Turns out all the rules I learned for the first kid.. have changed.

Zoe is almost a year old and she’s still in the “bucket” seat.
She’s a peanut. Bella outgrew it by about 6 months.
But it’s time to get her in a more permanent seat.

So..

Recently I ran into Justine Lodl of the Center for Childhood Safety.
I’ve done numerous stories with her over the years regarding bike helmets, car seats, etc..
I was talking about getting Zoe a new seat and that it would be nice to turn her facing forward and she tells me the rules have changed. Again!

That’s right. The recommendations now are to keep the kids FACING BACKWARD for TWO YEARS! Not just one. Did you know that??

I’m always worried about not getting the seat in correctly. Maybe that’s because the stats are bad. Something like 97% of car seats are installed INCORRECTLY. So I went to the Center for Childhood Safety to get their help. Drove right up and into their cute little garage in Green Bay. Good thing I went because they found at least 4 things wrong with the car seat Zoe showed up in. Turns out all the rules I learned for the first kid.. have changed.

They watched me do it so I would get it just right. Nice and tight.
Think I feel better? A little bit. But then they told me my cell phone was a projectile.
My coffee was a projectile. And in the event of a crash, even a minor one, those things flying through the car could really hurt a person.

I went home and cleaned out my car. That lasted 2 days.

If you have questions about car seats, send them my way. Justine will be on the show Tuesday morning and I’ll try to get the answers for you.