so anyway, i ran into a woman who has a little girl zaven's age and younger child, who i had never met. today she had the little boy with her and i said " oh i have never met your little boy" and she said "oh this is xxx" okay well...she was holding him in the "bucket style" car seat. his feet were hanging way over the end. so i said, " i can't believe you can still carry him in that thing" and she said "well, he won't be one for another 6 weeks"
okay so just to help those of you who are not familiar with the ways of infant carseats/carriers...nell grew out of hers 2 months ago. at 4 months old, she was too big. this kid is 11 months old! they are only suitable for children under 27" and under 20 lbs. (now, to be fair, some of the new ones can be used up to 32" and 30 lbs, but this was not one of those)
how could this woman be so clueless? she is a college graduate, i assume literate. i don't know, i was baffled. maybe i am being too hard on her. but, wouldn't the fact that the kids legs are 6 or more inches over the edge be a clue. this information is widely available. nell's dr even asks me what kind of seat she is in.
i see people misusing car seats all the time driving down the road, but i expect more from people that i know. and yes, i get that people used to not use car seats at all and lived to tell about it. but i believe that you do the best you can with the current information.
so anyway that is it for me today.
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