60% of car seats are misused, CDC says; tips to keep your child safe

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60% of car seats are misused, CDC says; tips to keep your child safe
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Child advocates warn most car seat accessories are not safety tested and added accessories can compromise the way a seat is designed to protect the child.

Before you buckle your kids in a car seat for a road trip this holiday weekend, a warning about toys and items to make them more comfortable. The Centers for Disease Control says nearly 60% of car seats are misused in a way that can reduce their safety. Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has Smart Sense to help keep your kids safe.Before you buckle your kids into a car seat for a road trip this holiday weekend, a warning about toys and items to make them more comfortable in the car.

You have a child car seat to keep them safe. But maybe you've added a harness cover to make them more comfortable, or have given them toys to keep them occupied on a road trip. In 2018, North Dakota mom Hannah McKinney Pope warned on social media that her two-month-old daughter Robin was injured in a car accident when her sheepskin seatbelt cover slid against her shirt and she flew out of her car seat.

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