There are some basic rules that every parent should know in order to pick the right car seat for his child, install it properly and be sure in the kid’s safety.

When shopping for the car seat, know that the seats are divided by age groups but also by weight and height ranges. Make sure to pick the right one for your kid’s age, height and weight. The car seats can be convertible (3 in 1), an infant-only car seat and a combination of some or all of these.

The convertible, the 3 in 1 and the infant only car seats are used in a reverse position having the babies face the rear window. This is probably the safest way because it reduces the stress on the child’s spinal cord and neck.

The convertibles and 3 in 1’s can be useful for a longer period of time because they work for babies but also for toddlers. When the kids get bigger, they can switch to forward-facing positions. When the kid outgrows the child seat, a booster seat is recommended. When putting the child into the car seat, always make sure that the seat belts are positioned correctly, never across the stomach or across the neck.

When installing the car seat for your child, always tighten the latch straps and thus block the movement of the safety seat. After everything is tightened, if the seat does not slide for more than 1 inch, you did a good job. If it slides for more than 1 inch, review the instructions and do it again. There are many experts who can offer you free advice and inspect your car seat and the way it is installed.

Always place the car seat in the middle of the vehicle. This way, the child is in a way protected from side impacts.

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Experienced parents will know that shaking a baby is wrong, but new parents sometimes don’t know this and are not aware that this is a bad thing for their baby. Studies in America have shown that 25% to 50% of people don’t know why shaking a baby is bad. These people have also admitted that they have shaken their babies without knowing that this is harmful to their baby.

Americans have created various programs that tell new parents that shaking the baby is harmful and these educational programs have decreased the baby traumas by 47%. This shows that a simple educational message can mean a lot.

Researches have also shown that no one can know for sure which couple has a tendency of shaking their baby and causing a head trauma. The only thing that can be predicted is that couples where the man or the woman have experienced violence and have an abusive history are more at risk. Also, it has been proven that hearing the baby crying can trigger abusive behavior with the parents. The reasons for this can be different like: parents being tired and when hearing the baby crying they become more stressed; parents thinking that the crying of their baby shows that there is something wrong with the baby or they are bad parents and are not doing something right and this leads to strong emotional feelings and desperation; some will even think that the baby is crying intentionally just to manipulate them.

The NSPCC has released a new movie “Coping with Crying” which is full with messages about parenting and advices about shaking the baby and calming their crying in the best way.  In the last 2 years, 30 000 new parents have seen this movie in the hospitals.

For people that are not able to see the movie, there are some things that they should know like:

–          Shaking the baby can cause harm to your baby because they are fragile.

–          Crying is a normal thing and some babies will cry a lot. This does not mean that something is wrong. They can even cry for no reason.

–          Soothing the baby can be different. As time goes by, you will learn all the reasons why a baby usually cries and what are the ways to calm a small baby down.

–          If you need help with soothing your baby when it’s crying, there’s no shame in it.

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