car seat does not move, but there are many other seats that have moveable head rests. Don't forget to move up the harness straps to always be above the child's shoulders as well when they're riding in a forward-facing car seat

Hi .. am looking for buying this car seat for my 2 year old.. can you suggest this would be a better option?

@megan.hackworth

2 жыл бұрын

The safest option for most two-year-olds would actually be to keep them rear-facing in a convertible car seat until they outgrow the height or weight limits of that car seat. But once they have outgrown the limits of their rear-facing convertible car seat, most of those can actually be turned around and used in forward-facing mode longer, so there would be no need to buy a separate forward-facing car seat. That said, if you're in a situation where you just need a new car seat and you know your child needs to be forward-facing in the car, this one is perfectly acceptable so long as the child meets the minimums of the seat (at least 22 pounds and 28 inches tall). All car seats sold in the US need to meet the same federal safety standards, so the best seat for you will be the one that fits your child (height, weight, etc), fits well in your car (i.e. you can get a good, tight installation), and that you can use properly every time. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has a helpful tool for choosing a seat which you can find here www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/right-seat

She should be using a booster seat.

@megan.hackworth

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you brought this up! Many parents move their children from one stage of seat to the next far too early, and they end up missing out on the added protection offered by keeping them there longer. NHTSA guidelines recommend that children use a car seat with a 5-point harness up until they reach the maximum height or weight of the seat. This seat has a maximum weight of 50 lbs and height of 50 inches in harness mode, and this child is nowhere near either the height or weight. A 5-point harness offers added protection over a booster seat in several ways. First, the harness spreads out crash forces over a larger area of the child's body, and when forces are spread out over a larger area, they cause less damage. Second, the properly secured harness holds the child in place before the emergency locking mechanism of the seat belt clicks in, limiting the child's forward movement in a sudden stop or crash. Finally, the car seat has the added benefit of the top tether anchor, further limiting the child's forward head excursion by 6-8 inches, offering added protection against head and spinal cord injuries. While a 35 pound 4-year-old may meet the minimums for some (not all) booster seats, she is much safer staying in the harnessed car seat longer. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to explain. 🙂

@tiffanywilliams8880

9 ай бұрын

​@@megan.hackworthAbsolutely right