Do you feel that your child is really 100% while riding in the car with you?

Children in booster car seats are often at risk of injury and death due to the so-called “seatbelt slack” (seatbelt looseness). What is really happening here? The three-point seatbelt commonly used in modern motor vehicles, really just represents a fair compromise between safety and comfort. A three-point seatbelt allows slack to develop in the lap belt portion while children (or even adults!) are riding in a vehicle – especially for an extended amount of time.

A loose seatbelt allows a child in a booster seat to bounce around, rock, tip, slide, and even fall over during normal vehicle maneuvering. The result? This can result in life threatening injuries, such as a child’s head being thrown against the side of the vehicle, as well as leading to child discomfort, including motion sickness. In frontal impact accidents or during panic stops, a loose seatbelt can further lead to a child “submarining” (sliding out)  under the lap belt (lower part of the seat belt).

First Time Pregnancy is proud to recommend the SeatSnug product. What is the SeatSnug you may ask? The brand new SeatSnug® allows the lap belt to be lightly tightened around a child’s hips while riding in a vehicle, preventing seatbelt slack or looseness from developing. By gently securing a child while riding in a booster seat, SeatSnug® substantially eliminates bouncing, rocking, tipping, falling over, submarining, and ejection.  The result? The SeatSnug dramatically  reduces the potential for child injuries or death in case of an accident.

Check out the Seatsnug website here. There are tons of educational videos on their website which I recommend to watch. If you have children that sit in booster seat of any kind, you want to take a look and order immediately so that your children are safe while driving. No matter how safe you drive, your car might get hit by someone else and that’s when it is important to be prepared.