The Issue Dorel has issued a recall for the Maxi-Cosi Pria 70, Pria 85, and Pria 85 Max convertible car seats. This recall only applices to the following scenario: when the seat is installed in the forward facing position and secured to the car using the lap belt without also using the top tether, the
Baby Trend has made many car seats in some cool colors over the years, everything from rear facing only infant car seats to convertible car seats and booster seats. Among the convertible car seats is the narrow Trooper that we reviewed earlier this year. The Cover Me is the cousin to the Trooper, and it
More than a few times, we’ve seen caregivers struggle to install their child’s convertible or multimode car seat securely. It’s often a matter of that last little bit of tension in the lower anchors or vehicle seat belt. One of the easiest ways to minimize this struggle and maximize the secure-ness of an install is
Baby Trend is well known for their affordable car seats. The PROtect 2-in-1 folding booster seat started out as a very similar but slightly different booster — the now-discontinued Yumi 2-in-1 folding booster. We found that seat to be a well-fitting booster that was a terrific option for travel. The PROtect 2-in-1 folds into a
Our Facebook group is a busy place. We’re there 24/7, helping caregivers select, install, and use their car seats correctly. In the past, many rear facing car seats required a pool noodle to get the correct recline angle but we’ve got some other tricks up our sleeve. We thought we’d dedicate some time to describing
Families of all types and from all corners of the world are part of our Facebook group. We make every effort to answer their questions and provide consistently correct information to guide their car seat selection and usage questions. One question that we see on the regular is about which car seats help to keep
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, Advocate, and Boulevard, the Grow With You forward
We’ve known the Maxi-Cosi Pria multimode car seat for some time now. There have been a few different versions of the Pria and until now, they’ve all shared the same shell and the same super narrow rear facing belt path. The latest version of the Pria is now using the same base as its cousin,
Century is a “new” car seat/child safety product name that you might know from your own childhood. I promise you, the seat I’m reviewing today is not from that batch of seats, nor was the seat I’m reviewing used on the original Full House. The Century name has been relaunched with a small line of
Many families have long been fans of UPPAbaby’s full-featured Mesa rear-facing only seat and we have, too. It has many easy-to-use features that make installing and using it correctly fairly painless. We’re pleased to see that the UPPAbaby car seat family now includes a booster seat — the ALTA high back booster. Join us as
