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...ride in forward-facing safety seats with a five-point harness system. The seat should be installed very tightly, with less than an inch of "wiggle." To achieve this, I had to stand inside the car and shove the car seat down with a knee while tightening the lap strap through the back. Test the tightness by trying to yank the seat from its mooring, then tighten some more. Starting next year, new cars will have permanent metal pins behind the seat that will make for an easier and more secure...
Moreover, the traffic-safety agency estimates that even among parents who always strap their children in, 85% are not doing it properly. We often don't know where best to place our kids, don't use the proper restraint for their age and weight, or don't install the safety seat correctly. I regularly get letters from readers who are confused about these matters. So when I saw that the safety agency was planning a big push on child-passenger safety in February, I went to its dank parking garage in downtown Washington for a hands-on demonstration. Though...
...STRAP THAT SUCKER Frustrated because your preschooler is still sucking his or her thumb at night? Ask your dentist how to use a technique outlined in the journal Pediatric Dentistry safely. The method involves wrapping an Ace bandage (snugly, but not too tightly) around your child's elbow, from mid-arm to mid-forearm, to create a gentle tension that pulls the thumb from the mouth as the youngster relaxes and falls asleep. The approach, which has shown a 60% rate of success, requires that your child be willing to try it, and that he or she be periodically rewarded...
1980s France Yves Saint Laurent pumped up biker envy with this rhinestone strap...
...night, Ivy wore a glittery tank (Helmut Lang) with only a single shoulder strap (asymmetrical). Sort of like Andre the Giant when he was a bad guy, only a lot hotter...