Chicco’s product line already includes some solid choices — the Key Fit and Fit2 rear facing only car seats, the NextFit convertible car seat, the MyFit combination, plus some well-liked booster seats. The Fit4 joins that lineup to add a multimode seat that rear faces, forward faces, then converts to a fairly tall booster seat!
When it comes to child passenger safety, best practice means making the safest choice, even when it’s the least convenient option. That translates to riding rear facing for as long as possible — ideally until the child is around 4 years old — then riding forward facing in a harnessed car seat until the child
Over the years, Diono has brought a number of solid booster seat options to the market. Many CSFTL families have gotten quite a bit of mileage out of the Monterey and the Cambria. The Solana 2 is a backless booster only. It includes lower anchors, two cupholders, and some extra padding that’s made it a
ClickTight technology was kind of a game-changer for car seat installations when it was introduced. Since we first met this technology on the now-retired Britax Frontier, we marveled at how simple it made installing a car seat! It’s found on the ClickTight convertible car seats — Marathon and Boulevard, the forward facing combination car seat,
Booster seats with rigid lower anchors are a bit of an anomaly in the United States and Canada so we were pretty interested when we met the newest addition to the Diono family at the 2019 JPMA Show in Orlando. The Everett high back booster seat was originally a European design, brought by Diono to
When it comes to being a child passenger safety technician, good resources are invaluable. With the immense amount of information available to us, it is impossible to remember it all! Over the years, we have compiled articles that include linked sources and studies, printable PDFs, tools and charts, and easily referenced guides for both CPSTs
If you follow our Facebook Page or visit this website, you shouldn’t be surprised that preventing hot car deaths is a cause that is near and dear to us. We are huge supporters of anything that can help prevent hot car deaths, so we jumped at the opportunity to try out the Clever Elly. The
Our Nation’s Capital Our trip to Washington, D.C. for the PrevCon convention was in the middle of an extreme heat wave, complete with heat watches and warnings — the heat index reached as high as 115 on some days. Since our focus was on child safety and injury prevention, the heat was a constant reminder
Cybex introduced the Sirona M convertible car seat to the market late last year. They quickly followed up that release with the Eternis. This multimode car seat takes the features of the Sirona and adds a booster mode. CSFTL Quick Stats Rear facing weight range: 5-50 pounds Rear facing height range: 17-48 inches tall or
The Evenflo Triumph convertible car seat isn’t a new name in the Evenflo family of car seats — it was discontinued for a time and is now back on the market. The Triumph has a couple of unusual features that many families were quite fond of — the knob harness tension adjuster and the Infinite
