I didn’t grow up in car culture. I grew up in New York City, where public transportation and taxis and walking are the norm. As a result, I didn’t grow Read more
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Car seat safety comes first!
We’re still talking about car seat safety! As part of the #CarseatFullstop campaign, we spread the message far and wide about the ins and outs of car seat safety. Here Read more
Changing behaviour – we live and learn
The #CarseatFullstop campaign is aimed at encouraging the proper use of carseats, child restraints and seatbelts for children. For some of us this requires changing behaviour for both parents and children. I Read more
BeSafe iZi Plus – truly extended rear facing
One of the things that frustrates me the most with South African car seats, is that so many of our children outgrow their harnessed child car seats before they are Read more
Ford Global Caring puts SA kids in car seats
September is Ford Global Caring Month, when the Ford family around the world supports causes in their various communities. The Ford Volunteer Corps is a group of over 10,000 Ford Read more
11 Common Car Seat Mistakes
#CarseatFullstop teaches us that the proper use of a correctly installed car seat greatly reduces a child’s risk of injury or death. If you feel like you are just fine, Read more
Tragedy is a terrible teacher – recognise your car seat mistakes
Why tragedy is a terrible teacher The debate around proper car seat usage is a long and tiring one. A couple of years ago a month after my first child Read more
The short cuts that risk lives
Parenting is full on, let’s just be real, and let’s just be honest. Some days make sense whilst other days feel like a total blur. Therefore, we as parents try Read more
Knowing more about children and cars | Booster seat learnings
Confession about children and cars Beanie’s been in a booster seat since he was about two and a half years old. This is mainly because he’s always been tall for Read more
Non-parents need to know about car seats too
Even though we are currently non-parents and don’t plan to have children right away (and realise that kiddies don’t need a plan, haha), I am terribly excited about being a Read more
