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So, I woke up this morning to a phone full of messages

about of the new recommendations for car seats from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Now, normally I would stay curled up in bed

because I was on call last night but I have a three-and-a-half-year-old nephew that I

love dearly

So, I had to address this change.

So, for as long as I've known anything about car seats

the recommendation was once the baby leaves the hospital

they stay rear facing in the car seat until they hit their "Terrific Twos."

However

The American Academy of Pediatrics has new recommendations.

And though it's not as easy as

"Happy second birthday, now you can glare at me through my rear view mirror."

It is kinda sorta simple.

The basics of it is this:

The car seats that you have, have height and weight limits.

It is of utmost importance that you know what these are

because these are your new milestones for transitioning from one position to the next.

So, this is one of those times where you want to be sure to RTFM.

Read the *bleep* manual.

So, starting with the rear facing okay

the one you're bringing baby home from my hospital in.

You typically, got two options.

You got the infant bucket seat or the convertible seat.

The infant bucket seat is convenient because you can take baby out of the car

and carry them around with you, while they're still in the seat.

However, they will most likely outgrow that before they are eligible to face forward

and gain that expert marksman-like aim when they're throwing *bleep* at you.

So, you're gonna have to buy another car seat, while they're still rear facing.

The convertible seats that you bring baby home and stay in the car

and the beauty of these are

they transition to the front facing car seat

without having to buy a whole 'nother car seat

once they hit that milestone

which is no longer two years old

but when they exceed the height weight limit of that car seat.

Are you still with me?

Either option you choose, is up to you okay?

Moving on.

Then your little bam-bam keeps growing.

Okay, they don't stop.

I shouldn't say bam-bam I should really say bamboo, because they grow so fast.

Feels like just the other day, I was tripping over my nephew

and now he's like three and a half, and he's dunking on me.

So now they've exceeded the height and weight limits of the forward facing and seat

it's recommended that they now transition to a belt positioning booster seat.

Which should have a high back for the safest protection.

Until they're too tall for that.

Once they're too tall for that.

If they're anywhere between 8 and 12 and over four foot nine inches tall

then they can sit properly in the backseat on their own.

So, what is proper?

Okay proper is when the seat part of the belt is lying across the upper thighs,

and the shoulder strap that comes down in across the chest

and not the neck or the belly.

With their knees bent at the front of the seat.

No facing forward like that they're still too small.

If they don't meet those requirements.

It's recommended that they stay in a booster seat until they can,

doesn't matter how old they are.

People, please.

Understand that for kids 1 through 13 the leading cause of death

is car crashes.

I mean think about the fragility of their neck and their spine

and the their big ol' heads moving around.

I can't stress it enough that you choose the right car seat and install it correctly.

Because I know you all care about your little ones,

just as much as I do my nephew.

Oh, snap!

Gotta get to work!

Excuse me for the brevity of this vlog,

there is so much more to know and I'm sure a lot of you know it.

So drop whatever knowledge you know in the comments below.

I promise you.

It will help someone else.

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Don't forget to share this with your friends, family, and loved ones.

But right now,

I'm clocking out,

so I can go clock in.