Your child’s safety is paramount so it’s incredibly important that when you’re travelling you make sure they are safe.

Parenting on Female First

Parenting on Female First

As lots of families will be travelling in cars over the holidays, it’s important to that you’re taking the right precautions when travelling with a child.

We’ve got some tips from child passenger safety instructor Allana Pinkerton and Diono to keep your kids safe when travelling.

1. Always keep safety a top priority when travelling

2. Seek out a certified professional to learn how to install the car seat properly, most are unknowingly installed incorrectly

3. Choose the proper car seat according to your child’s weight, height and level of maturity

4. Be sure to read the entire manual for your child’s car seat and the section on car seats in your vehicle manual

5. Pay close attention to all the warnings in the manuals. They are printed for a reason!

6. Always check that your car seat is properly installed on a regular basis, seats tend to get unbuckled for one reason or another

7. If your child always needs your attention while you’re driving, plan shorter trips or use appropriate reward incentives

8. When travelling abroad always check their safety laws to be sure you are bringing the correct seat or renting one when you arrive

9. If you are distracted to the point where it is a danger for you to drive, pull over, count backwards from 10, breathe deeply and relax for a few minutes.

Will you be travelling with your kids this summer? Let us know by commenting below or tweeting us @FemaleFirst_UK

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