by Sabrina Garibian posted in Products

One car seat mistake that almost all parents make: they don't read the car seat manual.
There is so much to learn about using your child's car seat properly, and it is all addressed in the manual.
Despite popular belief, all car seats don't have the same rules. Some things are universal, like your child should be rear facing until a minimum of age 2. But there are many manufacturer-specific directions for each car seat that you can easily and quickly learn from your car seat manual.
And did you know that many manufacturers post their car seat manuals online" You can find answers to many installation and usage questions easily on the manufacturers' website. In less than a minute I found the car seat manuals for Nuna, Britax, and Graco. As a bonus, many manufacturers also share instructional videos which is very useful, especially to a first-time parent.
Here are a few tips I have:

Read the car seat manual. It's so simple to do, and so important. When you're done, stick it in the backseat pocket of your car for easy access. Just like you leave the car manual in the car, the car seat manual should be too. I have looked something up many times, and if someone else takes your child out in your car they will have easy access to it too.

Watch the car seat manufacturer's instructional videos. When I first tried to use the LATCH system I had a hard time figuring out how to configure the seat properly. A 2-minute video clarified ...