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Lifesavers Conference 2012

Lifesavers Conference 2012. Jennifer Rubin, CPSTI Public Education Officer Cosumnes CSD Fire Dept. Elk Grove, CA. National Child Passenger Safety Board. CPST curriculum update timeline to be released after July CPS Board meeting Surveys & Suggestions – Send them in!

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Lifesavers Conference 2012

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  1. Lifesavers Conference 2012 Jennifer Rubin, CPSTI Public Education Officer Cosumnes CSD Fire Dept. Elk Grove, CA

  2. National Child Passenger Safety Board • CPST curriculum update timeline to be released after July CPS Board meeting • Surveys & Suggestions – Send them in! • Board applications out now - http://www.cpsboard.org/

  3. Instructor Development Course • Available now in your CPSTI profile • For Instructors and Instructor Candidates • Made to be fun and interactive • Can be taught by any CPSTI • Instructor Skills • Learning styles, questioning, team teaching, classroom management • Review Planning and Logistics Guide • Presentations filmed and reviewed

  4. Expired Technicians • Respond to survey and write in that they “do not feel welcome” “do not feel part of the club”. • What can I do to fix this today? This week? This month? At our next meeting?

  5. Manufacturer’s Session

  6. Dorel Juvenile • Watch for new recline angle labels • Apt 40 • Rear-facing 5-40 lbs, Forward-facing 22-40 lbs • Slippery front slope • Cup holders

  7. Britax • Generation 3 Convertibles • HUGS Chest Pads with SafeCell Technology • EZ-Buckle System • Added labels to call attention to tethers • Pavilion 70 G3 is new version of Boulevard CS http://www.britaxusa.com/car-seats/pavilion-70-g3

  8. Graco • Colorz – kids choose cushion color • Target stores

  9. General Motors – Front Center Air Bag • Deploys from inboard side of drivers seat • Tested with rear-facing child restraints behind driver and passenger • http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/29/gm-debuts-new-front-center-airbag-w-video/

  10. Merritt • EZGuard Buckle Cover available on Roosevelt • Coming soon • Rear-facing special needs seat • Medical equipment carriers

  11. Lifesavers ConferenceWorkshop Presentation Slides • http://lifesaversconference.org/workshops.html

  12. Pre-Teens and Teens: Keeping Kids in Seat Belts When Parents are not Around • Connor – Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Ohio • http://justgetitacross.org/index.php • Parent Survey Results • General parental misconceptions of adolescent brain development • Overestimation of teens’ knowledge and maturity levels • Underestimation of strength of parental influence • Need for help in transitioning relationships with young teens and changing communication patterns • Increasing parental belt use will increase teen belt use • 3 in 4 respondents thought they had closer than average relationships with their teens

  13. Parenting Styles • Fun! Light-hearted, Not preachy. Parents choose how they want to relay message. • Distribute at school activities where parents are present – sports, dance drop-off, parent handbook, booster club, PTA, graduations, parent-teacher conferences • Sponsored school dances, graduation parties, sports

  14. Working with Law Enforcement • Be credible, be accessible, provide references • Partner with community relations, crime prevention or traffic unit personnel • Find “that guy” • Have your briefed your local law enforcement on our new law? • Safety Belt Safe resources – www.carseat.org click on “Enforcement Briefings”

  15. TETHERS TETHERS TETHERS • What will you do to increase use? • Among parents? • Among techs?

  16. Working With Schools • What’s in it for them? • Kids Videos • Buckle Princess • Buckle Turkey • Skeleton and a twinkie • Santa always buckles up

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