THis goes for adults as well such as on buses and paians but who wants to ride backwards. well i for one wouldn't mind and who knows maybe in the future we all will be and look back and laugf at "the good old days".
I am just wondering how rear-facing protects infants and children in rear-end collisions. I ask because I have been rear-ended TWICE, but I have only had one front end collision, when a deer jumped in front of my car. I feel like for me, for my driving style, I am more likely to encounter rear collisions, and I want to be absolutely sure that my baby will be safe during rear collisions, since those seem to be MORE common by my experience.
i was just researching what seat to by my 9 month old because she is 20 lbs and he legs hang past her infant seat now! i knew i would still be rear facing her for a while but the research i did with the law said front facing was ok at 20 lbs and 1 year of age.
she will stay rear facing as long as i can find seats to keep her that way!
thank god joel's health is coming back to him and i pray for him to lead a happy healthy life!
This is why I am rearfacing my 26 lb 21 month old. When he was a newborn I heard about Joel and his story through a link on a baby forum. I cried when I saw what Joel had been through. I knew then we would rf our son as long as we could. His doctor even recommended it at his 9 month visit and told us about the aap guidelines now being 2 and 30. He is almost 2 and we plan to rear face until he reaches his seat limit of 40 lbs.
The weirdest thing I saw on this was the date at the bottom right corner.My moms birthday is the same as Joel's mom's and Joel got hurt on my birthday.Speedy recovery to Joel.
Thank you SO much for this video. You helped me save my son's life. We were hit head-on by a driver who came into our lane. Accident investigation determined it was like hitting a brick wall at 58 mph. My son, being rear facing, was without a scratch/injury. Our Toyota Tacoma double cab is totaled now, but thank GOD my baby is okay!
i hope to god that australia catches up with the rest of the world and lets us have seats that can rear face for longer than 12 months :( or 12kg (26lbs) our car seats suck big time they have even changed them from weight to height restrictions so if u have a tall 2yr old ur pretty much screwed
@isnottellingu can you order one from the states so you have it for your own child? If not, please let me know because I would be happy to purchase one for you and send it to you! (I'm in the US, New York to be exact!)
seats to accommodate up to 35 lbs. rear-facing... but my daughter rides in a RADIAN XTSL, which will rear-face her until 45 lbs.!!! how awesome is that?!?!
YOU CAN REAR-FACE YOUR CHILD UNTIL 45 LBS. WITH A RADIAN XTSL!!!
to the poster below me, there has never been any evidence that children's legs are at any risk when rear-facing... but even if there were, i would much rather my child have a broken leg than a severed spinal chord. :( watch the crash test again... does it look like the legs were in any danger?
to the person who posted this video, firstly, thank you. i hope it educates many parents to make the safer choice for their children. i would also like to add that your video says that there are...
to the poster below me, there has never been any evidence that children's legs are at any risk when rear-facing... but even if there were, i would much rather my child have a broken leg than a severed spinal chord. :( watch the crash test again... does it look like the legs were in any danger?
to the person who posted this video, firstly, thank you. i hope it educates many parents to make the safer choice for their children. i would also like to add that your video says that there are...
Thank you for sharing this. I kept my son rear facing until he was two. He did not meet the weight requirement but he was too tall for his convertible car seat (head within an inch of the top) so I had to turn him. He is now four years old and is still very light in the weight department but very tall for his age, he is in a forward facing, five point harness booster that can be used for the lap and shoulder belt when he out grows the harness. This video still makes me wonder about it though
Think of it, from this video u maybe saving 1000 of young children their lives, so thank you so much for sharing this with us, I really apriciate it :)
Great video! One question is: If other countries (Sweden) have up to 55lb rear facing car seats, where are they buying them, and why don't we have these in Canada/US?
You can't possibly say that "rear facing" would have prevented this from happening to this baby, perhaps the impact would have taken his life if he WERE rear facing, noone will ever know, and you certainly CAN'T ASSUME!!!
Broken legs are far more preferable to a broken neck - my daughter will remain RF for as long as possible she is just 12 months old and not quite too tall for her first seat, (actually 2nd - first was a complete lay flat).
Something else to consider - Knees are great shock absorbers .. necks are not.
