Unfortunately, the use of back-seat chairs in the vehicle beyond 15 months of age continues to generate much uncertainty, and even rejection, among some parents. Beliefs like the little ones are uncomfortable in them, they get dizzy or bored they usually make families end up opting to take them in favor of the march earlier than recommended, with the risks that this entails.
The DGT recommends travel in the opposite direction to travel as long as possible, and both road safety experts, firefighters and civil guards insist on the importance of maintaining these types of child restraint systems at least up to four years of age. Even so, the myths surrounding these chairs are still valid and as I think it is important to knock them down, I will do it based on my experience.
Are very expensive
Many parents believe that the backwards chairs are very expensive and complain about not being able to face such an economic outlay. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this article I shared a complete list of chairs to countermarch that also included several groups.
What does this mean? Well, if we invest an amount of money to buy a chair of group 0 that we must later discard to acquire another of group 1, we will end up spending the same amount of money as if We initially acquired a chair that covers two or three groups and that we can use for years always installed in the opposite direction to the march.
In Babies and more The physical explanation of why back-up chairs are the safest option for travelMy advice is that you include the back seat as a gift of birth, baptism, or any other special occasion. Since we announced pregnancy it is common that our environment wants to give us things for our baby, and although perhaps a single person can not take care of a gift of this embergadura, you can give the idea of buying it among several friends or family.
In any case, as with all childcare objects (some even less necessary than a safe child restraint system), the market for back-up chairs is becoming increasingly wide and this leads us to shuffle different prices ranging from 200 euros to 400 euros: //www.amazon .es / dp / B01LZJQKK7% 3Ftag% 3Dbebesymas-21 or even more.
Take up a lot of space
Three chairs of different groups placed in reverse Actually, the space that occupies a car seat, whether in favor of the march as against the counter, is more or less similar and covers a full rear seat. Therefore, it is possible to put two or even three chairs in reverse, depending on the vehicle model we have.
In Babies and more Traveling backwards reduces the risk of serious injury by accident by 90 percentWhat is true is that we may have to forward the front seat, reducing the driver's or passenger's passenger compartment (depending on where we have placed our chair).
So, my advice is that before acquiring a chair in reverse you measure the spaces and the rear and front passenger compartment of the car well to choose the one that best suits your vehicle and that is comfortable for everyone. Because not always the chair that your neighbor has recommended may be the most suitable for your specific case.
I also recommend go to a specialized store with consultants who understand well from chairs to counter. They will inform you of the different existing models and the one that would best suit you depending on your car and your needs. It is also important that a qualified professional installs the sila in the vehicle for the first time, and explain how to disassemble and reassemble it when necessary.
And where do they put their legs?
Two and four year old children in a back-up chair When they are babies, no one questions that children are comfortable in a back-up chair, but as the question grows where they put their legs it becomes almost an inexplicable obsession for many. People think they have no space, that they are uncomfortable or that their legs fall asleep. But this is not so.
If the chair chosen is appropriate to the weight and height of our child (and again I appeal to contact qualified professionals to guide us in the election), there will be enough space for the child to put his legs comfortably, sometimes extended on the backrest and in other crusades, in that characteristic position of yours with which they usually sit on the floor when they play.
Children of eight, five and a half years and a year in backward chairs In no case will they be uncomfortable, their legs will fall asleep or they will suffer injuries in case of an accident, as it is mistakenly also thought.As explained in his blog the road safety expert Matías Massó, no broken legs for going backwards, but in the event that they occurred due to an accident, this injury would never become as serious as the damages, often irreversible, that occur in the cervicals before a frontal impact with a chair facing the march.
My son gets dizzy and cries if he travels like this
I have also met with parents who strongly believe that your children will get dizzy or cry for traveling backwards. But let's think for a moment: when our baby is small he must travel in the vehicle in a group 0 or 0+ and they are placed with their backs to the march. We are the parents who decided to turn them when we choose a group 1 in favor of the march.
Therefore, when your child leaves group 0, move him to a chair of a higher group that is adapted to continue traveling in reverse, which is the only way he knows how to travel. And so you will not notice any changesAnd if our son cries or gets dizzy when he goes by car, he is likely to be predisposed to it. Do you also get dizzy on the boat, at fairground attractions, on the train ...? If so, when you travel by car you will also get dizzy, regardless of whether you are going for or against the march. I share this post whose reading about motion sickness has been really interesting.
In Babies and more, the back-up chairs are safe also in case of rear impactSo, changing your direction not only does not guarantee that tantrums and dizziness will end, but we will be increasing the chances of injury in case of an accident. So, my advice is to look for other tricks or alternatives to calm you during the journey that does not include a change in the direction of your trip.
He gets bored because he doesn't see
Another myth of traveling backwards is that children get bored because they "don't see." And I wonder, What exactly do they not see or what they should see? They do not see the road in front as we see the adults who travel ahead, but they come from both sides through the windows, they see their brothers sitting next to them and see what we are leaving behind by the rear moon of the vehicle.
They see the sky, landscapes, trees, road ... They see the same thing we see but from a different perspective. Anyway, if the child gets bored when traveling by car there are always safer alternatives to entertain him than to put him in front of the march ahead of time.
But that's how I don't see him!
There are also those who believe that placing the child in reverse will mean that we cannot see him while driving. But have eye contact with your child Through the interior rearview mirror of the vehicle it is possible if we install an additional mirror and place it in the headrest of the back seat in which the chair is installed.
In any case, and although it is obvious to remember, the important thing when driving is not looking away from the road and if our child cries or demands our attention (whether traveling in the opposite direction or in favor of the march) we must remain calm and always stop in an area enabled to attend him.
In Babies and more The American Academy of Pediatrics updates its recommendations: up to 4 years If it is not safe to travel in favor of the march, why is it not prohibited?
I have also heard this argument from the mouths of people who believe that there is currently excessive alarm about this issue, and that they think that "If the safe seats are so safe they should be mandatory and ban the others."
Unfortunately, the fact that something is legal does not mean that it is the safest. The chairs approved under the ECE R44 / 04 regulations allow children to be placed in front of the march starting at 9kg, and the ECE R129 or i-Size regulations, elevates it to 15kg.
Undoubtedly, this new regulation has taken another step in the safety of children, but it is still insufficient as statistics show and also includes the Mapfre Foundation, traveling backwards until a minimum of four years of age or 25 kg of weight, injuries caused by frontal crashes are reduced by up to 80%.
I believe that only with this data, parents should become aware and value all possible options, without prejudice or preconceived ideas. And finally, make the decision that we consider most appropriate.
And if your little one is less than four years old but is already traveling in favor of the march, take a few minutes and think about turning it around. Never is late to do it!
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