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Places to Go: Car Seats Infant seats, convertible seats, boosters, brand picks and more.

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Thumbs up AAP AND NHTSA (!!!) now recommends RF to age 2 and 3!!!

Here's the carseatblog


http://www.nhtsa.gov/Driving+Safety/...d-Facing+Seats (fixed link)
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Julie, when it's available, can you post the official link? I want to post this on my FB page.
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Absolutely, I'm so excited I'll post it all over the place!
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And another article... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...,1725962.story
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DD1 age 13 in an Adult Seatbelt (booster till 11 and almost 5 ft tall)
DD2 age 7 in a Frontier 80 in booster mode, or variety of backless boosters
http://picasaweb.google.com/joolstag/LeahInCarseats#
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Thanks so much! I already posted this on my FB page.
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Finally!
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Yay!
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Thanks, Julie! I just linked the article from the Trib to my FB page. I'll wait to hear if I get any backlash... *sigh*
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Just posted this on facebook also. Let's see which of my FB friends tells me it's a lie to get us to buy more carseats.
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Thanks, Julie! I just linked the article from the Trib to my FB page. I'll wait to hear if I get any backlash... *sigh*
So far I have gotten lots of positive responses from people with DS under 1 and a comment from one with a DC who is 18 months saying she will read and look into it because she had no idea. Don't fret, people may surprise you!
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