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MrsFF
Nope! Not as a Christmas gift! But I guess that is because when it comes to my kids I don’t compromise, so wouldn’t even wait for Christmas. The little boy’s 2 car seats were bought way before he was born. The one with the travel system which I know from experience they outgrow quickly (at least my big kids do ) and the one he will be moving to after that which can be used forward and rear facing. K was rear facing until 2.5 and many people didn’t get it and said oh we moved our child forward at 6 months because they were miserable!!! Not happening in my house rather you be miserable than me be miserable all my life if something happens to you because I turned you forward at 6 months to save me listening to you whining (ok I’m being dramatic but that is how much I feel about this) my friend jokes that I have American standards when it comes to car seat that is why. I’m happy with that!!!
Do you know my child is like a little car seat police can’t count how many times she has asked parents why their child is not in a car seat and I love watching them trying to explain and justify. And she always ends with my mama says kids must always be in car seats… once we were on the gautrain and she was shocked there was no seat belt 😆
MrsFF
Oops sorry I wrote an epistle
spiritedmama1
I love hearing your thoughts and value the time that you take to give your input. x
spiritedmama1
Love this child! I don’t get why adults as well as parents find it so peculiar that my kids are in car seats BUT they wear a seat belt. How do you as an adult buckle up but the kids are bobbing on the back seat? Mind blowing, I tell you. K and Dudie same whatsApp group lol. It baffles me how many kids and parents look at us during the school run and question Dudie about being a 9 year old boy in a car seat… Thank goodness my child is aware that SAFETY comes FIRST. No compromise.
There is no country specific standard. Safety rules apply all over the world. Some countries are just way to lax about enforcing it.
The idea came about seeing people go on and on about expensive gifts yet their kids don’t have car seats… and they actually think that it is OK for their kids not to be strapped in. Some people think that once you have crossed the toddler mark, you don’t really need a car seat any longer. We need to create awareness and spread this message far and wide.
Haha, we also question why there were no seat belts on the Gautrain. Well done on educating Miss K and I’m sure lil bro will be educating his peers soon too. x
Tidi Esther
Great article! My mother was shocked when I refused her to travel with her grandkids without their car seats, I wouldn’t have it. Her old mentality which I can understand up to an extend, is that we turned out fine with no seat belts. Have been educating her since! What happened in 1980 and 2018 on our roads, are worlds apart, our priority now is safety on the roads and saving lives compared to only getting from point 1 to 2. I will add this article to my educating her.
spiritedmama1
Thank you Tidimalo. Appreciate your comment. And yes, it was way different back then. Interestingly, it’s not only the older generations that struggle with the concept of transporting a child in a car seat. So many young/new generations do it too. We need to create awareness and educate everyone. Love how you are educating your mom.