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Local Shoreline/N Seattle CPST educating and empowering caregivers to install car seats correctly.

04/29/2026

Secure That Base!

If your car seat base is moving more than an inch when you give it a shake at the belt path, it’s not tight enough!

But don’t worry - it’s an easy fix:
Just push the base into the vehicle seat and apply pressure down onto the base while you’re pulling that LATCH strap or vehicle seat belt tight

That will give you a nice, tight installation to keep your baby safe.

04/27/2026

Harness Your Baby Safely!

When I see babies at seat checks, their harness almost always looks like “before” on this video.

But it’s easy to fix!

1) Make sure that harness is snug at the hips
2) Make sure the chest clip is at armpit level
3) Make sure the harness passes the pinch test at the shoulders

Follow these steps and your baby will be riding safely every time!

04/17/2026

Let’s Take This Listing Down!

The only thing you need to keep your bump and yourself safe in a vehicle as a pregnant person is a properly worn seat belt.

Pregnancy seat belt adjusters are unregulated and unsafe - they can actually cause more injuries!

Take 20 seconds to report this third party item on Target.com and let’s get it removed from their website 💪

🎯

04/13/2026

Should I Get It?

Can you ever really have enough car seats? 😉

Loved this trend but didn’t want my husband to throw car seats at me 😂

How many car seats do you have?

04/05/2026

Graco Turn & Slide Recall

Graco Turn & Slide car seats manufactured between January 2026 and March 2026 are being recalled.

Don’t use your Turn & Slide with the base. You can continue to use it safely *without* the base.

Visit https://recalls.gracobaby.com

Or call Graco customer service at 1-800-345-4109

11/19/2025

Switching From Rear To Forward Facing

When is your child ready to forward face?
The AAP recommends keeping children rear facing as long as possible (until they reach the max rear facing height OR weight of their convertible/all-in-one car seat).
As a CPST, I love to see kids rear facing at least until 2, but longer if they can.

Remember: Car seat safety isn’t black and white! It’s all about Good - Better - Best.

If you are following your state law and the car seat’s forward facing requirements, you are doing Good!

10/29/2025

Learn What Car Seat Features Do!

When you understand how car seat features work, you can decide which ones are nice to have, must have, or not something you need.

REMEMBER: You don’t need a car seat with every single safety feature. The most important thing is that it fits your child, fits your vehicle, and you use it correctly.

Did you know what all of these were? Which ones do you want to learn more about?

10/15/2025

No Bulky Costumes In Car Seats!

Keep your kiddos safe this year by waiting to put on their costumes until after you arrive at the Halloween party/event/trick-or-treating location. The bulky materials of a costume will compress under the harness, creating space for the child’s body to move up and out of the harness during a crash.

I know it’s extra work to put them in costume when you arrive and then remember to take them out of their costume before you head home, but safety is number one - even on Halloween!

What costume is your kiddo wearing this year? How long do you think they will actually keep it on?⠀

Happy Halloween from Buckle & Latch!

09/25/2025

we all have secrets.

in honor of national child passenger safety week, here are some of mine.

what are your car seat secrets?

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