Real Parenting Seminars at Real Baby!

Real Parenting Series at Real Baby!

 

Starting this September, Real Baby,  will be hosting a series of fun, insightful, and educational classes

to help assist you in your journey as a real parent.  Every third Saturday of the month, beginning in September, Real Baby will be will be dropping knowledge on you regarding everything baby!  

Buckling Up Baby!

Join us for the first in our Real Parenting Series on Saturday, September 21st, from 9:00 to 10:00 am, as our friend Selena Silva talks to you about car seat safety and buckling up your baby!  The event is free. and  will be held at our store location at 3616 W. 32nd in Denver. Sign up soon as space is limited!

If you have had questions about car seats, and car seat safety, here is a great opportunity for you to learn from an expert!  Sign up for this free class and receive 10% off the purchase price of any of the car seats Real Baby carries!

Selena Silva is a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor and is the only current Safe Travel for All Children Instructor in Colorado.  Her passion is automotive safety.  Selena has 11 years of experience in educating parents and caregivers.  She loves sharing her knowledge about the correct use of child restraints and all aspects of motor vehicle safety.  She works closely with local and state agencies to provide educational outreach throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

 

Selena works to develop protocol and institutional policy as a consultant and technical adviser. She has authored educational training materials for clinical staff  physicians, and emergency responders and everyday families.

There are many ways to sign up for this free and informative class .  Stop in the store or call 303-477-2229.  You can also respond to this email, or connect with us through Facebook.  The size of this free class is limited, so contact us soon! 

The New Maxi Cosi AP is at Real Baby!

We love the new AP infant car seat from Maxi Cosi!  It is so light, really safe, and stylish!

• Lightest premium infant car seat available*
• For children rear-facing from 5-22 pounds and up to 29” in height
• Superior Side Impact Performance with Air Protect® technology
• Includes a convenient stay-in-car adjustable base
• Premium fabrics and padding for a comfy ride
• Includes Cozi-Dozi™ infant support for smaller babies
• Integrated canopy, always on hand and easy to store
• Flip-out visor on canopy for extra protection when needed
• 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment
• Adapters to use Mico as travel system included with compatible Maxi-Cosi and Quinny strollers
• Adapters for many other premium strollers available from the stroller manufacturer
• Available accessories (sold separately):
• Foot Muff to keep baby warm
• WeatherShield
• Breathable Bug Net
• Additional stay-in-car bases

The Nuna Leaf rocks! And the Sena jams!

Real Baby has the coolest new items from Nuna! It is by far the easiest fold up cot that I have ever used.  Check out the video and see for yourself!  I remember when  my pack and play was a monster, and something I dreaded opening up.  It took me 15 minutes to get it set up and it often pinched my fingers trying to lock the corners!  I wish the Sena series from Nuna was around when my kids were a bit smaller.     The Leaf Inspired by the carefree float of a leaf on a breeze, the LEAF baby seat treats baby to a similarly mesmerizing ride. Our distinctive design-the only of its kind-was invented from baby's point of view and works at playtime, lunchtime and mama's chore time.  We love it!   Watch the Leaf video Here!

Remember that Real Baby carries all your favorite brands of gear for you and your baby!  Phil and Ted's, Britax, Nuna, UppaBaby, MaxiCosi, Chicco, Liilebaby, Beco, Baby K'Tan, Boba, and more!

The Royal Couple Swaddles with Aden and Anais!

The Royal couple are beaming as brand new parents!   Looks like the Royal Junior is resting in a Britax infant car seat (British Co.) and an Aden and Anais Swaddle. My friends who are car seat safety experts will be  cringing  at this photo, but I'm sure this baby is in the safest carpool on the planet!

New Safety Requirements for Car Seats!

Child seat requirements change with 2014 rule

If you think mandates for child-safety seats are constantly revised, you're right - and now they're changing again.  Don't panic!   The child seats are as safe as ever.  It's the way that  we install them, that is the focus of new findings.  A new rule that goes into effect in 2014 will require car-seat makers to warn parents not to use the Latch anchor system to install a car seat if the combined weight of the child and the seat is 65 pounds or higher.

Vehicles have been required to have Latch anchors since 2001, but child-safety seat advocates say the strength of the anchors can't be guaranteed, raising a safety issue if Latch were to fail in a crash. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers also want the rule changed because the Latch anchor's strength limits don't take into account the weight of the child seat, which typically weighs 15 to 33 pounds. Child safety advocates, however, want the minimum strength requirements of the anchors to be increased.  "While Latch makes it easier to properly install car seats in vehicles, it's important for parents and caregivers to know that securing a child seat with a seat belt is equally as safe - and that they have the flexibility to use either system," Transportation Department spokeswoman Lynda Tran told USA Today.

  

Child seats typically weigh 15 to 33 pounds. So the new rule means some children as light as 32 pounds might not be able to use a system designed to make child seats easier to install and, therefore, safer. This child-seat system is known as LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children).  

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children use car seats with harnesses through age 8. AAP's recommendation and supporting research led child-seat makers to design more seats for children 65 pounds and over.

So much information that is always changing when it comes to our child's safety!  We thought you should be informed to help keep your child happy and safe!  If you have more questions, please consult a child car seat expert.  

Here our two of our favorites:   Wee Plan Baby Planners : Annie Mullens.  Colorado Children"s Automobile Safety Foundation:  Bill the car seat guy.

Changes to LATCH