Safety
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Stories (5)
Charlene Freestone
Six Children, One Minivan, and a Wooden Box
At a child safety checkpoint in 2021, Charlene helped a family with six children in a seven-seat minivan. One child was on a secured wooden box. The family had daisy-chained lap extender belts through the outer car seats. Charlene and another technician spent over an hour arranging new seats, only to learn the mother was pregnant and needed room for a newborn. They had to start over completely. The experience became a career turning point.
Charlene Freestone
Correcting a Car Seat Without Shaming a Mom
At a gym class, Charlene noticed a mother had switched her child's car seat forward-facing but hadn't moved the belt path — a dangerous and common mistake. She felt impressed to say something gently, framing it as an offer of help rather than a correction. The mother received it gratefully and immediately shared the lesson with a friend, passing along the same nonjudgmental approach.
Quotes (6)
"The right car seat for your kid is the one that fits your child, your vehicle, and that you can install correctly every time."
Charlene Freestone
Helping Parents Leave Safer Than They Arrived
"We always want them safer than they arrived."
Charlene Freestone
Helping Parents Leave Safer Than They Arrived
"Generic and counterfeit are not necessarily the same thing."
Charlene Freestone
Helping Parents Leave Safer Than They Arrived
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