Saturday, January 7, 2017

Labels: safety

We bought our van back in 2014 and paid it off within that first year. It's the first car I've ever owned and I LOVE it. I love the convince of having a van and have felt SO SAFE riding in it these past 3 years. Last week a friend shared this article with me and it really blew my mind. An issue with the seats in my van? Are you kidding me ? Close to 650,000 Odyssey mini-vans are being recalled. Models from 2011-2016. It's a safety recall due to the second row of seats not locking in the event of a crash. From what I read they plan to be contacting owners by the end of February but I know a BILLION people who own my same van (legit the girl's school parking lot every day has a solid 15-20 Odysseys) and I cannot fathom letting anyone continue feeling a false sense of safety with this van. I appreciate that they are letting us know about this and providing a fix for it, but it makes me sick to my stomach to think what could have happened if I'd been in a wrec...

Car Seat Safety

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Labels: car seat / safety

I wrote this as a guest post awhile back on the babywise blog . I thought now would be a good time to share it with my readers as the holidays bring a time of travel for so many of us and it's essential to always be mindful of car seat safety! Also if you haven't heard about the new latch car seat rules be sure to check them out here ! For me, car seat safety is a no-brainer. It's something I take very seriously and consider it a top priority of mine to make sure I stay on top of the latest recommendations. I'm sure every single person reading this drives a car. Most likely at least once a day. And most likely you child also rides in a car, at least once a day. The centers for disease control and prevention's website states: "Motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death among children in the United States. But many of these deaths can be prevented. Placing children in age- and size-appropraite car and booster seats reduces serious and fatal injuries b...

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