THE CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY
A PARENT'S BEGINNING
As an expectant mother, always wear your seat belt to protect you and your unborn child. Wear the lap belt across your hips and below your belly with the shoulder belt across your chest between your breasts. Once your baby is born, follow these important safety steps.
GROWING UP SAFE
It is a four-step process. As your child grows, how your child sits in a car, truck or SUV changes. You will save your child from injury or death by following all four steps: |
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Step 1.
Rear-facing car seat: The safest place for your infant baby is in the back seat, in a rear-facing car seat up to age one and at least 20 pounds. Read the car seat label: Rear-facing car seats have height and weight restrictions. |
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Step 2.
Convertible - forward-facing car seat: When your child, up to age one and 20-40 lbs., outgrows their rear-facing car seat continue to buckle-up your child in a convertible car seat in a rear-facing direction in the back seat, until the upper weight or height restrictions of that particular convertible car seat is reached. |
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Step 3.
Booster seat: Once your child outgrows their forward-facing car seat, (usually at age 12 or are less than 4’9” in height) have them buckle up in a booster seat, in the back seat. A seat belt fits properly when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest. |
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Step 4.
Seat Belt: When your child outgrows their booster seat, (usually at age 12 or are less than 4’9” in height) your child can buckle-up in the adult seat belt in the back seat. A seat belt fits properly when lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest. Workshops. |
REMEMBER
Buckle-up all children under age 13 in the back seat. Always read the car seat instructions and the vehicle owner’s manual.
Because many state laws only require children to be in a car seat up to age 4 or so, many parents think older kids are safe in just an adult safety belt. However, all children need to be buckled up correctly - every trip, every time.
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SNAP class is May 14, 2010
CAPP class is held the fourth Saturday of each month in the Eubanks trailer from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
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SNAP- Safe Native American Passengers
Parents/caregivers, this 8-hour class focuses on proper use of care seats, basic skills that apply as your baby continues through the three stages of car seats and into the adult seat belt use.
Snap Classes will cover these areas:
• Understand basic overview of car seats
• Develop skills through hands-on exercises
• Recognize and correct (car seat) misuse
• Identify recall of car seats
• Use the correct car seats for children of different ages
•Read car seat manufacture instructions and the motor vehicle manuel.
SNAP Classes
May 14, 2010
Classes will be instructed at the Program for Self Reliance Conference Room formerly known as TANF.
To register, contact Jolene or Cyndy at 928-283-6613 or Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, Office of Environmental Health at 928-283-2844. |
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| CAPP- Children Are Precious Passengers
CAPP classes address Navajo Nation and Arizona child safety seat and seat belt laws through education, enforcement, and public awareness. Please bring your child’s car seat and citation or drivers license to class. Children not allowed in class. Classes taught by a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.
Pre-Registration Required
CAPP Classes
March 27, 2010
April 24, 2010
May 22, 2010
June 26, 2010
July 24, 2010
August 28, 2010
September 25, 2010
October 23, 2010
November 27, 2010
December 18, 2010
Class Location
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Eubanks Conference Trailer
167 North Main Street
Tuba City, Arizona
Class Time Schedule
English- 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Navajo- 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To Register or For More Information:
TCRHCC Office of Environmental Health • 167 North Main Street • P.O. Box 600 • Tuba City, Arizona 86045 • 928-283-2844 |
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Links
Safe Kids USA
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration
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