Collisions are terrible and scary but does occur more often than we like. The whole point with using a Swedish rear facing car seat is to keep our children safe in case of an accident. Hearing of unharmed kids in severe collisions is always a relief. Phoebe uses a Britax Two-Way for her son and […]
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While talking to other parents about car seat safety one statement often come up: “When I was a child me and my sister were sleeping in the back seat without car seat or seat belt and that worked fine”. Is this true? Do we really need car seats? Lets take a closer look at just […]
A common question by parents is why Swedish rear facing car seats lack chest clips. Aren’t chest slips necessary? Are seats without chest clips secure and safe? Swedish car seats are certified according the the European standard ECE R44 which is fairly strong, a bit stricter than the US standard FVMSS 213 to compare with […]
There are many people around the world who work hard to spread the enormous benefits of rear facing car seats. One of those is Helena who run the popular site Rearfacing.co.uk which has helped tens of thousands of parents in UK learn about rear facing. UK is like most other countries 30 years behind in […]
Britax new colors are almost here (see slideshow below or external gallery by clicking here). Not all companies are great at timing deliveries, especially new colors, but Britax are as usual reliable. Select models and colors are being delivered this week. New colors are similar to previous lineup with no big changes. Color “Claire” is […]
A large number of parents daily send emails to www.CarSeat.se with all sorts of great questions about rear facing and the Swedish car seats. The email below is a little different (and scary) since it involves a terrible crash. Many thanks to A-L in Finland for the actual photo of the crashed car and for […]
A very common question from parents just learning of rear facing is about leg space. Where do the legs go? My 6-month old is getting cramped with leg space, how can my toddler sit rear facing? Is it dangerous to sit rear facing in a crash from the rear? Lets start with safety, are rear […]
This question comes up fairly often in the avalanche of emails received each day at CarSeat.se. How safe is my child when riding rear facing in a Britax Multi Tech, Maxi Cosi Mobi, DuoLogic, etc? The answer is unbelievably safe. There is research which show the tremendous rear facing benefits for young children but not […]
Tuesday this week was spent in car seat heaven. I was invited to a safety conference in Gothenburg where the small and elite group of car seat researchers met. It was a day filled with interesting presentations by some extremely knowledgeable researchers. A large group from US was there, among them the fantastic research team […]
Is it safe to fly with children? This is a common question in many internet forums. Unfortunately, the advice given out seem to scare parents instead of offering sound safety advice. Comments such as “Don’t you want your baby to be safe???? I would NEVER fly without a car seat on the plane!” or “You […]