Children's chairs, or child restraint systems, are special seats that are placed inside the car, to ensure that babies and children are well protected when transported from one place to another. In Babies and moreWe frequently talk about the importance of using the right chair for each child correctly.
Today I want to share the publication of a mother, who reminds us that in just a few minutes an accident could occur and therefore we should never take lightly the correct use of car seats.
When it comes to the safety of my daughter Lucia in the car, I am a very annoying mom. I am that hateful and insistent mother who does not let her daughter out without an adequate child restraint system for her age. I had discussions with family members because of this, but for me her safety comes first and what they can think comes much later.
That's why I understand what the mother shares that I will present below. Her name is Rebecca Tafaro Boyer and she recently returned to work, after her maternity leave ended after having her first baby, named William. She refers to herself as "that annoying mom" who insists a lot on the importance of her son's safety when traveling by car.
In a post she shared on her Facebook account, Rebecca tells how Just being insistent and asking for photos of her baby helped her son get out of a car accident intact, which happened minutes after asking her husband to adjust the straps of the seat in which little William was going.
Friends, let's have a quick conversation about something that some members of my family think makes me a very angry and overprotective mom: the safety of child seats.
Today, it was my first day back to work after my maternity leave and I asked my husband to send me updates every hour, to find out how baby Williams was doing on his first day without mom. This afternoon, around 2:15, I received a message from my husband while they went to the pharmacy. My annoying wife's response was to correct William's position in the car seat, the straps were too loose and the chest clip was too low. And because I know my husband, I know he must have laughed at me and twisted my eyes, before adjusting it well and putting the clip where it should go.
At 2:30 my phone rang and I heard my husband's voice full of panic: "Darling, we had an accident. We're fine, but the car is total loss." They were less than four kilometers from home, when a woman slammed into traffic, trying to make a quick turn. My husband simply did not have time to stop. He stopped immediately and slammed into the passenger door of the woman's car.
My son was so well secured in his chair, that he did NOT even wake up. Even with the impact of both cars, Willian only received a small jolt, so insignificant that he could continue taking his nap, and spend the next two hours flirting with the hospital nurses.
My husband didn't do so well. If your foot broke in three places, you have three dislocated fingers and we have to go back Monday to make sure you don't need surgery. The car was a loss, but cars can be replaced. My boys no.
All babies and children should go BACK in the minimum back seat until two years old and secured with a five-point harness, on a chair base that does not move more than an inch in any direction. I am very grateful that my husband took that extra minute to put William safe in his chair. I don't even want to imagine how the result of not being like this could have been different. I firmly believe that the reason my family is comfortably sitting on the sofa in the house, rather than in the hospital, is because of my angry mom's voice.
Rebecca's post has been shared more than 35,000 times and has received thousands of comments. In later updates she comments that The chair is not safe to use and will be donated to a hospital, so that staff can teach parents how to place their children.
As we have commented on previous occasions, there may be thousands of models of child restraint systems, but remember that The most important thing is not its cost or brand, but that they are used correctly: well insured and countermarked as long as possible.
So if someone ever tells you things or insists that you turn your child's chair, trust your instinct and remember the story of this mother, who shows us how quickly accidents can happen and how important it is to take the time to secure our children well in their chairs.