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my one year old will sit face forward. i will not have my child complain that his legs are hurting or he is uncomfortable. what about the risks of a kid shattering their legs in a sever accident? kids aren't safe rear facing nor front facing. because if the car were to flip over the child would still get severely hurt. this story is sad but still the child can get hurt no matter witch way. rear facing means broken legs and front facing a broken neck.
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 Recent studies have shown that children very rarely suffer from broken legs in a RF car seat. The legs are designed to bend, and the force on the legs is minimal in most accidents. The legs are actually more protected since the car seat is attached to the vehicle seat, making it so they move together. This is NOT the case with FF. Many FF children suffer broken legs due to impact with the front seat.
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 Also, a young child's neck isn't capable of holding their head to their body during extreme force like an older child or adult. As far as a child complaining, I've found most kids are more comfortable during car rides when they are RF and can prop their legs on the back seat. When they sit FF their legs dangle, causing uncomfortable pressure on the back of the legs. Whatever you decide for your children, I hope you all stay safe and never have to suffer an accident.
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 that might be the dumbest thing i've ever read. Who cares if your child complains? That's what children do. YOU ARE THE PARENT! Suck it up, and listen to the complaining. Children do not die from broken legs, they do however die from broken necks. Ugh, people like you make me beyond angry.
my 17month old is still Rear facing because of Joels story, I first heard of his Story when my oldest(she is 5) was just 1 and a half going on two and was FF and I rear faced her till she out grew her seat by height, she is now in a Graco Natulis harnessed at 60lbs. but my 17month old we knew we where keeping her rear facing she is 22lbs now and 29inches and loves Rear facing. we where riding a headstart bus and they put her FF and boy did she HATE it so she is now RF again on the bus=)
I am the only one of 12, of a mommies group (ages 15 mo -19 mo old) who keep their child rear facing. I get lots of greif at the end of play dates when "packing Up" about keeping my son rear facing. They think I am trying to keep him a "baby" and not let him "grow". I will be passing your story on to each one personally with a note. No Mass emails...as well as posting on facebook. Prayers to Joel and you and your family!
Thank you very much for this. We were days away from buying a new, front facing, car seat. I stumbled upon this video and it may end up saving my daughter's life. Can we have an update on Joel's condition?!
I've been trying to decide which way to go now that my one year old has outgrown his infant seat. This made the decision very easy! Thanks for telling your grandson's story! I'm praying that it will save many lives!
Thank you for sharing this! It has changed my mind and my son will be rear facing until he can't rear face anymore! GOD BLESS YOU, You're family and most of all, that precious grandson of yours. He was truly touched by the hand of God!
Thank you for sharing your story and turning a terrible event into an opportunity to educate and prevent this from happening again. I hope Joel has made a full recovery and is no longer burdened by his injuries. He is a miracle and I am glad he's made it this far.
Thank you so much for sharing this video and i hope your grandson is having a speedy recover he is absolutely precious! This has definitely helped inform me on the topic of car seats im expecting my first baby girl in sept. and this has definitely help with deciding on what type of car seat to purchase! Thanks again and my prayers go out to your family!
Thank you very much for sharing valuable story. I've translated this into Thai lang and posted on my website to educate Thai people much more understand about using car seat. Thank you again from my heart & I will pray to your kid.
Thank you SO much for posting this. It takes great strength to inform others of what you know now. I had never thought about this and will now make sure I put my children rear facing for as long as possible. God bless you and your family.
Thank you sooooo much for posting this video! I have been looking into my next car seat for my 9 month old and saw one made by SunShine Kids which allows children to stay rear facing up to 45 lbs! I wasn't sure the reasons/necessity to remain rear-facing that long but thanks to you now I know! I will be buying two of these car seats so my babysitter can have one, too! Thanks again and best wishes, thoughts, and prayers to you, your family, and especially Joel!
Thank you sooooo much for posting this video! I have been looking into my next car seat for my 9 month old and saw one made by SunShine Kids which allows children to stay rear facing up to 45 lbs! I wasn't sure the reasons/necessity to remain rear-facing that long but thanks to you now I know! I will be buying two of these car seats so my babysitter can have one, too! Thanks again and best wishes, thoughts, and prayers to you, your family, and especially Joel!
That observation has come up before, and is answered below in past comments. Rear impact collisions only account for about 5% of accidents. The rest are front or side impact. Also, impact of two vehicles traveling in same direction does not have the same force excerted on the occupants as opposing forces colliding, or hitting a stationary object. There also is an example of a TRUE STORY rear impact posted at Joel's website
My one concern is NO ONE ever oes a study about eing impacted frocefully from behind while the child is rear facing. All the studies you see are about head on collisions with a front facing seat. Imagine being on an expressway and getting reear ended at a very high speed. The same ould happen to the head and hands. It has made me htink more however, after watching your video.
Good question. It is also posted on Joels website/ When a child is rear facing, and the car is rear ended, in most cases both cars are moving in the same direction. The impact may not be as forceful as two opposing vehicles colliding, or coliding with a fixed object. In those cases, you stop almost instantly, and if strapped in place...the head is thrown violently forward. With your child's condition, RF would be my choice......for sure!
Here's my question. We live in a city where we are more likely to be rear-ended in an accident. I want my daughter safe, she has low muscle tone so her neck is even more at risk. If she is rear facing and we are rear ended we would be in the same situation as Joel. So I am torn as to which way to turn her.
So sorry for your grandson's accident, but I'm glad he is doing better. Thank you for posting this I hope people hear your message. So many people don't think it's that big a deal or don't think the seat will fit rear facing. I heard about this when my son was little & he is still Rear facing at 4.5 yrs old & about 30 lbs. I actually think he is more comfortable rear facing he doesn't get the sun in his eyes, dosen't drop his snacks or toys & can fall asleep easier & put his feet up.
So sorry for your grandson's accident, but I'm glad he is doing better. Thank you for posting this I hope people hear your message. So many people don't think it's that big a deal or don't think the seat will fit rear facing. I heard about this when my son was little & he is still Rear facing at 4.5 yrs old & about 30 lbs. I actually think he is more comfortable rear facing he doesn't get the sun in his eyes, dosen't drop his snacks or toys & can fall asleep easier & put his feet up.
This is where the Internet and YouTube has such value. My parents installed seat belts in one of our cars in 1957 for a road trip we were taking. Thirteen years later, in 1970, those very same seat belts saved my life when I was t-boned by a car running a stop sign AND hitting a street post. The crash also collapsed the roof of the car....but the seat belt held me back. The inuries I got were non-life threatening. The crash was so bad the story made both newspapers in our city. WEAR BELTS!
Joel's a happy, normal little 4 yr old. This kid was spared for whatever reason....maybe someday he'll change the world!! His progress can be seen at his website JOELSJOURNEY (dot) ORG
@luv2bfishin ~ thanks for sharing your/Joels' story; it's hard to watch but good to see. It's wonderful to know that he has recovered!! Much love to you all :)
@luv2bfishin I have passed your video along so many times and have posted on my FB page several. I hope at least one person gets the message. My 34 month old daughter remains rear-facing. I know your video influenced me. I was checking back and happy you posted the update on Joel. What an amazing outcome :) THANK YOU for taking the time to help educate in light of your own tragedy.
@luv2bfishin I am so glad to hear that he is making a great recovery. What a long and hard journey. I am also happy to read the comments of people who watched your video and followed the advice. I am in the process of putting together some safety video links for my car seat safety page (I am a certified car seat technician) and I can’t emphasize to people enough that they can and SHOULD keep their child rear facing as long as the seat allows, not as long as the child “allows.” thesafestseat
I always try to give parents advice and tell them to rear face as long as possible but a lot of people don't listen i hope a video like this can change people's minds. I rear face my boys until 3 and they are now 5 and 6 and i have them in a 5 point harness i rather be safe then sorry.
Now, convertible car seats go up to 40-45 pounds rear-facing. I just purchased the Britax Multi Tech from Europe...it cost a fortune but passed the Swedish Plus test and goes up to 55 pounds rear facing. Hope Joel is doing okay.
Very, VERY well done! I have been passionate about pediatric automotive safety, and did this 12 years ago, when my youngest child was this small, based only on what I had learned on my own. I am SHOCKED that so long later, law still has not changed to REAR facing. KEEP your baby REAR facing AND if at all possible, in the CENTER of the back. I even avoided the minivans with bucket seats in the 2nd row to give my girl a safer ride. I am putting this on my FB wall for a second time to remind.
just wanted to let you know that this video has been posted on face book 18,976 times. you atre most defently getting the Word out about the safty of ERF with the help of all the [post this video on FaceBook=)
I just want to say that this is the best video I've seen on ERF. I Keep posting it over and over on my facebook. I have a friend on there who has a nine month old forward facing and It made me feel so bad I hope nothing ever happens to that baby. He is the same age as my son.
Thanks for sharing this story! I keep trying to spread the word about the benefits of RF kids over FF. People seem so stubborn and resistant to it... like I'm trying to convince them to eat gluten-free or move to a place they're never even visited before. Children properly secured in rear-facing car seats are 500% safer than those properly restrained in forward-facing seats. It's a fact, not an opinion.
This video broke my heart. I am happy that he is doing better. My son is 2, weighs 25 lbs and is about 3 ft tall. We turned his seat around at about 18 months and never thought anything of it. This video really made me think about the danger I put him in. I wish there was a carseat that they could sit rear facing in that was comfortable to them, because he refuses to have his legs scrunched up.
@mamadawn87 Try the Sunshine Kids Radian and show him how to put his legs over the sides. My daughter is over 3 feet tall is does just fine RF. She's almost 3 and 27 pounds.
I just wanted to say i'm glad he doing better now and your video has truly opened my eyes my 18 month old daughter has been turned back to RF and will stay that way until she reaches the height or weight limit of her seat i never knew before that it was so much safer all i knew was the 1yr and 20lb law now i know better thank you
Your sort of right, as far as some vehicles absorbing more impact than others. But the sudden stop is what causes the neck to whiplash, as in your case, with your stiff necks. This child was still strapped in carseat when removed. A young children's neck doesn't have the strength, muscle, or bone of adults. Therefore internal decapitation or spinal injury can result more easily when forward facing vs. rear facing. Please refer to some past comments posted below discussing impact. glad your OK
well the type/size/age of car can make a difference though right? Newer cars are designed to absorb impact better than older models. We were in a car accident in our subaru (2007) and hit from behind and at 35mph and pushed into a stopped truck. Our car crumpled so perfectly--most of the impact was absorbed and we just had tiff necks for a day.
@Jlk6532 Think about this.. YOU, an adult, had a "stiff neck" now imagine a child, a baby, who's spine isn't even fully fused yet in a crash like this, who's neck is much weaker than yours. That child would have much more than a stiff neck. Yes, the newer models are designed to absorb better, but either way, a baby is flung, hard.
This person crashed into something or someone causing her child's injury. If you plan on driving safely, you need to worry about the people driving behind you. Ask yourself, If someone drives into YOUR automobile from behind and your toddler is in a rear-faced car seat, where is his/her neck going to move. Please drive carefully no matter what.
@scxholdgen If you're traveling in the same direction as the car that hits you the force of the impact isn't going to be nearly as great as if it would be in a front end or head-on collision so it's not as big of an issue.
@romiesgirl13 statistics show that generally isn't the case. We're talking about frontal and side impact crashes, which are the number one killer of children today. So many babies would be alive right now if they were rear facing. It is always a HUGE issue..
@APenny1220 Yea I agree with you, that's what I'm getting at too. The part that's "not an issue" is just referring to the fact that a rear-impact crash really shouldn't be considered because they aren't that common and aren't as severe as front/side impacts because you don't have as drastic of a change in momentum... It was a response to someone saying that front-facing seats are safer. We're just talking about all this in my physics class.
@scxholdgen your vehicle will be thrown forward. rear impact crashes are not as common as frontal and side impact. Why risk it?? not to mention, when you get hit from behind, you get whiplash as an older child or adult. Now imagine that of a young child or baby...
@kae73109 ... "feeling" safe and comfortable is NOT what matters. Actually BEING safe is what matters. Forward facing is not as safe as rear facing. Period.
It baffles me that anyone who knows the facts and has seen the crash tests could argue for forward facing careseats. I see people argue that they're expensive, but so are cars. If you can afford a car, you can afford to make sure your child is SAFE. I don't CARE if it's 'boring'. I don't CARE if 'their legs look squashed'. I don't CARE if it's expensive. There is no price on my child life.
It angers me that govt's don't try harder to make people aware of the dangers of forward facing carseats.
