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
Category: The Basics
There are certain things that are relevant to all car seats, regardless of the stage. #CarseatFullstop shares tips on choosing a car seat, common mistakes to look out for, deciphering various terms, explaining crash tests and results, and offering best practice tips specific to the South African car seat environment.
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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
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
7 Steps to sharing something people don’t want to hear
We have had a lot of people asking how they can approach somebody they know about how critical car seats are without putting them on the defensive. There is a delicate Read more
#CarseatFullstop – Child safety driven by Ford
Ford South Africa is proud to partner with #CarseatFullstop, a national child safety seat awareness initiative, created and spearheaded by Mandy Lee Miller. “We are a team of parents just Read more
Ina Meyer also believed it would never happen to her
You hear a lot of parents saying “it won’t happen to me” but what if it does? What if the worst thing imaginable does happen to you? What if you Read more
Car seat awareness initiative works to save little lives
South African car seat awareness initiative, #CarseatFullstop, as featured on The Expresso Morning Show, KFM, Cape Talk and many others, launched on 18 July 2016. It aims to enlighten and Read more
