Health & Safety

  • Children's Car Seats and Booster Cushions

    Children's Car Seats and Booster Cushions

    All children's car seats and booster cushions sold in Canada have an expiry or useful life date on them, even though this is not required by...

  • Car Seat and Booster Seat Legislation Chart

    Car Seat and Booster Seat Legislation Chart

    Get the up-to-date information for rear and forward-facing car and booster seats in your province.    Download...

  • Children's car seats and booster cushions: How long are they safe?

    Children's car seats and booster cushions: How long are they safe?

    All children's car seats and booster cushions sold in Canada have an expiry or useful life date on them, even though this is not required by...

  • Car Seats and Cross-border Shopping

    Car Seats and Cross-border Shopping

    Cross-border shopping may be cheap and convenient, but when it comes to buying a child's car seat or booster seat for use in Canada, Transport Canada warns consumers that it is illegal. Transport Canada is...

  • Add-on Products for Car Seats, Booster Seats, and Seat Belts

    Add-on Products for Car Seats, Booster Seats, and Seat Belts

    What are add-on products? Are they safe to use? There are a number of reasons why add-on products are not safe to use. Some products, like...

  • Seat Belt Safety

    Seat Belt Safety

    Travelling with the protection of the seat belt is the final stage of child passenger safety in vehicles. So how do I know if my child is ready to graduate from his booster seat to using the seat belt...

  • Car Seats and Extended Harnessing

    Car Seats and Extended Harnessing

    Not long ago the majority of car seats only harnessed children to 40 pounds and had very low top harness slots (THS). This often meant that younger children had to switch to a booster seat once they had outgrown...

  • Booster Training

    Booster Training

    Before your child has fully outgrown their harnessed car seat and is over 40 pounds and has the maturity to sit properly in a booster seat it's a good time to start booster training them. This can come in handy...

  • Booster Seats Aren't for Babies or Toddlers

    Booster Seats Aren't for Babies or Toddlers

    A booster seat protects a child’s under developed body in a crash and raises the child up so that the adult seat belt is positioned on them...

  • Car Seat Clinic

    Car Seat Clinic

    From newborn to toddler, find out why rear-facing is the safest choice Choosing the Right Seat for Baby, Toddler &...

  • Stay Safe and Active this Winter

    Stay Safe and Active this Winter

    Canadian winters often lend themselves to many outdoor activities, with the beautiful scenery and most places only a short distance from skiing and sledding venues. In the winter, we may be tempted to wrap up...

  • Fat Chance

    Fat Chance

    Being a parent, these days, can make you feel like a fish. A splish-splashing salmon, to be specific, forced to gamely swim upstream against the currents of society to guarantee the safe propagation of the...

  • Brain Food

    Brain Food

    Over the years, parents have asked me to provide a quick overview of the basic dietary guidelines they should follow with their children in order to promote optimal brain health and development, which also means...

  • Prevent Brain Injury, Wear a Helmet

    Prevent Brain Injury, Wear a Helmet

    (NC)-June is Brain Awareness Month and parents are being reminded of the importance of helmet safety. We all know that wearing a helmet can significantly reduce the risks of brain and spinal cord injuries in many...

  • Taking Control of Your Child's Asthma

    Taking Control of Your Child's Asthma

    (NC)-For many Canadian parents of children with asthma, frequent trips to the emergency room, unscheduled visits to the doctor's office and countless sick days are common occurrences. "I can't count the...




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