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 Child
Car Seat Safety
Child
car seat safety is a critical issue in today’s society. There
are so many cars on the roads and few drivers obey the speed limit to
the number. Many unexpected things can happen while driving including a
tire blowout or a deer running in the path of your vehicle. Researches
urge parents to consider child car seat safety when traveling with
little ones.
There are two approaches used to motivate people to be compliant with
the rules and regulations of child car seat safety. The negative
approach is exemplified with the above examples of a tire blow out or a
deer running in front of the vehicle. Other ways to take a negative
approach to motivating parents to obey child car seat safety
regulations is to sue the law to intimidate them to follow through.
It may seem as if laws would be unnecessary to get parents to follow
through with the proper procedure of strapping little ones into car
seats when traveling. However, research shows that a negative approach
that focuses on possible fines and penalties actually works against the
cause. People are less likely to obey if they feel forced to do so.
This is not to suggest that people would risk their child’s
safety just to break a law. However they may be more likely to hold an
infant while making a quick jaunt to the store or while visiting a
family member who lives right around the block. Somehow, the focus is
more on the distance rather than the dangers.
Also child car seat safety as presented in a negative context may
literally scare parents into denial. We naturally have this coping
mechanism wired into our subconscious that protects us from being
overwhelmed by fear. The child car seat safety requirements are only
for those of us who expect to be in a car accident. None of us expect
that.
A more effective approach is taking a positive stance on the benefits
of child car seat safety. Research shows that parents responded
favorably to learning the rewards of following proper procedure as
mandated by law. Parents who focused on the child’s improved
behavior while in a car seat as well as the knowledge that the child
will not move around in the vehicle were widely accepted by parents.
Parents who incorporate child car seat safety procedure into their
traveling routines do so because they want their child to be safe, not
because they are afraid of fines or because they are frightened to
death of some horrible accident. They do it because it is best for
their child.
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