[blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

there are always other choices, and the ones you mention below are not 
necessarily the safest choices although if you have no other options they'll 
work.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?


> As I have said before, you can strap your children ot you when they are 
> small, when they are older, put them on your lap. Or, you can buckle them 
> in a stroller.  There realy isn't any other choice.  I did it with all of 
> my children.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?
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>
>> Most of those permanent placement car seats also have slots that you can 
>> slide a regular passenger seatbelt into if you take a taxi or ride in 
>> somebody else's car.  They're sort of bulky and cumbersome, but at least 
>> the toddlers stay safe.  I'm not sure about a bus, though, since there 
>> aren't any seatbelts.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
>> the hunters.--African Proverb
>>
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>> From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:17 AM
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> The carseats we see that are rated for up to 40 lbs are permanent 
>>> placements in your car. What do we do when we take a taxi/bus and they 
>>> obviously won't let us (nor would I want to) leave the carseat in the 
>>> vehicle?
>>> Thanks, and have a great weekend!
>>>
>>> In Christ, Miranda
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Elizabeth Cooks <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:38 AM
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>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>
>>> Unfortunqtely, that's just kind of the way it goes.  Unless things have
>>> changed, infant seats go up to about 22 lbs, toddler seats maybe up to 
>>> about
>>> 45, and after that, the kids use a booster seat.  Actually, come to 
>>> think of
>>> it, Angelica's booster was 30 to 100, I think.  And, unless someone 
>>> knows
>>> something diferent for how to do it, toddler seats aren't advisable on a
>>> bus.  at those weights, children can sit safely buckled in a stroller or 
>>> on
>>> your lap.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Blind Parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:51 AM
>>> Subject: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> We're looking at carseats, and we love the option of the Graco Infant
>>>> Snugglerider for children less than a year old.
>>>> However, for children 1 or older, we're looking for a carseat that fits
>>>> kids up to 50-65 lbs, is front and rear facing and can be placed in a
>>>> stroller We don't have a car, so we need one that can be used without a
>>>> base. Also, one that's not so heavy or tall that you can't get it in 
>>>> and
>>>> out of taxis or public transit
>>>> We're trying to buy as few carseats as we can, so we're not forking out
>>>> cash for a few months at a time.
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>>> Thanks in advance, and have a great weekend!
>>>>
>>>> In Christ, Miranda
>>>>
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