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
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5 tips to distract baby in the car
Hands up if your boobs leak when you hear a crying baby? If your mind goes blank? You grit your teeth while trying to talk sweetly, over the loud screams? 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
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
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
I am not a perfect parent, but I’m trying to make a difference
I’m not a perfect parent, but I am very proud to be a part of the #CarseatFullstop campaign! #CarseatFullstop is such an important project. We are trying to create awareness 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