The rear seats have two full sets of latch connectors for
installing child safety seats, and they're easy to identify.
That's why a different system was developed for
installing child safety seats without the use of seat belts.
Here's How to Properly
Install a Child Safety Seat.
* Do remember to use the tether when
installing a child safety seat forward facing.
The LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system was developed to make it easier to correctly
install child safety seats without using seat belts.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that using LATCH correctly will cut the number of improperly
installed child safety seats in half.
Watch the following video to learn about LATCH and how it makes
installing a child safety seat easier.
Various studies have shown that up to 96 % of parents believe
they install their child safety seat correctly.
Although LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) was designed to make child safety seat installation easier, the old system of using the vehicle's seat belt to
install a child safety seat is just as safe if done correctly.
The LATCH system may make car seat installation easier, but remember whether it's by LATCH or by seat belt, any properly
installed child safety seat can save lives.
The LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system was developed to make it easier to
install child safety seats without the use of seat belts.
Two - door cars may make it difficult to
install a child safety seat and to get your child in and out of the car seat.
You can
install a child safety seat just as tightly — and safely — with the car's seat belt system and tether anchor.
Even still, doing things like
installing a child safety seat can seem daunting, especially for a new parent.
There's a family to cart around and it's tough to reach into the back seat to
install the child safety seat, let alone maneuver yourself into position to secure a wiggly toddler.
A properly
installed child safety seat reduces the risk of injury by approximately 80 percent and of death by 28 percent, compared to children in seat belts alone.
Not exact matches
Only
child safety seats — properly
installed in the back
seat — are designed to protect a
child from injury during a collision.
Given that the most hazardous thing to a
child when traveling is a poorly
installed car
seat, the Chicco KeyFit 30's
safety been a big selling point and part of the reason behind its success.
The biggest and most common mistake parents and caregivers make when it comes to car
safety is improperly
installing or using their
child's car
seat.
Schedule an appointment for a professional carseat checkup and have an experienced, certified technician make sure you are
installing and using your
child safety seats correctly!
There is every reason in the world to not be physically active; reading to our
children, providing quality meals, addressing their social needs, researching all medications / foods / education, shopping to have the «best» deals on the highest quality, spending quality play time with our
children, limiting screen time, grooming them, keeping house, bonding, learning and executing proper
child passenger
safety (
installing that perfect car
seat that took 3 weeks of research and a small loan to purchase), and being sure every minute of their every day is filled with only the best developmentally appropriate activities.
It's up to you to learn how to
install a car
safety seat properly and harness your
child for the ride.
Additional
safety features include belt guides that correctly position the shoulder and lap belts across my
child and a rigid LATCH that makes it easy and foolproof to correctly
install the
seat in my car.
Sergio Garcia, who is a
Child Passenger
Safety Technician (CPST), and has been
installing car
seats at Galt Baby for over six years, answered some of our most frequently asked basic car
seat questions...
«At Cars.com, we have three Certified
Child Passenger
Safety Technicians who
install and write our Car
Seat Checks.
Be sure you have your
child's car
seat installed correctly and in accordance with
safety regulations.
If you can not get the car
seat installed tightly using either the vehicle
seat belt or the LATCH system, find a certified
child passenger
safety technician or a car
seat inspection station by visiting Safe Kids USA.
In addition to obvious
safety steps of using a car
seat correctly,
installing a smoke detector, and childproofing your home, beware of other hidden dangers that can compromise your
child's
safety:
When a car
child safety seat is not
installed properly, it actually causes more harm than good and can cause serious injury to your
child.
A certified
Child Passenger
Safety Technician can check to make sure your
seat is in good shape and is
installed correctly.
Consider reaching out to a
child passenger
safety technician (CPST) who can ensure your
seat is properly
installed.
It's surprising then that up to 14 % of kids ride unrestrained; and maybe even more surprising that many parents who do put their
children in car
safety seats are
installing the
safety seats improperly.
If you're pregnant, select your car
seat and have a certified
Child Passenger
Safety Technician (CPST) help you
install it four to six weeks before your due date.
Because so many parents have trouble getting their car
seats installed properly, manufacturers and
child safety experts recommend that new parents sign up for a car
seat installation workshop.
Install window guards, gates on stairways, cabinet locks, toilet
seat locks, electric outlet covers, and other
safety features to keep the
child safe.
Car
safety seats may be
installed with either the vehicle's
seat belt or LATCH (lower anchors and tethers for
children) system.
A
child passenger
safety technician (CPST) can help you decide which place is best to
install your
child's car
safety seat in your vehicle.
Examples of childproofing your car include ensuring the
safety locks are enabled on your car doors, and verifying that your
child's car
seat is
installed correctly to prevent injuries in case of an accident.
The person in charge of transporting your
child knows how to
install and use the car
safety seat correctly.
More information about this study, along with videos and fact sheets for parents about how to choose and
install the right
child restraint for your
child and you vehicle are available at Car
Seat Safety for Kids.
Many police precincts will be happy to inspect your
seat to ensure that it has been
installed properly, or you can visit seatcheck.org to find a certified
child passenger
safety seat inspection location near you.
Whether you attend a class or go for a
safety check, ask to be shown how to
install your
child's car
seat.
Have your car
seat checked by a certified
child passenger
safety technician to make sure it is properly
installed.
With a little bit of knowledge, you can ensure your
child safety seat is
installed and being using properly.
It is absolutely essential to your
child's
safety that the car
seat is
installed properly.
To learn
child passenger
safety recommendations and get help
installing child restraint
seats properly, plan to attend a free local car
seat check.
Each year, Cars.com's Certified
Child Passenger
Safety Technicians
install car
seats in nearly 100 new car models.
She recently became a CPST (
Child Passenger
Safety Technician), and is looking forward to helping families learn how to keep their
children safe in the car by properly
installing their car
seats.
The following educational videos can help you choose and
install the proper
child safety seat or booster
seat for your
child.
«I've personally done more than 5,000 car -
seat checks and seen only 14
seats that were
installed correctly,» says Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., a certified
Child Passenger
Safety Technician and associate professor of pediatrics at the Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland.