41G4oP6kaSL. SL160  Graco Cozy Cline Toddler Booster Car Seat, Westcliffe

  • Engineered and Crash tested to meet or exceed standards
  • Easy install with clear access to belt path. Reclines while installed, Latch equipped for easy installation.
  • Includes EPS foam for energy absortion and washable seat pad with 5 point front adjust harness. 2 piece chest clip visually indicates proper position on child

41SS9WTbQsL. SL160  Cosco Juvenile Scenera Convertible Car Seat, Medallion

  • Rear facing for babies 5-35 pounds; forward facing for toddlers 22-40 pounds
  • Removable cup holder
  • Removable, washable seat pad
  • 5-poiint harness with up-front harness adjustment
  • 4 harness heights and 3 buckle strap locations

2334405222 80360b1a8b m The Sense of Hearing in Infants and Toddlers
The fetus may have already heard, while inside the womb. Feels the heartbeat of his mother, who growled in the stomach, and sudden loud noises, like a machine at full volume or beat a drum. When she hears a sudden noise strong feeling that the mother is usually a significant sudden jerking movements in her womb. And when the child comes into this world, was attacked by a myriad of sounds that have never heard of.

The effects of music for children

As above, the child inside the womb can hear sounds. If his mom likes to listen to soft music or sing to the child, the same type of music and singing the same kind of gives a calming effect on his children, when you leave the world. If he becomes fussy, mother humming melody usually family and the child quickly calms down. Hearing is also a way to recognize the child’s mother as she turns to her familiar voice when he talks about him.

Other musical instruments for children, regardless of its calming effect, is that it stimulates the baby’s brain and allowed him to recognize the different tones and pitches. Take, for example, Mozart Effect. It ‘was designed for children who listen to live music by Mozart significantly improves the child’s IQ, as the music helps in the formation of neural bridges in the brain.

Toys for her brain development

There are many toys that produce musical notes and the notes that may aid further development of his young brain. For one, there are music phones, which are located above the bed of the child. When finished toys, they begin to produce melodious sounds, and begins to spin. Both the spinning action and the music captures the attention of the child as soon as his brain is to recognize the music and the shapes and colors of the toys that hang over him. Some furniture also produces Soothing Songs lullaby your baby to bed rest, teach him to comfort herself.

Toys that play also play an important role not only in its development of the ear, but also in his hand-eye coordination. You will notice that his attention is drawn to toys that play a track, and soon will reach for the toy, help to further develop his motor skills.

You must ensure that the toys that will always age appropriate.

1343603682 497341ebf8 m A Family Guideline For Car Seat Safety
One of the major responsibilities parents have is ensuring their children are safe when they are driving. Every year, many children die or get injured as a result of car carnage. Correct usage of car seat safety comes in handy to keep the children safe. However, with a wide range of car seats available on the market, parents may find it overwhelming to select the best from the crowd. The kind of seat children requie depends on many factors like the kind of vehicle and size of the child among others. To ensure you are using an appropriate seat, researching on the different types of car seats available is necessary to be able to select the best. The American Academy of Pediatrics has put forth recommendations on the appropriate seat for children of different ages. The types of car safety seats recommended range from infant seats to convertible seats to seat belts for older children.
When travelling, especially for long distance journeys, infants of less than one year and not weighing more than 20 pounds require the rear-facing convertible and infant seats; the seat must always face to the rear. For Preschoolers and toddlers of one year and not weighing more than 20 pounds, convertible seats are important and can be placed facing forward though riding while rear-facing is recommended. For the school-aged children, booster seats come in handy as they have been specially designed for older children that have already outgrown car safety seats which are forward-facing. The children should remain in the booster seat until they are old enough to fit in the adult seat belt. Normally, when children reach approximately 4′9″ in height and are between 8-12 years, they are old enough to fit in booster seats. Older children that have outgrown booster seats require lap and shoulder belts at back seats until they are 13 years old.
After a careful selection of the appropriate seat for a child, there are important points to bear in mind. The back seat is normally the safest incase of a crush. If the vehicle comprises a passenger’s air bag, it is vital for all children under 12 years to ride in the back. Ensure the child rides while facing the appropriate way. Infants are required to ride in rear-facing seats and the back seat is preferable until they are 1. Infants weighing 20 lbs and are less than a year old require a restraint recommended for higher rear-facing weights. It is advisable to always go through the child restraint manual for detailed instructions on how to use the restraint properly. For children who are one year old and over and weighing at least 20 pounds can ride while facing forward.
Car safety belts are important as they hold seats tightly and in place to prevent the child from moving while the vehicle is in motion. Always ensure the belt passes through the appropriate slot and use the right belt slot for every direction. Safety seat belts come in handy for older children and the child should be able to sit comfortably without slouching and knees should be bent on the edges of seats and the feet on the floor. When travelling by plane, most convertible, forward-facing and infant seats can be used. However, travel vests and booster seats are not recommended. Restraints made particularly for planes are also helpful when travelling by plane. Always do your best to get a seat that is convenient for both your child and you. With the wide ranges of car safety belts and seats available, selecting an appropriate one is easy.

Ensuring car safety for the young ones is essential and most of the countries make it a legal requirement that one ensures that their children are well taken care of when in the car by use of car safety seats. Many companies offer car seats services leaving the parents with wide field to choose from. There are variety of car seats and one is supposed to choose based on their budget and child’s age. The infant car seat is designed for children who are less than one year, weigh 20 pounds or less, and should always ride rear-facing.   The convertible car seat for preschoolers or toddlers car seat is designed for children aged above one year and who weigh more than 20 pounds and should also ride rear-facing as long as possible but they can also ride forward-facing. The school-aged children can ride on the Booster car seat designed for overgrown children and they should ride forward-facing but the booster seat should hold them until they are grown up enough for the normal seat belt to fit them. The normal seats belts are designed for grown up children between 8 and 13 years. One should keenly refer to the car seat manual to know if their child suits to use it. This enables one to make the right choice when buying the children car seats.   Some of the basic child safety rules includes kids riding on the back seat of the car as this highly reduces their death risk in case of an accident. The car seat should also never be placed rare-facing on the front car seat especially when the car has active front airbags as this risks the child to being suffocated by the airbag in case the car is involved in an accident. The rear facing style is highly recommended due to its capability of going against physic-related forces that may expose the child’s body if they were riding forward-facing. The faster the car, the higher the crash will be and the faster the crush is transferred to the child’s body organs, while riding rear-facing, the crash will take long time to be transferred to the child’s organs hence less impact.   Although one will not be able to prevent all the accidents from occurring, it is recommended that one does their best to ensure that the child’s safety is assured at all time of their ride especially for long trips. The car seats do not only protect the child from death risks in accidents, but also ensure the child’s comfort especially in long trips, which may include breaks and rough road encounters.   Most countries have researched and approved the rear-facing ride as one of the safest children riding mean with the least death risks. When preparing for long car trip, one should take note that an accident can occur from side, front and back crushing and hence the regulation that the car seats straps should be carefully locked fitting the child to make sure that the child is not hurt regardless of the crush angle.

By now, nearly every parent with an internet connection has heard of the sad video that came out on YouTube. com in November 2006, urging all parents of toddlers to keep their kids in a car seat with a 5-point harness as opposed to graduating them to booster seat attached with a regular seat belt.

Your doctor will stress that your child should always ride in a safety car seat, but what’s best for my child. Well all situation are different and not every car seat will work for every child. So here are some tips and facts about the different types of car seats that might help you in buying the best car seat. Once your child is at least 1 year old and weighs at least 20 pounds, she can ride forward facing in her car seat. Although, studies show that it is still safer for her to ride rear facing for as long as she can comfortably do so. There are 5 types of car safety seats that can be used forward facing. 1. Convertible seats are ones that can be used rear facing or forward facing. 2. Forward facing toddler seats can only be used forward facing with a harness. These are for children who weigh up to 80 pound. You must check the specifications on each model, because some can only be used up to 40 pounds. 3. There are car seats that can be used forward facing or as a booster. These are called a combination forward facing/booster seat. These car seats can be used forward facing for children weighing up to 40 to 65 pounds, depending on the model. They can be used as a booster car seat without the harness for children weighing up to 80 to 100 pounds. 4. Some vehicles are made with forward facing car seats built right in. Read your vehicle owner’s manual to find out the weight and height limits for your particular vehicle. They will vary. 5. Travel vests are a pretty new product on the market. They are a safe alternative for forward facing child car seats. Travel vests can be useful when you have a vehicle with only lap seat belts in the back seat. They are great to move from vehicle to vehicle, so you do not have to take your car seat in and out. If you have a small car, they don’t take up much room. Travel vests are used for large toddlers who can no longer fit in a traditional car safety seat or for children who just simply will not stay in their car seat. They can be used for children between 20 pounds all the way up to 168 pounds. Installation tips for forward-facing seats 1. The car safety seat must be installed tightly in the car. The harness should fit snug against your child. 2. When rear facing, the shoulder straps must be in the slot at or below your child’s shoulders. To switch a convertible seat to forward facing, you must move the shoulder straps to the slots at or above your child’s shoulders. 3. With some car seats you may have to adjust the angle of the seat to recline. 4. Vehicles made after 2002 should come with the LATCH system. This is used to secure car safety seats. If you have this, it should be used. It keeps the car seat more secure than an ordinary seat belt. Check your owners manual for your vehicle to find out where your tether anchors are located in your car. Use your manual for you particular safety car seat to learn how to use this system with your car seat. Always use your manual and your car seats specification when using and installing it. Remember, even though you think your little one is big enough to ride with just a seat belt, statistics show they are not. Even children from the age of 4 to 8 years should be in a booster seat. So keep your child safe and use a safety seat.

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