Britax Booster’s Awarded “Best Bet” In Car Safety (plus Giveaway!)

Are Your Older Kids Safe In Their Boosters?

I only ask because it’s important, but do you pay attention to the quality of the boosters your preschooler is sitting in? As new moms, we pay so much attention to our baby’s car seat – the quality, the ratings, the comfort – and I hope that moms are also considering how important booster safety is for our growing toddlers and preschoolers.

As a Britax Ambassador for over two years, I am proud of the company’s standard on child safety – for children of all ages. Recently, the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) ranked booster seats according to their safety performance and granting those with superior standards their “Best Bets”. Of the 41 models ranked, 27 were awarded best in class and all – I have to repeat this: ALL – of Britax’s Harness-2-Booster seats were among those 27 booster seats. The Pinnacle™ ClickTight, Frontier™ ClickTight and Pioneer™ combination Harness-2-Booster seats— along with 41 other new for 2014 seats from various other manufacturers – all were ranked. In 2013, IIHS rated Britax’s two new belt-positioning booster seats, Parkway™ SG and Parkway™ SGL with a “BEST BET.” IIHS evaluates how likely booster seats, from a variety of manufacturers, fit adult safety belts from a wide variety of vehicles. IIHS does this by measuring how a vehicle’s three-point lap and shoulder belt fits an average child-sized dummy seated in a booster.

See the full press release and the list of boosters that miss the mark on the IIHS website. Both of my kids currently sit in the Frontier ClickTight Harness-2-Booster seat; you can read my full review of that product if you’d like, too. Here’s another good resource article from CNN’s HLN with an list of the best bet car seats, good bet, check fit and NOT recommended lists. Please (please) review this list to make sure your precious big babies are not in any of those not recommended seats.

Britax Booster Giveaway

The official statement from Britax come from Jon Chamberlain, president of the company: “At Britax, we believe it’s our responsibility to ensure children are always protected, no matter where life takes them. We’re proud to work closely with industry experts to push the boundaries of smart design and new technology. We constantly update our products and ensure Britax car seats can be properly installed and used correctly each and every time.” I’ve met Jon Chamberlain, toured the Britax facility right here in the states… and I believe him. I believe in these products and will keep my children in them for as long as they can.

I’m super excited about this opportunity! Here is how you can enter the Britax “Best Bet” giveaway: Readers have a chance to win one of the Britax IIHS “Best Bet” carseats: Britax Frontier 90, Britax Pinnacle 90, or Britax Pioneer 70. There will be one winner and Britax will choose which car seat, in what color and pattern will be sent to the address winner provides. De Su Mama has no ability to make a selection and is not responsible for shipment, which will not occur until after JANUARY 2015. Prize is valued at $300. Winners must be over 18 years old and in the United States. Please note that the winner will not be sent the car seat until after January 2015.