Evenflo wants to make sure that you have a safe and fun summer experience with your kids. They have come up with some statistics for car seat installation.  60% of moms and 63% of dads confess installing their car seat was challenging, while 5% of moms actually compared the experience with going through labor.
The challenge doesn’t end when the seat is installed, parents expressed other car seat frustrations: Adjusting car-seat straps got parents in a tangle the most (60%), followed by making sure the straps were tight enough (48%). It’s no surprise, as a third (34%) of parents say their child has wiggled out of their car seat and one-fifth of parents admit this happens at least once a week.
To help keep your kids safe they have developed the Evenflo Momentum 65 DLX Convertible car seat featuring e3 Side Impact technology that provides superior protection in side impact crashes with an expanded zone of protection.
Parents are humans and are not exempt to frustrations of the road! Parents admit that when in driving mode they don’t always take the high road: Almost three-quarters (74%) of moms and dads admit to cursing at another driver in their child’s presence, while 28% have flipped the bird, and 21% have rolled down their window to scream at another driver. While 30% of parents say they never swear in front of their kids in the car, 61% say they sometimes let the loose language fly.
And talk about a “wheel†distraction: attending to a baby while driving causes 38% to miss their exit once in a while, and 12% to miss their exit often and has caused 38% of parents to get lost. To help minimize the distractions on the road Evenflo would like to send one winner The Ultimate Savvy Parent’s Car Kit.
This includes the following ($100 value):
- $25 Gas Gift Card, a little treat for mom and dad
- Moist Wipes, for quick car clean up
- Baby Mirror, to check out rear-facing baby while driving
- Soft Book, to secure safety of passengers when thrown during tantrum
- Kid/Parent Friendly CD, to inspire a family sign along
- Car Dustbuster, for hunting down cheerios between seats
- Window Shade, to keep the hot summer sun out
- Animal Crackers and a Snack Trap, to carve cravings
- Car organizer, to keep it all arranged neatly!
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One good travel tip is buy each child a new fun toy that is only to be played during travels.
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Plan games to play on the trip and make sure you have some drinks and snacks, thanks!
I always let the kids bring a special toy to play with in the car (but not to be taken out of the car so it doesn’t get lost.) I pack little cheese crackers or Cheerios and a juice box or spring water (which I keep with a cold pack in an insulated bag.) I also always have some special children’s cd’s on hand for them to enjoy. Crayons and paper or coloring books are good to keep them busy too. We don’t use a dvd player in the car because we discourage the “brain drain” of too much video stimulation.
Thanks for the giveaway…my only successful tip for traveling with kids is to stop every 90 minutes for at least 10-15 minutes so they can release some pent up energy from being cooped up in the car !
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Make sure you bring along their favorite activities. A car ride that seems long to us is an eternity to little ones. Also, some interesting treats can keep them occupied for a mile or two.
movies to distract them works wonders!
Bring a backpack full of toys, games, books and activities to keep them busy.
Ziploc style bags are great for organizing the diaper bag! You can quickly grab snacks, toys etc for the kids instead of hunting through the whole diaper bag!!
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