Car crashes are the singular biggest event claiming the lives of our youth.
Car crashes are the #1 KILLER of American kids ages 1-12.
We all go out while pregnant and make sure we invest in the best car seat, a lot of us go to the local firehouse and have them properly install it. Then we labor for hours, sometimes days and we finally drive our precious newborn home as safely as possible.
If only we always drove home like we do on that drive.
As a mother I of course am trying to encourage other mothers and fathers to help spread the word. Our children are dying in mostly preventable crashes.
We need to slow down, get off our phones, not tailgate and drive with more care.
Keeping our kids safe goes beyond the car seat. It frustrates me that the media focuses on freak accidents and we all start to live in fear of events we truly can not predict. But these car crashes, a lot, can be avoided.
Talk about tailgating and using your phone at the dinner table. It is important.