While this is the last month of Summer vacation for a lot of kids in the USA there is still plenty of time to go on some fun and action packed road trips. Did you know that this years Memorial Day weekend marked the highest travel volume in 10 years?
That is a lot of families out and about on the roads as they head to the summer vacation destinations. This also means a lot of children who are in car seats, convertible car seats, and booster seats.
This is why I am excited to be able to work with Safety 1st this summer to share with you summer travel safety tips and also to tell you all about the brand new Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 convertible car seat. Its rear and forward facing from 5 – 100 pounds! That’s right – 100 pounds this seat truly does grow with your child!! Before we go into just how great this convertible car seat is lets go over those safety tips, to help keep you and your family safe this summer!!
Oh The Places You’ll Go – Travel Safety This Summer
By Safety 1st
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 75% of car seats on the road are installed incorrectly. Here are some easy tips to think about before hitting the road.
- The safest place to install a car seat is typically in the center of the rear seat.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2. It also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.
- Check in with a local Child Passenger Safety Technician to ensure your child’s seat is installed correctly. You can visit a local police station, fire station, AAA office or Safe Kids Chapter for guidance.
Where is Baby?
- It may seem like common sense but never, leave a child alone in the car. Hyperthermia is a severe form of heat stroke and last year 30 children died after being left or trapped in a hot vehicle. You can learn more about this issue and easy tips to prevent it here.
Safeguard the Car
- Just as important as safe guarding your home, don’t forget about the car. Especially on long road trips. It’s important to eliminate projectiles, anything in the car that is not secured is a possible projectile. That could be a child’s toy, wet nap container, or a water bottle. In a crash, objects take on greater weight due to crash forces.
- Make sure unused shoulder belts are not in reach of children as they can pose strangulation risk.
Car Seats Expire
- Car seats expire. Especially if you get a hand-me-down car seat you should always check the expiration date to confirm the seat is safe for your child. You can find the expiration date on the back or the side of the car seat. Also, another very important tip – once a car seat has been in a crash you should not use it, plastic can warp and materials can fray. To properly dispose of a car seat check with your local waste management facility to see if they recycle number 5 plastic.
Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 convertible car seat
Look how happy Gradie is to be in her brand new car seat. What you can’t see is how happy her mom’s are too!! There are numerous features of the Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat that I am excited to share with you. As you all know I love products that grow with our kids, products that help us save money are always a plus in my book. This car seat is one of those products, it goes from a rear-facing car seat to a forward-facing car seat and then you can use it as a belt-positioning booster seat. Talk about growing with your child!!
- Use as a rear-facing car seat for babies from five to 40 lbs.
- Forward-facing car seat is great for little ones from 22 to 65 lbs.
- Convert to a booster seat to accommodate children from 40 to 100 lbs.
When in use with an infant you will use the Grow and Go with the baby body pillows to keep baby snug and safe. These body pillows are then easily removed as your child outgrows the need to use them.
The Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat has a Quick-Fit™ Harness System that allows you to change both the headrest and harness heights with one step to ensure your child is properly fitted in their seat. Another really fun feature is the integrated harness holders – gone are the days of fishing for the belts along with trying to get your child into their seat – I love it!!
One thing with babies and toddlers is that they sure can be messy but with this car seat the pad on the seat is machine washable and dryer safe and designed to be easily removed with no need to remove the harness.
For all ages, the car seat pad makes cleanup simple. Machine washable and dryer safe, it is also designed to come off the seat easily, with no need to remove the harness. Below are some more pictures of the great features of the Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 convertible car seat;
The Safety 1st Grow and Go will be the first and last car seat parents and caregivers will need, making it simple to keep your little one safe in the backseat. The Grow and Go is exclusively available for $169.99 at Babies ‘R’ Us.
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NOW if you would like to WIN a Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat for the little one in your life all you have to do is click HERE to enter this awesome giveaway – kindly sponsored by the great people over at Safety 1st!!
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Really awesome one i would like to buy this one
thank you
What an awesome seat and to know it grows with the child is super great. I would love to own it!
I’m amazed that it grows with the child to 100 pounds!! Hoping to win it for my son.
This is great and reasonably priced.
