Becoming a parent for the first time is challenging and often confusing; with all sorts of contradictory information being given between the government, health care providers, friends and family.
Though installing car seats shouldn’t be complicated, it can be an extremely daunting task for new parents, experienced parents and other caregivers.
This course is designed to help you de-mystify installing your car seat, clarify best practices and get you to a place of confidence regarding your child’s safety in your vehicle.
Motor-vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for children due to unintentional injury. When used correctly, car seats can reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71%. Yet, misuse rates of car seats are estimated between 40-90%.
Let’s change that.
This course is designed to be an educational tool for caregivers and professionals and is not designed to replace the intensive 4-day national CPST certification training, and does not include certification. If you are interested in becoming a nationally-certified CPST who can perform car seat checks for others, please check out the CPST Training information.
This course is designed to walk you through car seat safety during a child’s first year of life. The course does not cover the use of forward-facing car seats or boosters.