A question many parents ask is when their baby can move out of a rear facing car seat. Many families see this as another exciting milestone in a little one’s Read more
Category: Rear Facing
#CarseatFullstop looks at all things rear facing car seats. Scientifically, rear facing your child provides their developing body with a lot more protection than forward facing in a crash. What is it? Why is it a thing? Is it safer? How long should my child rear face? Where do they put their legs? Can I return my child rear facing after forward facing them?
Axkid car seats in South Africa
Our roads are some of the most dangerous in the world, so having the safest car seat available for your child is more of a priority than ever. Limited numbers Read more
Swedish child safety heading to SA
National car seat awareness initiative #CarseatFullstop has partnered with Gauteng based doctor and entrepreneur Dr Tahera Essay to bring some of the safest car seats in the world to South Read more
Addressing rear-facing concerns with science
I am a careful driver. I don’t have any history of accidents, whether from my own doing or anyone else’s. But I also don’t have any illusions – almost every Read more
Moving forward facing backward (Why my child is rearfacing)
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
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
5 Tips to keep kids rear facing as long as possible
You’re probably already aware that it is safer to keep kids rear facing than forward facing, right? A 2007 study in the journal Injury Prevention found that children under age Read more
Returning rearwards-facing – Reviewing the Volvo Maxway toddler seat
In 2016, I returned my 2 and a half year old rearwards-facing. I share the biggest things I learned about car seat safety and a review on the Volvo Maxway Read more
Car accident considerations and consequences
I remember when I first moved to Cape Town, going away for the weekend. I remember having to slow down at what I thought was a roadblock, except it wasn’t. Read more