I would love to win this for my son
He travels in many different cars so we always needs extra seats. Right now he is outgrowing his graco and his cosco seats that are in his grandparents cars lol
This would be perfect for my nephew!
This car seat sound just what my family needs
Great review! The pics are very helpful.
This looks like a great carseat and love that it goes all the way up to 100 lbs!!Thanks for the great review and the chance to win one!
What’s not to like about this one. Love it holds up to 100 lbs and just many awesome features.
This car seat is so nice. I love that you can use it from 5 pounds to 100 pounds. It has such great safety features. Thank you for all your other tips also. These are important things for us to think about.
I love the seat the style and the color. It is safe too that why I like the brand to buy as gifts for baby showers for the family.
This is a great carseat. It grows with your child and is so versatile. You can use it for a newborn up to 100 lbs. I think the safety features are fabulous and would love to have one for each of my grandchildren.
this is a real nice review and i could really use this for my new great-grand-baby..
It looks very comfortable and I like the double cup holder too. I’ve noticed that it doesn’t come with the two harness pads, I like touse those to prevent big scrtches and cuts in my child’s neck due to the rubbing of the straps against his skin
Looks like a good seat. I like how it grows with the child so you don’t have to buy another seat later.
this looks like it has a lot of features and advantages for the price, will check it out
I love how versatile this seat is. And it looks real sturdy too!
Wow what a great seat! I would love to win this for my 2 year old so she can continue to rear face!
I’m currently looking for a new seat for my granddaughter. ty for the review, this one looks fab and I love that I can extend rear face.
I absolutely love that this carseat grows with your baby, up to 100lbs is very impressive! I would love to get one for my youngest daughter.
I had no idea that car seats had expiration dates. Thanks for the tip!
thank you for the great review. I love this seat and the great safety features. the cup holders are awesome too
thanks for the great review, i think this is the seat we have been looking for
I love this car seat so much! The money and ease of mind a parent ends up saving over the years with this car seat makes it so worth it. The fact that this car seat is safer and grows with your child is such a big plus to me. Thanks for sharing!
We love Safety 1st car seats! We already have two very similar to this one, but we’re going to need another one before too long! I love the side impact protection… makes me feel a lot better! lol! I really love the cup holders on this one too! The car seats that we have now have detachable cup holders and the seats cannot fit beside one another when the cupholders in place. This would help a lot since my kids always have to have snack cups and drinks in the car! lol!!
Wow I learned a lot from your Post, my Children are Adults now, I had no idea that Car Seats expired, but this one sounds like it is wonderful!
Thanks for the information and the giveaway!
I had no idea car seats expire!!! I have to go check mine!
Marvelous review!! Thanks for sharing. My daughter really needs one of these! This carseat is ideal!
so cool
Safety 1st has the best products. I love the 3-in-1 feature and that you can wash the padding!!
I love how it grows with the baby and you can use it for sometime
This sounds amazing…I like that it can be used all the way up to 100lbs as a booster seat as well as a rear- and forward-facing car seat!
I did not know that car seats have an expiration date, or SHOULD have an expiration date. I did know that you should nit use a car seat that has been in a crash. Thank you for sharing this post, I found it very informative.
So glad you can use this car seat for an extended period of time and weight.
Love that it is machine washable
After reading this review, I know this is the car seat for us! I am astonished at the number of people who still don’t know or don’t believe that car seats expire, so thanks for putting that out there.
This sounds like the car seat I would want for my child! Thanks for the review, it’s helpful!
I love this new design ! If I had the money I would love to buy these for my boys.
I love how useful this is. It can grow along with my little girl and so it’s exactly what I need
I love when car seats have the no re-thread harness
This looks really great for us the grandparents as we will have 3 grandchildren under the age of 2 in a couple of weeks.
I like how versatile it is and it is well designed for safety too
This would be perfect! We’re trying to have another baby so this would work for our daughter and if we do have another that one too.
thanks so much for the info; now i know what car seat im getting for my car for my grandsons
Looks like a very nice and really comfortable seat. I really like how easy it is to clean the seat. I also like there are 2 cup holders.
I’m having a new grandbaby and I would like to give this to my son.
This car seat has so many great features on it,,, I love it !!!