Hi mr Greg, it helped me alot to install my dougther's safefety 1st(omegaelite) baby seat,even though i read the users manual to istall it correctly, the video was a a great tool to convine the info from the manual and the info that u gave us in the video. its our 1st baby and we get really serius with all this new experices. well tanks for that great info and we will keep watching your videos for mire info, do u have any advise for the model of baby seat we bougth? gretings from Mexico!!
I installed mine just fine but nobody talks about the TOP PORTION in videos? I assummme using Ye needle works?...In other words top part of the seat moves a lot almost a foot? that's not discussed in videos,wouldn't it give WHIPLASH? ..I'm no expert on these seats some input would help me. Thanks great video
Hey there Ant Man. Yes, even in a correctly installed rear facing seat, the top will move quite a bit and this is ok. Correct install tightness is tested at the "belt path" not the top. In a crash the first motion will be toward the point of impact (usually the front of the car because front crashes are most common) and then there will be a "rebound" motion. All of this movement is extending the time that the child's body goes to zero which is a good thing and reduces injury. As the saying goes "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end." All child restraints are made to "ride down" the crash. :) hope this helps.
why, why do they keep changing the rules? And recommendations? Every two years. This stuff is so frustrating. And stupid. we've been having kids for a long time, can't they figure it out?
I understand, but at some point you just have to laugh. Cars and car seats have been around for a very long time. You would think by now it would be down to a science with all the data and statistics that have been around for equally as long. I assume money does have a lot to do with industry changes like this. The technology has to keep evolving otherwise there is less opportunity in the market for new sales vs. hand-me-downs or resales. I'm sure there is also a safety component to to the 5 year expiration rule (brittle plastic etc), but I'm equally as sure that has a lot to do with sales.
+Mortal it's actually been well known for over 10-15 years that rearfacing is much safer, but sadly it took that long to get the official recommendation changed. And it's taking even longer to get laws changed. Also, it's much cheaper to keep kids rearfacing longer. Some of the parents I know with 4 year olds have already bought their kid 3 car seats because they already have them in boosters. If you are keeping the child rearfacing to the limits of the seat, you will be able to use the seat for much longer. My 4 year old is still rearfacing in the same car seat he's been in since he outgrew the infant seat and he will probably use it until he's 6.
Thanks Jessie, its just frustrating. I have a 7 year old and now a 1.5 year old. I had bought a 3-in-1 front facing for my 7 year old that she used from age 1.5 or so 5/6 or so when she got a booster with full wrap around head protection. I don't even remember seeing the rear facing one at that time in the stores when I originally bought it.
Mortal i have the same age kids. Yes, 7 years ago convertible seats were hard to find and expensive. These days they are in every big box store and a third the price. i attribute this to awareness and consumer demand. Rear facing has been known for a generation to be safer, by researchers. That hasn't changed. But in order for companies to sell the equipment, there has to be consumer demand. Most people still switch their kids to forward facing at a year old, because they don't understand the safety issues. But as more and more people learn about the safety of rear facing, the more demand there is for convertible seats.
I understand the safety feature of rear facing car seats....but what about children with long legs...where are they supposed to put them? Sit like a frog or indian?
Kids are so flexible and can often be comfortable sitting criss-cross applesauce -- and all other sorts of strange positions we adults would get stuck in. :-) Yes, cross the legs or put the legs up the seat.
English is my husband's second language. This video is a clear simple explanation that worked for him. Thank you!
Thank you for tips. I have been using totally wrong way till date. Hats off to you
Your videos are amazing thank you !!!!
Hi mr Greg, it helped me alot to install my dougther's safefety 1st(omegaelite) baby seat,even though i read the users manual to istall it correctly, the video was a a great tool to convine the info from the manual and the info that u gave us in the video. its our 1st baby and we get really serius with all this new experices. well tanks for that great info and we will keep watching your videos for mire info,
do u have any advise for the model of baby seat we bougth?
gretings from Mexico!!
I installed mine just fine but nobody talks about the TOP PORTION in videos? I assummme using Ye needle works?...In other words top part of the seat moves a lot almost a foot? that's not discussed in videos,wouldn't it give WHIPLASH? ..I'm no expert on these seats some input would help me. Thanks great video
Hey there Ant Man. Yes, even in a correctly installed rear facing seat, the top will move quite a bit and this is ok. Correct install tightness is tested at the "belt path" not the top. In a crash the first motion will be toward the point of impact (usually the front of the car because front crashes are most common) and then there will be a "rebound" motion. All of this movement is extending the time that the child's body goes to zero which is a good thing and reduces injury. As the saying goes "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end." All child restraints are made to "ride down" the crash. :) hope this helps.
Great explanation.
Ty!!!
thanks :-)
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why, why do they keep changing the rules? And recommendations? Every two years. This stuff is so frustrating. And stupid. we've been having kids for a long time, can't they figure it out?
The hope is that as they learn more they are improving their recommendations to increase children's safety.
I understand, but at some point you just have to laugh. Cars and car seats have been around for a very long time. You would think by now it would be down to a science with all the data and statistics that have been around for equally as long. I assume money does have a lot to do with industry changes like this. The technology has to keep evolving otherwise there is less opportunity in the market for new sales vs. hand-me-downs or resales. I'm sure there is also a safety component to to the 5 year expiration rule (brittle plastic etc), but I'm equally as sure that has a lot to do with sales.
+Mortal it's actually been well known for over 10-15 years that rearfacing is much safer, but sadly it took that long to get the official recommendation changed. And it's taking even longer to get laws changed. Also, it's much cheaper to keep kids rearfacing longer. Some of the parents I know with 4 year olds have already bought their kid 3 car seats because they already have them in boosters. If you are keeping the child rearfacing to the limits of the seat, you will be able to use the seat for much longer. My 4 year old is still rearfacing in the same car seat he's been in since he outgrew the infant seat and he will probably use it until he's 6.
Thanks Jessie, its just frustrating. I have a 7 year old and now a 1.5 year old. I had bought a 3-in-1 front facing for my 7 year old that she used from age 1.5 or so 5/6 or so when she got a booster with full wrap around head protection. I don't even remember seeing the rear facing one at that time in the stores when I originally bought it.
Mortal i have the same age kids. Yes, 7 years ago convertible seats were hard to find and expensive. These days they are in every big box store and a third the price. i attribute this to awareness and consumer demand. Rear facing has been known for a generation to be safer, by researchers. That hasn't changed. But in order for companies to sell the equipment, there has to be consumer demand. Most people still switch their kids to forward facing at a year old, because they don't understand the safety issues. But as more and more people learn about the safety of rear facing, the more demand there is for convertible seats.
I understand the safety feature of rear facing car seats....but what about children with long legs...where are they supposed to put them? Sit like a frog or indian?
Kids are so flexible and can often be comfortable sitting criss-cross applesauce -- and all other sorts of strange positions we adults would get stuck in. :-) Yes, cross the legs or put the legs up the seat.