by Maggie Downs posted in Life

I want to hit "pause" on my almost-4-year-old son for many reasons. I just love the stage where he is right now, so cuddly and funny and jokey. I already look back on his baby photos and wonder what happened to that little guy. And, oh my goodness, how can it be time to upgrade his car seat to a booster already"
Lately I've been researching boosters and wincing at the prices, wondering how I'm going to wedge a new expense in the family budget.
Almost as if by magic, I found this exciting news from Target: In honor of Earth month, Target stores across the country are holding a car seat trade-in event. They?re helping folks recycle their old car seats while saving money on the necessary new ones. This sounded like the perfect way to get rid of the old, faded infant seat that has been gathering dust in the garage. Why is it important to recycle your car seat" If you have anything older than six years, it?s probably expired or might not meet current regulations. A lot of car seats can?t be recycled through curbside programs. And car seats that have been in accidents should be replaced immediately. But you don?t want them going to a landfill, right"

 
Here?s what you have to do:
Between April 22 and May 5, bring any unwanted car seat to your local Target. It can be any car seat ? even if it?s 15 years old, even if you didn?t buy it from Target, even if you bought it from a sketchy guy named Chet on Craigslist. (Um, e...