Hello All! I’m so excited to be bringing this information to you today. One of the reasons I started this blog was to tell everyone what I thought about the products I love and have tried. Another reason was to share ideas and thoughts I had about my kids, and what I do with them, what I’ve learned from them. This is one of the reasons why this is an event that is so important to me. The safety of kids in all aspects of life is such a big deal. There has been a recent influx of information out there about carseats for our children.. When do we turn our kids, when do we put them in boosters, when are they done in carseats? I have children that fit in all three categories, and am just about to make the whole done with carseats decision.
With my older two I did the whole, turn them at one. That was really the school of thought, and it wasn’t until about a year ago that I really heard much about keeping them rearfacing longer. I love how science and technology is ever evolving! It is such an amazing thing. I recently decided that we too would practice extended rear facing. Thinking about doing before I had the other two would have been kind of crazy. From what I can recall they pretty much hated it at about one. I don’t know that I would have had the fortitude to continue the whole rear-facing thing much beyond them. Turning them around made the car ride so much easier. The three now, sit three across in my fabulous SUV/Crossover and having at least one of the older ones with me all the time makes Phillip’s ride facing backwards a million times easier. Another thing I worried about was the leg issue. My kids are super tall, and the thought of my oldest facing rear for over a year….well, I just don’t know how safe it would have been to have his legs all cramped up. Despite the worry about all that stuff, I am really happy to try this out. What is safer for my child is something that I’m willing to give a go to. Its the least I can do as a parent, and really it’s my job to keep my little’s as safe as possible.
I was super excited when I found Graco had been the one to come out with this amazing car seat. I’m a huge fan of Graco, having owned several of their carseats over the years, including our oldest’s infant car seat! So let me tell you a little bit about this carseat.
- SnugRide Click Connect 40 is the only newborn to 2-year infant car seat for infants from 4 to 40 lbs.
- 8-position, adjustable base grows with your child, providing the most leg room and a comfortable ride for up to 2 years old
- Removable newborn head support offers soft cushioning and supports baby’s head
- SimplySafe Adjust Harness System is safe and simple, with a one-hand harness and headrest adjustment
- Click Connect technology provides a one-step, secure attachment to all Graco Click Connect strollers to create a travel system
- Rigorously crash tested to meet or exceed U.S. safety standards and reassure safety-conscious parents
- Engineered and crash tested to meet or exceed U.S. standard FMVSS213
- Side-impact tested: in addition to meeting or exceeding all applicable U.S. safety standards, the SnugRide Click Connect 40 has been side-impact tested for occupant retention by the harness system
- EPS, an energy-abosrbing foam, for effective impact energy management
- Convenient, LATCH-equipped stay-in-car base features an integrated belt lock off for easier seat belt installation versus using the locking clip
- Easy-to-read level indicator helps eliminate guesswork from the installation process so you can feel confident its been done right for newborns up to 2 years old
- 5-point, front-adjust harness makes getting your little one in and out of the car seat a breeze