How to transport small children in vehicles. Car-seats are most often required by law when transporting children under a certain body size or weight.
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How to fit 3 children car seats into the back of a car
My 3rd child was just born and I've discovered fitting the seats for all my children into the car is a real problem.
My oldest child is using a booster, my middle child a car seat and the new baby is still in an infant carrier.
My car is a large…
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When should a child transition through the different car seats, to none, and to the front seat?
What parameters (age/height/weight) should be considered when determining which type of car seat a child should use, or whether to use one at all? When should they be allowed to sit in the front seat?
Ideal guidelines would fill in a table sort…
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What age/size should I promote my child to a booster seat from a car seat?
My 5 year old is around 3'8"/45 lbs. and still rides in his forward facing car seat, a Britax Marathon. Since he's getting older now, I want to put him in a booster seat instead. All of his friends are using them now (and have been for a few…
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Installing car seat base...how tight is good enough?
We have a car seat system which comprises a base and a car seat. My wife, my mother-in-law and me share two car seat bases. So sometimes we might have to move the base between cars.
One car has latch points so that is basically the easiest to…
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Why must a toddler car seat be fully reclined when installed rear-facing?
Our daughter has been in an infant seat since birth, but is now 16lbs, and very near the height limit for this seat. We have received a nearly-new convertible seat from friends, but have a few questions about installing it in our compact car.
The…
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Where is the latch release on a Graco TurboBooster LX highback car seat?
I ran into this problem and solved it, so this Q&A is here just in case anyone else looked at the manual and was disappointed to discover it doesn't have any guidance on how to do the latch release
On a Graco TurboBooster LX highback car seat…
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Did I do something stupid by moving my kids car seat with her still in it?
I moved my 2 year olds car seat to my grandparents car for us all to go out.
At the end of the day, she was out cold. I unclipped the seat from ym parents car, with her still in it, and moved it back to mine. I clipped it in and made sure it was as…
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What is the smarter way to position 3 carseats on my car?
My oldest child uses a booster (Maxi-Cosi Rodifix), my middle child uses a carseat (Maxi-Cosi Priori) and once my third child is born he will be in an infant carrier (Maxi-Cosi Mico). I drive a 2011 Honda Pilot and it does fit all three carseats on…
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Should we use our (convertible) car seat when flying with our two-year old?
Our daughter just turned two, and we have a few flights coming up. She has flown many times in our laps, and this will be the first time she has her own seat. She is usually comfortable in her car seat in the car, but I'm concerned about whether…
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How to keep car seat from lifting off seat when tightening?
We have two Britax pioneer car seats for our daughters. We've tried two different cars but have the same problem. When we tighten the straps, the seat part of the car seat lifts up off the... seat in the car. That's slightly confusing, I know.
We…
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Can I fit a coccoro combi car seat on an Uppa Baby stroller cruz?
My son outgrew huge Uppa car seat so we bought a Combi. Can I fit that on my stroller?
Or am I going to have to buy another stroller?
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Where can I find my car seat instruction manual?
The original manual was destroyed, and now I can't find it online.
The car seat is an Safety 1st Alpha Omega 65, Model # 22483C-AXN manufactured in 2011.
Safety 1st claims to have manuals online, but there is no list, only a search function, and no…
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