Here's Why You Need To Make Sure Your Kid NEVER, Ever Wears A Winter Coat In A Car Seat

Oct 22, 2018 by apost team

You need to be careful during the wintertime, especially if your child sits in a car seat. Extra layers pose a serious danger because of the wide gap they create between your child's body and their seat belt.

Parents have been warned that putting a thick winter coat on their child might cost the child their life. Safety experts have said that extra layers pose danger since they create a potential gap between the body of a young child and their seat belt.

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If the parent gets into a crash, their seat belt's harness won't have a close enough proximity to the child's body to restrain them. They may be thrown from their seat and severely injured.

Experts urge parents to strap their children into their car seats without wearing coats. In addition, parents should make sure the harness is tight enough, checking to be sure there's only enough room for them to put two fingers between their child and the straps.

Advice for helping little children stay warm in the car has been issued by experts. They say that folding a blanket in half and tucking it around them, or dressing babies in thinner layers, are both ways to keep a child warm and safe. Make sure your blanket doesn't raise higher than the child's armpit level.

When the child in question is older, experts say parents should take the jackets and coats off, then tuck a blanket that the child can remove themselves when they want to.

Experts in child seats say that of the thousands of seats they've checked, they've found that up to 65 percent are not fitted properly or are used with an incompatible car. When the straps are too loose, the child won't be protected from a collision impact.

Experts say their campaign for transporting children safely has been going on since 2001. With so many different pieces of advice out there, it's easy for parents to get confused. It's important to make sure that the car seat a parent buys is the safest option for their child.

Have you learned something new about the dangers of car seats today? Let us know, and let the people you love know to be safe!

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