Car Seat Safety Workshop for New Parents - 1/22/09 @ Whole Foods Los Altos January 22, 2009

Child Passenger Safety Workshop for Expectant & New Parents

Is a car seat safety class necessary? As a new parent, learning how to select a car seat will make purchasing easier. Many new parents often leave learning how to use the car seat until right before the arrival of their newborn. Like every manual, the car seat installation instructions of both the car seat instruction manual and your car’s owners manual can be lengthy and difficult to understand, many times leading to the improper installation of your child’s car seat. In this Child Passenger Safety Workshop, you will learn the importance of car seat safety, how to select the proper seat for your child, installation tips, and the correct way to secure your child in a car seat. It is important to note that every state requires children to be properly restrained when riding in a vehicle, including upon discharge from the hospital after delivery. Therefore, getting yourself prepared is the best way to ensure your baby’s safety.

The Child Passenger Safety Workshop is about an hour in length and provides information on:
• Properly securing the child in the car seat
• Common car seat errors and solutions
• Crash dynamics
• Stages of car seat: infant – convertible – booster
• Car seat installation demonstration
• Referral List for local car seat fitting stations

The class is facilitated by Benjamin Arias, Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Santa Clara/San Mateo Safe Kids.

The class is FREE of Charge and is held at Whole Foods in Los Alto. (4800 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022)

Date & Time: January 22, 2009 at 6:00pm (Approximately 1 hour)

Please register at [email protected]

The Child Passenger Safety Workshop is sponsored by Petite Village* and Whole Foods to provide expectant and new parents with an opportunity to focus on the proper use of car seats to ensure your child’s safety.

* Petite Village, LLC
Petite Village is a social networking community for new and expectant mothers. Our goal is bring new moms together to share their experiences and learn from each other about the wonders and challenges of motherhood. We discuss and present information on nutrition, health & wellness, safety, and baby essentials. We not only offer resources online, but also classes in your community on topics ranging from pregnancy nutrition to car seat safety for your baby.