{"id":69264,"date":"2016-06-05T05:42:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T09:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69264"},"modified":"2016-05-29T22:47:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T02:47:33","slug":"help-with-child-safety-seat-questions-and-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69264","title":{"rendered":"Help with Child Safety Seat Questions and Installations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"car-seat\"<\/a>Parents, grandparents, and other caregivers often have questions about when their child is\u00a0ready for the next stage when it comes to riding in the car. For instance, when can the child\u00a0turn from rear-facing to forward-facing, move into a booster seat, wear just the seat belt\u00a0without a booster seat, and to what age is it recommended for the child to ride in the back\u00a0seat? When parents and caregivers have questions, concerns, or need help installing the child\u00a0safety seat, they may need to get in touch with a nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety\u00a0Technician or Instructor, who has specifically been trained in this area.<\/p>\n

In Madison County, the public may call either the Madison County Health Department at 315-366-2361 or the New York State Police Troop D Headquarters in Oneida at 315-366-6000 to\u00a0have their questions answered and to receive support over the phone. Both offices have a\u00a0Certified Car Seat Technician on staff, who is able to field phone calls. Simply ask to speak\u00a0with a staff member about car seats.<\/p>\n

For those who have a car seat to be checked, people should call the New York State Police in\u00a0Oneida to make an appointment at their Inspection Station. It is best to plan ahead and call\u00a0well in advance of your need to use the car seat for your child.<\/p>\n

The County also has a low-cost car seat distribution program for Madison County parents who\u00a0are income-eligible. To find out if you are eligible or to make an appointment, call the Madison\u00a0County Health Department if you live in Northern Madison County and call Community Action\u00a0Partnership\u2019s Morrisville office at 315-684-3144 extension 10 if you live in Southern Madison\u00a0County. Both this program and the Inspection Station are by appointment only.<\/p>\n

Funding from the Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee allows the Madison County Health\u00a0Department, Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and the New York State Police Troop D to hold\u00a0three car seat checks in Madison County each year. Anyone may stop by to get their car seats checked, and no appointment is necessary at these public events.<\/p>\n

One of these car seat checks will be held at the Big Lots parking lot at 102 Utica St., Hamilton, Friday, June 17, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The rain date is June 24 at the same time.\u00a0While seats may be checked without the child present, bring the child with you if possible, so that staff can show you how the child should properly fit in the car seat. Please also make sure\u00a0that you have installed the car seat in your vehicle\u00a0so that staff can check for any errors and\u00a0show you how to make any corrections. Staff will teach you what you need to know to help\u00a0your child ride safely.<\/p>\n

For a complete listing of inspection stations and car seat checks in New York state, visit the\u00a0Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety website at http:\/\/www.safeny.ny.gov\/. The Hamilton event flyer is\u00a0available in the calendar section of the Madison County Health Department\u2019s website at\u00a0www.healthymadisoncounty.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parents, grandparents, and other caregivers often have questions about when their child is\u00a0ready for the next stage when it comes to riding in the car. For instance, when can the child\u00a0turn from rear-facing to forward-facing, move into a booster seat, wear just the seat belt\u00a0without a booster seat, and to what age is it recommended […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/car-seat.jpg?fit=300%2C212&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-i1a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}