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Public Car Seat Safety Check on October 10th at Bellani

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

We will be holding a public Car Seat Safety Event at Bellani Maternity on October 10th from 11:00 – 2:00 pm. This is a first come, first served event. Reservations are not accepted so please be patient as you may have to wait a bit. Please make sure your car is cleaned out (garbage and any extra items, you may have like toys, blankets…etc) but leave your current car seat installed.

What should you, as a caregiver, expect from a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST)?

The one-on-one education of a safety check usually takes 20-30 minutes, depending on the car seat and the vehicle. The CPST should take all the time necessary to ensure that you feel competent and confident in re-securing the car seat into the vehicle and re-buckling your child into its car seat on your own.

Card your tech! Ask to see proof of his or her current certification.

During the check up, a competent CPST will:
• Fill out a checklist form (including car seat type, location in vehicle, misuse observations, if any, etc.).
• Review car seat selection appropriate for your child’s age, size, and review factors affecting proper use.
• Review the restraint manufacturer’s instructions and the vehicle owner’s manual with the caregiver and ensure that both are being followed correctly.
• Ensure that an appropriate seating position in the vehicle is being used, especially when using LATCH.
• Check the car seat for recalls, visible damage and an expiration date.
o If the seat is unsafe, you should replace the seat since it may not work as it should in a crash.
• Show what is correct or will be corrected before making the adjustment.
• Have you install the car seat(s) correctly using either the seat belt or LATCH system. Feel free to ask to learn how to install the seat with either options or in different seating positions.
• Discuss the next steps for each child, such as when to move to the next type of restraint:
o Rear- to forward-facing car seat
o Forward-facing harnessed seat to a booster seat
o Booster to an adult safety belt
• Discuss the benefits for everyone, including all adults, to riding properly restrained.
• Discuss safety in and around the vehicle (never leaving kids unattended, walking around the vehicle before moving, etc.)
• Discuss your state laws and best practice recommendations for occupant safety.

This tool is brought to you by the Child Restraint Manufacturer’s Consortium.
Consortium Members: Britax, Chicco, Clek, Combi, Compass-Learning Curve, Dorel, Evenflo, Graco, Mia Moda, Orbit, Peg Perego, Recaro, Safe Kids Worldwide, Safe Traffic Systems and Sunshine Kids.

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Is your child’s car seat the strongest?

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Just released from Sunshine Kids, manufacturer of The Radian65, Radian80 and Radian XT. Sold here! at Bellani Maternity

SUMNER, WA – July 8, 2009 – Last week’s freak collapse of the five-story Centergy parking deck in Midtown Atlanta left onlookers, bystanders and victims alike stricken with awe as it was revealed that not a single person was harmed in the crumble that damaged or destroyed a total of 38 vehicles.

But for Sarah Maglione, whose vehicle was among those destroyed, the spectacle had only just begun. Her SUV was parked on the structure’s second level when the incident occurred; it was the thirtieth vehicle pulled from the wreckage. “I had three floors of a parking garage collapse on top of my car,” Maglione said. “It is flattened beyond belief.”

The particular that astounded her further: the fact that her child’s car seat, a Sunshine Kids Radian65 positioned on the passenger side of the back seat in her SUV, completely withstood the force of the collapse and upheld its section of the car, as well.

“Amazing,” Maglione said. “That thing did not bend an inch,” referring to her Radian65 car seat. “They are built using steel alloy frames, and I always heard they were the strongest. Now I know it.”

Radian®, by Sunshine Kids Juvenile Products, is constructed with an exclusive steel alloy frame for superior impact protection. Seven-inch-deep, high-impact-grade engineered sidewalls reinforced with EPS foam provide superior side impact protection, absorb crash energy and protect the child from intrusions making it the strongest car seat available. Radian is a convertible car seat built to protect children between 5 and 65 pounds.

The Radian® car seat line is available through independent juvenile stores across the US and Canada, as well as the Sunshine Kids Juvenile Products web site (www.skjp.com).

Sunshine Kids Juvenile Products is the manufacturer of more than 80 innovative juvenile products, including car seats, storage solutions, and related travel and stroller accessories, designed to facilitate today’s on-the-go family lifestyle and assure the maximum in safety protection.

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