I’m genuinely so sad that Britax hasn’t come out with the poplar s seat yet. I feel weird about them not having a specific release date that they’ve stuck to. I wanted to buy it but feel weird about the quality of it if it’s made in a rush? I feel weird about being one of the first to buy it without any actual reviews first.
I do not think that all car seats need a base. I think we have gone too far and we have become radical with strict rules for car seat safety. I think we have come to a point where we want those car seats to compensate for car travel being dangerous in general. And we judge ourselves for choosing the car to go somewhere, but we don't want our children to suffer any risk because of our choice. News flash. It's not possible to protect your children from all of your own choices and behaviours. And when you take your child out of the house, they will be put at risk. For everything. And that is okay. And even going out by car is still better than not going out at all. But making car seats ridicilously wide to add "side-impact-protection" beyond the protection that the car is offering, is taking it too far. It forces people to rethink carpooling or giving up on having a car seat for their oldest child at all. Also I am convinced that the extended rear facing obsession comes at a cost. And that cost is in the emotional wellbeing of your child. Your child has a need to see you and feel involved. We shouldn't sacrifice everything else for the risk of an accident.
Thank you! I am so overwhelmed with the project of having to choose a next car seat.
Me too 😢
I’m genuinely so sad that Britax hasn’t come out with the poplar s seat yet. I feel weird about them not having a specific release date that they’ve stuck to. I wanted to buy it but feel weird about the quality of it if it’s made in a rush? I feel weird about being one of the first to buy it without any actual reviews first.
I do not think that all car seats need a base. I think we have gone too far and we have become radical with strict rules for car seat safety. I think we have come to a point where we want those car seats to compensate for car travel being dangerous in general. And we judge ourselves for choosing the car to go somewhere, but we don't want our children to suffer any risk because of our choice. News flash. It's not possible to protect your children from all of your own choices and behaviours. And when you take your child out of the house, they will be put at risk. For everything. And that is okay. And even going out by car is still better than not going out at all. But making car seats ridicilously wide to add "side-impact-protection" beyond the protection that the car is offering, is taking it too far. It forces people to rethink carpooling or giving up on having a car seat for their oldest child at all. Also I am convinced that the extended rear facing obsession comes at a cost. And that cost is in the emotional wellbeing of your child. Your child has a need to see you and feel involved. We shouldn't sacrifice everything else for the risk of an accident.