[blparent] [Bulk] Re: Car seats

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

Yes, but if I didn't have to take a car seat everywhere I went I would sure 
go more places.  The sit and stroll makes it tons easier to get around 
though, and I would sure recommend it to everybody.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:27 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Car seats


>I have to disagree with that.  If you are in a large enough city with 
>decent transortation, blind parents can get out with their children as much 
>as any sighted parents.  I know...I have done so.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:36 PM
> Subject: [blparent] Car seats
>
>
>> Hi group:
>>
>> I own a sit-N-stroll.  Although my children have since grown out of the
>> device I am having trouble parting with it.  Isn't that funny!  I am
>> thinking most people wouldn't want to buy it given that it is about six
>> years old and they probably make a more modern version.  I don't know
>> anything about an infant sit-n-stroll.  I know my instructions indicated
>> that you could put the child in the rear facing position.  My daughter 
>> was
>> so small that I did not use this device with her until she was a year old
>> and sitting front facing in the car.  I believe I tried it once or twice
>> when she was littler but she did not seem to be as secure as I would have
>> liked.  It may have been that I just wasn't strong enough to tighten the
>> straps in the rear facing position.
>>
>> I used the device with my son as well.  However, keep in mind that you 
>> can
>> pop the wheels out when the child is in the seat but this does require 
>> some
>> upper body strength and balance.  I was able to take his weight and the
>> weight of the chair but you should know this about the seat when putting 
>> the
>> wheels out with your child strapped in the device.
>>
>> Overall, the seat is the best one on the market.  I find the entire car 
>> seat
>> issue to be annoying.  Yes, I understand the safety implications for 
>> kids.
>> However, as a blind parent and having a spouse who does not drive as he 
>> is
>> also blind I find that the car seat issue prevents persons who are blind
>> from getting out as much with their kids.  As I often say to friends they
>> pretty much need a mini-van to move this family easily.  Something else 
>> to
>> think about with the sit-n-stroll is that the seat is not comfortable for
>> the child for long trips especially if they need to sleep in the car.
>> Fortunately when we did take a long trip with our kids when they were in 
>> car
>> seats we barrowed a larger one from a friend.
>>
>> The model I have carried my kids until they were 30 pounds although the
>> instruction say the seat can go to 40 pounds my kids grew out of the 
>> device
>> by length not by pounds.  Currently, we have a compass booster for our 
>> son
>> that has a back.  This is a nice seat as it folds where the child puts 
>> their
>> bottom for easier carrying.  My daughter uses a backless booster.  I have
>> been known to ask customer service at the movie theater to hold on to my
>> seats until the movie is over when we use Para-transit.  I am sure mall
>> information desks would be willing to keep the seat for you as well.
>> Although I always felt that a strapped in child in the sit-n-stroll was 
>> much
>> easier to keep track of than a child running loosely around the mall.
>>
>> As I recall the sit-n-stroll was made by a company called safeline kids.
>> Though I do remember reading that they changed their name a few years 
>> later.
>>
>>
>> Good luck and hope my thoughts help you in the decision making.
>>
>> Karla
>>
>>
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