Car seat safety questions - all about car seat safety!
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We have researched the answers to some of the common questions asked by parents about car seat safety. Below are topic headings with questions.
Each question is followed by one or more links to a credible site/s where you will find the answer to the preceding question.
Simply click the link/s and enjoy. Please feel free to send us your questions - we will do our best to find the answers.
Why does my child need a car seat?
What should I know before I buy or use a car seat?
- Is your car seat safe to use?
- How to choose and use your car seat — video
- What you should know before buying a car seat or a booster seat — video
What do I need to know about choosing and using the right car seat?
The purpose of the Right Seat resources is to support child passenger safety education for families in multiple languages and for families who may experience low literacy.
These resources include a short, educational video and print resource presenting basic information from the original "Is your child in the right seat" postcard in English and 8 additional languages: French, Arabic, Mi'kmaq, Mandarin Chinese, Nepalese, Swahili, Somali and Tigrinya.
Click for Multiple language fact sheets on right hand sidebar's Related Documents.
- Is your car seat safe to use?
- How to choose and use your car seat — video
- What you should know before buying a car seat or a booster seat — video
What do I need to know about rear facing car seat?
- Fact Sheet — For infants
- Fact Sheet — Rear-facing car seat
- Video — Guide to Installing a Rear-Facing Car Seat
- Video — Set up your rear facing car seat
- Video — Installing rear-facing with seat belt
- Video — Installing rear-facing with UAS
What do I need to know about forward facing car seat?
- Fact sheet
- Video — Guide to installing a forward-facing car seat
- Video — Set up your forward-facing car seat
- Video — Installing forward-facing with seat belts
- Video — Installing forward facing with UAS
What do I need to know about booster seats?
When is it safe to use a seatbelt?
- Fact sheet
- Seat belt alone — scroll to bottom of the page
- Other ways to travel besides car or truck
- Other car seat safety information
- Information about my car seat
What about when you go in a taxi?
Where can I look for information about my car seat?
List of Programs & Services:
The South Shore Family Resource Association has developed a comprehensive list of programs and services that take place along the South Shore and Digby counties. Programs vary from site to site. Please refer to each centres Calendar of Events for programs in your area.
In addition to these programs each centre also offers faxing, photocopying, access to wi-fi, computer access for participants, access to rebate forms and local resources for families/participants.
List of Programs and Services in Alphabetical order
Land Acknowledgement:
"The SSFRA respectfully acknowledges that we work and live in Mi'kma'ki,
the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people."
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