The hot seat
After two kids, I know my parenting style leans more toward the relaxed mode. Sweetened breakfast cereal is now allowed in the pantry. I don't hyperventilate when my kids bike around the block. Even Spongebob Squarepants is now praised for the solid half-hour he gives me to do non-mommy stuff.
Hubby's the more vigilant one. He will choose lemonade instead of soda for their Happy Meals. He will remember to push veggies just one more time during dinner. And he's the one who will turn a deaf ear to the boys when they complain their seatbelts are too tight.
He's saving our boys' lives.
Hubby's the more vigilant one. He will choose lemonade instead of soda for their Happy Meals. He will remember to push veggies just one more time during dinner. And he's the one who will turn a deaf ear to the boys when they complain their seatbelts are too tight.
He's saving our boys' lives.
Kate Quirk of SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. emailed this morning about an event highlighting the No. 1 killer of kids in the country, car crashes. In fact, vehicle collisions take more lives of people from ages 3-34, and
substantially the greatest killer of under 21s).
"In 2006, five children age 14 and younger were killed and 568 injured every day in motor vehicle crashes," Kate said. "This is a great opportunity for Whittier families to learn how to protect their kids. Car crashes kill many children, and the sad fact is that most of the deaths could be prevented if the kids had been in properly used car seats."
And considering that the nonprofit SafetyBeltSafe has found that more than 90 percent of seats aren't used correctly and 80 percent of kids who need them also aren't using a booster, this event is a must-attend for every family.
The safety seat checkup event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the rear lower parking lot of the Quad, by Burlington Coat Factory, at Whittier Boulevard and Painter Avenue, in Whittier. Enter the lot from Laurel Avenue.
Admission is free. To make an appointment, call (310) 222-6860.
The boys and I will be there. I already know I buckle my boys in more loosely than I should. "One finger's width," Hubby admonishes every time he sees Wonder Boy in his restraints. In my head I know I should make it tighter, but I think my boys should be comfy too, and not wriggling and complaining about how tight their seatbelts are. What can it hurt, right?
Thanks to Kate, I am renewing my commitment to safety over comfort. I know Wonder Boy will get used to the right way to be buckled in, if only his mama would endure his initial complaints. And I'm looking forward to asking about Firstborn's booster seat (6 and 60 or 8 years and 80 lbs.?) And I don't know how high the headrest should be in these things!
Yup, we are SO going to Whittier on Wednesday. Everyone is welcome, just call (310) 222-6860 or visit www.carseat.org
Then we can all be easy riders.
P.S. Thanks to SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A., Whittier Police Department, the folks from the Quad and the California Office of Traffic Safety for holding this event. See you there!
"In 2006, five children age 14 and younger were killed and 568 injured every day in motor vehicle crashes," Kate said. "This is a great opportunity for Whittier families to learn how to protect their kids. Car crashes kill many children, and the sad fact is that most of the deaths could be prevented if the kids had been in properly used car seats."
And considering that the nonprofit SafetyBeltSafe has found that more than 90 percent of seats aren't used correctly and 80 percent of kids who need them also aren't using a booster, this event is a must-attend for every family.
The safety seat checkup event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the rear lower parking lot of the Quad, by Burlington Coat Factory, at Whittier Boulevard and Painter Avenue, in Whittier. Enter the lot from Laurel Avenue.
Admission is free. To make an appointment, call (310) 222-6860.
The boys and I will be there. I already know I buckle my boys in more loosely than I should. "One finger's width," Hubby admonishes every time he sees Wonder Boy in his restraints. In my head I know I should make it tighter, but I think my boys should be comfy too, and not wriggling and complaining about how tight their seatbelts are. What can it hurt, right?
Thanks to Kate, I am renewing my commitment to safety over comfort. I know Wonder Boy will get used to the right way to be buckled in, if only his mama would endure his initial complaints. And I'm looking forward to asking about Firstborn's booster seat (6 and 60 or 8 years and 80 lbs.?) And I don't know how high the headrest should be in these things!
Yup, we are SO going to Whittier on Wednesday. Everyone is welcome, just call (310) 222-6860 or visit www.carseat.org
Then we can all be easy riders.
P.S. Thanks to SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A., Whittier Police Department, the folks from the Quad and the California Office of Traffic Safety for holding this event. See you there!
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