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- 01Rear-facing seat with a seat beltUSDOTNHTSA · 2:02. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
- 02How to install a forward-facing car seatSafe Kids Worldwide · 0:51. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
- 03Choosing a car seatAmerican Academy of Pediatrics · 0:30. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
- 04Safe sleepCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 8:11. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
- 05How to have a successful parent-teacher conferenceUnderstood · Podcast episode. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
- 06How to support your teen through the tough yearsChild Mind Institute · Podcast episode. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
- 07Start your FAFSA formFederal Student Aid · Official walkthrough. Then the mile or the basics card that uses it.
Rear-facing seat with a seat belt
NHTSA shows the belt path, the lock, and the inch test for a rear-facing infant seat. Read your seat manual and the car manual. This video is the picture, not a certification.
USDOTNHTSA · 2:02
How to install a forward-facing car seat
Safe Kids Worldwide on the top tether, seat belt or lower anchors (not both), and the inch test. Still short. Still both manuals.
Safe Kids Worldwide · 0:51
Choosing a car seat
A short American Academy of Pediatrics note: keep them rear-facing to the seat's own limit, then a booster until the belt fits. HealthyChildren.org has the longer page.
American Academy of Pediatrics · 0:30
Safe sleep
CDC scientists on a safe sleep space: on the back, their own firm surface, nothing soft in it. Your baby's clinician still owns the plan for your baby.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 8:11
How to have a successful parent-teacher conference
Understood, with a psychologist, on walking into the conference with a plan instead of a speech. One question you came to ask. Then their words.
Understood · Podcast episode
How to support your teen through the tough years
Child Mind Institute clinicians on staying connected while a teen pulls away. Use it on a drive. It is not a script for a fight.
Child Mind Institute · Podcast episode
Start your FAFSA form
Federal Student Aid on how to start the form at fafsa.gov. Aid rules live with them and the school. DadLane only keeps the date on your calendar.
Federal Student Aid · Official walkthrough