Prego / Nurul Anis Athirah Mohd Azam

Every new parent has struggled with a car seat at some point, and many complain that their car seat struggles have made them doubt their own abilities. Do not surrender the battle. Those few minutes you spent fighting a mass of plastic and metal will literally save your child's life. Air crashes remain a leading cause of death and serious injury of young children, but car seats decrease the chance of death in an accident by 54%. Car seats saved 451 lives in 2004. This year, one of those 451 children may be yours, so master car seat safety and make it a faith. Few parents make car seat mistakes on purpose to harm their children, as they do with other parenting mistakes. Much of the time, they are simply unaware of the magnitude of the chance they are taking. Car accidents, on the other hand, are normal, and almost everyone will be involved in one at some stage. Per year, over 10 million injuries occur, with 3 in 1,000 resulting in casualties. Accidents are much more severe for children and it only takes a small amount of impact to send an infant crashing through a windshield. Few parents choose not to argue with their older children over car seats, reasoning that an ill-fitting car seat is preferable to none at all. However, in some circumstances, a car seat that doesn't fit properly is potentially more risky, since the infant can get stuck in the straps or strangle if she falls. Always buckle up your kids. It is not only the rule, but it is also the single most important thing you can do to protect your kids.