Yazan: CanCan | 30 December 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: links, riding in cars with kids, safety
Car seats are big and cumbersome, but the reality is motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S.
As parents, it is our duty to protect children from dangers while on the road.
“A Mother’s Promise” is a Facebook community, created by Evenflo, dedicated to uniting mothers in a quest to [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 27 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: riding in cars with kids, safety
Have you seen the new Evenflo Symphony Convertible Car Seat with SureLATCH ?
Besides looking super comfy, the Symphony features a new technology called SureLatch,designed to make installing a car seat correctly easier than ever using LATCH, (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children).
The SureLatch system consists of two connectors that are used with a vehicle’s LATCH [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 03 December 2008 | 4 Comments
Categories: Laos, Thailand, children's fashion, coupon codes, reviews, safety
As a mom, I am always fascinated with cultural differences in parenting.
In Laos, there isn’t a mind-numbing variety of “must-have” baby items like in the U.S. In fact, when Jojo was a four months old, his first car journey in Laos drew a crowd of neighbors.
As we were getting ready to leave, my neighbor said, [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 08 November 2008 | 111 Comments
Categories: air travel, giveaways, safety, travel with children
CARES is a child aviation restraint that slides around the seat back and attaches to the lap belt to give young children the much-needed sternum strap that traditional car seats provide.
The CARES child flight safety device is the only FAA certified child restraint that is equal to the safety level of a car seat. [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 16 October 2008 | 106 Comments
Categories: air travel, baby care, giveaways, reviews, safety, travel with children, traveling baby
My boys have many nick names. Jonas answers to Jojo, Jojobean, Beanie,and Joby. Deacon gets called Deaky, Deedles, Tu-tu, Boo Bear, and Deeds.
Whatever your child’s name, they sure have lots of STUFF to keep track of, don’t they? If you have more than one child involved in more than one activity, it becomes important to [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 02 September 2008 | 3 Comments
Categories: riding in cars with kids, safety, travel with children
When Jojo was 2, we went on a trip to China. We spent a lot of the time traveling by taxi. I wondered to myself what kind of child safety restraint solutions are available to families who travel by taxi often. A taxi can be just as dangerous as any other kind of car, so [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 26 August 2008 | 72 Comments
Categories: air travel, giveaways, reviews, safety, traveling baby
Children under the age of two are not required to purchase a seat on airplane trips. On US domestic flights, these “lap babies” can fly at no cost, provided they share a seat with their accompanying adult. On international flights, lap babies pay just a small percentage (typically around 10%) of the adult ticket price.
Now [...]