Northshore Car Seat Mom

02/27/2025

I've been getting a lot of questions lately regarding transition from booster to vehicle seatbelt without booster as well as age to ride in the front seat.

The Louisiana Child Passenger Safety Law states the child must be 9 years old or has outgrown the booster seat AND can pass the 5-step test before progressing to using the lap and shoulder belt with the vehicle seat. Your child must be 13 to ride in the front seat.

Boosters raise and position a child so the vehicle’s lap-and-shoulder belt fits properly over the stronger points of a child’s body, the hips and across the chest. You can cause serious internal injury or even death when a child is not adequately positioned in a vehicle seat belt.

5-Step Test - Can they:
1) Sit with their back against the vehicle seat AND
2) Knees bent at the edge of the seat (feet on ground) AND
3) Lap belt on top of thighs and NOT belly AND
4) Shoulder belt between neck and shoulder NOT touching the neck AND
5) Can sit properly with no slouching/playing with seatbelt*

Questions about boosters??

12/20/2024

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04/30/2024

🔺🔺 The picture on the left is NOT okay and absolutely NOT safe.

Just a friendly reminder that your child should be in a belt positioning booster seat (high back booster or backless with a vehicle headrest) until they can pass the 5 step test.

1) Back against the vehicle seat
2) Knees bend at the edge of the seat
3) Lap belt on top of thighs and NOT belly
4) Shoulder belt between neck and shoulder NOT touching the neck
5) Can sit properly with no slouching/playing with seatbelt

Boosters raise and position a child so the vehicle’s lap-and-shoulder belt fits properly over the stronger points of a child’s body, the hips and across the chest. You can cause serious injury or even death when a child is not adequately positioned in a vehicle seat belt.

Your child should also not be in one of these seats until they max out the height or weight of their 5 point harness (most go to 49” and/or 65lbs) but that’s another post for another day 😊

Questions about boosters?? ❤️

03/26/2024

I had such a great time educating over 200 pre-k and kindergarten students at Abney Early Childhood Center on the importance of being properly restrained/secure in moving vehicles and age/requirements to legally sit in the front seat! It was a different audience than I am used to but it was so fulfilling knowing I was able to reach so many of them! I do this because I want to save lives…and save parents the heartache 💚

03/09/2024

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03/06/2024

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02/09/2024

This is why I do this! Two car seats are back on the road safe as can be ☺️

I encountered a few challenges that relied on both what the car and car seat manufacture allows but I love a good challenge. I do this because I love it and want to maximize every child’s chance to be safe in the event of an accident.

01/17/2024

01/09/2024

Just a friendly reminder that all heavy coats need to be removed before restraining your child. This goes for booster seats too!

Blankets are a good alternative to a heavy, puffy coat, which can cause the car seat harness to not fit snugly.

01/02/2024

Happy New Year!!! It’s been a busy holiday season and we are attempting to get back into the swing of things at my house! I say attempting because as type this, my two boys are disassembling the entire house on their last day off of school for their winter break. IYKYK 🫠

As you make your goals for the ‘New Year’ and commit to make changes, please consider the safety of your child in those goals! Lots of children are riding around in incorrectly installed and improperly used car seats/child restraints.

I offer free education and car seat/child passenger safety checks. I am a Certified Passenger Safety Technician with experience in all of the most common brands (Uppa Baby, Nuna, Britax, Evenflo, Graco, Cybex and Chicco to name a few).

I am flexible in my ability to travel the Northshore for a central meeting location and offer various times and days throughout the week!

Please make your child’s safety a priority this year and get your seats checked by a CPST! If I am not convenient or available, I can refer you to another tech in your area!

Xoxo,
Jourdan

11/03/2023

​As a general rule, bulky clothing, including winter coats and snowsuits, should not be worn underneath the harness of a car seat. In a ​car crash, fluffy padding immediately flattens out from the force, leaving extra space under the harness. A child can then slip through the straps and be thro....

09/24/2023

We did a huge thing today! Region L was in Covington today and had a great turnout!