@henriwinter I agree, to me it's LIFE INSURANCE! $300 and keeping your child in the SAME direction (which takes NO extra effort) for a safer chance for your child is a NO BRAINER. And there ARE safe seats that are under $300, but the point is people CAN afford to keep their child RF. $20 at McDonalds for a month or a safe carseat? Your child doesn't know the difference so leaving him RF is a non-issue, all he knows is that is how children ride in cars, you can get a seat mirror to see them.
This is good to know even if you don't have children. I don't have kids but when I do I'll be keeping them in a rear facing seat for as long as possible!
People that think it would have done the same thing in a rear-facing car seat really need to take or re-take a physics class...
The force of the motion isn't being pressed upon when it's facing forward. Thus, pressure causes the child to go forward. When facing backwards, the force of the stationary back of the car seat is reacting with the force of the wreck. Keeping him/her moderately still.
I hope Joel is recovering well! Thanks for the message. :)
Just wanted to let you know that I post this Video on Face book all the time at least 6 times a month or more=) I know that it has helped a friend of mine keep her 16month old daughter ERF. she keeps going back and forth and with out me saying anything to her about it I post this Video on Face Book and the next day that I see her she has her little girl back to RF=) so Joels story makes her realy think. I used to argue with her about the safty of it and why I had my 4 year old RF till almost 3!
@jsrcamp I have a friend who has a little boy that just turned 2 today and she rear faced her son again last week and guess what He Loves sitting that way=) I showed his Mom this Video and it realy made her think and she wanted to keep him safe so she had me help her tighting both carseats and Rearfaced her 2 year olds.
Thank you so much for sharing your story....I hope your grandson is improving well.Videos like this are awesome and so many parents just don't know!!!
I was convinced as soon as I found out that there are available baby car seats for 9-18kg that are rear facing... I bought one, and my little boy is very happy with it! He can see everything through the side windows as well as through back window - he doesn't care that he can't see what's in front of the car. And you can buy a small mirror that will help you see the child from the front seat.
Oh, AND: he used to be crying in his infant car seat at that time, BUT this is NOT because they are rear facing, but simply because they can't sit and cannot see out!! He never cried again in his new seat, he can perfectly see out and he loves to have his feet up against the backseat.....
My son is still happily rear facing at 25 months old in a swedish britax hi way. I have a SMALL car and there is absolutely no problem in having a rear facing car seat in it (3doors citroen C4).... Unfortunatly most parents turn their children ff at 10-12 months just not knowing that rear facing car seats even EXIST because you won't find them in most stores here in germany :-( I'm glad I found out about the benefits of rear facing when my son was 8 months old!!
Awe, I am NOW! convinced that my baby girl SHOULD stay rear-facing until the max limit, I was so looking forward to seeing her beautiful happy smiling face, when the time came when she turned 1 years old to have her front facing, NO WAY! even though it is a pain in the butt sometimes to take her out of he rear facing infant seat. But I rather the pain, than the life long recovery that you are going through. I hope little Joel is doing well now!. Update please : )
Awe, I am NOW! convinced that my baby girl SHOULD stay rear-facing until the max limit, I was so looking forward to seeing her beautiful happy smiling face, when the time came when she turned 1 years old to have her front facing, NO WAY! even though it is a pain in the butt sometims to take her out of he rear facing infant seat. But I rather the pain, than the life long recovery that you are going through. I hope little Joel is doing well now!. Update please : )
this is one of the videos I show to people as to why they should keep their chidlren rearfacing for as long as possible.
my 3 year old (on the 24th) is 34-35lbs and rearfacing in a radian and my 1 year old (on the 30th)is 20ish lbs and rearfacing in a cosco I plan to get a radian for him when he reaches the weight (or likely height first like his sister did) limit of the cosco.
this is one of the videos I show to people as to why they should keep their chidlren rearfacing for as long as possible.
my 3 year old (on the 24th) is 34-35lbs and rearfacing in a radian and my 1 year old (on the 30th)is 20ish lbs and rearfacing in a cosco I plan to get a radian for him when he reaches the weight (or likely height first like his sister did) limit of the cosco.
Thank you so much for educating parents with you grandson's story! My daughter is 4 and half years old, 33 pounds and STILL REARFACING!!! And I will keep her rearfacing as long as we possibly can. I just went out and bought another carseat that allows rearfacing until 45lbs just so we can keep her rearfacing even longer.
