Hit the Road the Jack – Travel Safety & Tips for Babies and Toddlers: Teleclass Re-cap

It’s almost summer and that means many families are getting ready to hit the road or skies for family trips!  Incorrectly installed car seats is the leading cause of death in children under 12. Parents often wonder how to better install car seats in their own cars as well as when traveling in rentals cars, taxis and planes.

This week, we held a very important teleclass, generously sponsored by Britax and expertly presented by safety expert Sarah Tilton.

Sarah covered such topics as

• Car seat safety in your own car as well as rental cars and more
• General car seats safety (weight requirements, forward facing vs. Rear, boosters seats and more).
• Most common mistakes and misconceptions with car seats
• Riding safely with babies/children in taxi cabs and buses
• Traveling on airplanes (lap vs. Seats, which car seats are FAA approved, ways to helps with ear pain)
• BEST products and tips for traveling. Our expert will also share product ideas and tips that she has learned from the many families she has worked with over the year.

In case you missed it, please find a link to the recorded teleclass HERE.

For your ongoing reference and support, here are some additional resources that Sarah mentioned during the class:

• Common car seat Q&A
• Common flying Q&A
• FAA  guidelines for traveling with children

Sarah Tilton is the Child Passenger Safety Advocacy Manger for BRITAX Child Safety, Inc. As an active CPS Technician (2002 and Instructor (2004), Sarah is the spokesperson for BRITAX within the advocacy community participating in child passenger safety activities at a local, state and national level. Sarah serves on the new product development, technical writing and marketing teams at BRITAX.  In addition, she managed and developed the training curriculum for the BRITAX Consumer Services department and organized and implemented a permanent checking station at BRITAX during 12+ years with the company.  Sarah is currently active with the Safe Kids South Carolina, Safe Kids York County (SC), Safe Kids North Carolina, and Charlotte Mecklenburg (NC) coalitions. She is also a member of the National Child Passenger Safety Board representing the At Large population and the Chairperson of the Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety.

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