Important Links..

Government, research and materials websites:

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  Leading organization for recommendations.


• Carseat.org's Online Recall Listing
  Easy to read format


• Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
  CHOP is currently the leading research facility on Child Passenger Safety in the United States


• Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention
  Statistics


• Color Pictoral Guide to Car Seats
  Don't know what you've got? Go here to find out.


• CPS Board
  


• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
  Studies on Booster seats, video and advice


• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  Parents can find child seat ratings, recall information and child seat fitting stations here.


• NHTSA's Online Defect Reporting Form
  Need to report a problem with your car seat? Go here.


• NHTSA's Online Recall Listing
  Need to know if your car seat has been recalled?


• NHTSA's Position Statement
  Child Restraint Re-use After a Crash


• Safe Kids USA
  Safe Kids Wolrdwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury. Click here to watch video


• SafetyBeltSafe USA
  Lots of good, reproducible materials


• Seatcheck.org (NTSB)
  Find a car seat inspection location


• The Ad Council - Child Passenger Safety
  NHTSA's partnership with the Ad Council has created ready to use advertising.


• Vermont Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP)
  The Governor's Highway Safety Program facilitates and supports, with federal grants, a statewide network to promote safe driving behavior on the highways.

Personal websites with good, solid information:

• Car Seat Blog
  


• Car Seat Site
  Best installation videos around


• Carseat Measurements and Data
  


• CPSafety
  


• Joel's Journey
  


• The Car Seat Lady
  

Forums:

• Baby Bargains Board - Places to Go - Car Seats
  


• BabyCenter Car Seat Questions Page
  


• Car Seat.org
  

Specials Needs:

• Adaptivemall
  Retail outlet, but great place to look at a lot of different special needs seats for comparison.


• Automotive Safety Program - Riley Hospital
  


• Obese Children and Car Safety Seats (AAP)
  


• Special Travel Needs from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  

Flying with children – Turbulence Kills:

• Child Safety on Airplanes
  


• FAA Brochure - Childproof your Flight
  


• Flying with Children - A blog
  


• Jet with Kids
  


• Kids Fly Safe - Cares vest
  An alternate solution to bringing a car seat on a plane


• National Traffic Safety Board
  Great video on flying with your kids


• TSA's Traveling with Children
  


• US Dept. of Transportation's Aviation Complaint Page
  Have a problem on a flight? Report it here.

Car Seat Manufacturers – not a complete listing:

• Baby Trend
  


• Britax
  


• Chicco
  


• clek
  


• Combi
  


• Dorel Juvenile Group
  Dorel, Cosco, Eddie Bauer, Maxi Cosi & Safety 1st brands.


• Evenflo
  


• EZ-on
  


• First Years/Compass
  


• Graco
  


• Harmony
  


• Mia Moda
  


• Orbit Baby
  


• Peg Perego
  


• Recaro
  


• Ride Safer
  


• SafeGuard
  


• Summer Infant
  


• Sunshine Kids/Diono