I don't even understand the parents here arguing that their child is fine forward facing. Arguing with the physics is futile so stop it and turn your kid back rearfacing!
Thank you. My son (8 months old) hates the car, and some friends suggested flipping him around as soon as he hit 12 months. Now I know better, thanks to your video. I would rather have him cry in the car than lose him, or have him face the terrible circumstances Joel has.
Thank you, truly thank you, for sharing Joel's story.
@erin23kate Lots of kids go through phases where they don't like the car. At 8 months old, he might be happier if you reinstall the car seat at a less reclined angle - check your carseat's manual to see what angles are ok for older children, but most can go as upright as 30 degrees.
i totally agree with rear facing car seats,but my youngest son is 3 years old & to have him rear facing,he would have to have his legs all bent up,how would that work when he cant have his legs down?
@rockabillygirl77 Watch him when he's on the floor playing. I'll bet you he doesn't keep his legs straight out in front of him. My middle son rea faced til 2 month shy of his 6th birthday and vocally preferred it because he gets pins and needles in his feet from his legs dangling while forward facing. Most ERF kids either sit indian style, with their feet propped, feet together with legs "frogged" out (my son's fave) or legs draped over the sides of the seat.
In response to the big car vs little car arguements going on:
Yes, the size and weight of the vehicle does make a difference. If two vehicle collide head on, the larger one will exert more force on the smaller one, hence the people in the smaller car will experience a greater impact than those in the larger car.
The point of rear facing your toddler is that the shell of the seat cradles the whole body. When front facing, only the harness keeps them seated. Their heads/neck do whip forward.
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No a rear impact to a rearfacing carseat would have done the same thing. I drive a 4X4 Toyota Truck and compaired to the car that this mom was driving, my truck looks like a monster truck. i truely beleive that it is based on the size of your car the safety rating of your car, the type of impact it was, ect...
I do hope that the baby returns to normal, but No matter what the reason of the accident it was, accidents happen. But My son is 1 year old and 25lbs and I feel completly finefrontwards
@dixiechick711 Folks, you're missing the point here. The injury wasn't caused from car size. The back seat, and the baby in the carseat, were not touched. It's the SUDDEN STOP that causes the whiplash, hence broken neck, and this is only when FF.. Size of vehicle doesn't matter, he didn't get crushed.. When a car stops that quick (an impact) a baby's head is not restrained, and their skull is seperated from the spine. Just drive at 10 MPH,
I completely agree with keeping children rear facing as long as possible, as a nurse that is what I tell people everyday. I do however disagree with you asking someone to "slam the brakes, and watch your childs head". I think that we should focus on using this to educate people to keep children rear facing and not suggest intentionally trying to injure small children.
@dixiechick711 WOW!!!! I hope to God no-one listens and takes your advice!!! The statistics show without any room for ridiculous arguments that no matter WHAT sort of car you have,what sort of accident,no matter what causes it that small children and babies who's heads are a whopping 25% of their body,CANNOT handle that sort of force on their necks!! For you I will explain in simple terms because you dont seem to want to see the reality of it...your 12 month old WILL be seriously injured FF.
@dixiechick711 WOW!!!! I hope to God no-one listens and takes your advice!!! The statistics show without any room for ridiculous arguments that no matter WHAT sort of car you have,what sort of accident,no matter what causes it that small children and babies who's heads are a whopping 25% of their body,CANNOT handle that sort of force on their necks!! For you I will explain in simple terms because you dont seem to want to see the reality of it...your 12 month old WILL be seriously injured FF.
How many more trucks like yours are on the US roads? I´m guessing there´s a lot of them. New cars have a stiffer chassis in order to protect the adults. Sadly this imposes more strain on a child´s neck in crash. Size of cars don´t matter at all.
@dixiechick711 I know what you mean. My son is 2 1/2 years old, the size of a normal 6 year old, and weigh 40 pound. Having seen many accidents due to my father being an EMT for 25+ years, and having been in many accidents, I have never seen anything like these demonstrations which are always the worst scenario. I have seen videos of real accidents that are not machine operated. You can NEVER trust a machine operated aka CONTROLLED collision because what accident is ever controlled???
@dixiechick711 FYI FYI FYI The American Academy of Pediatrics says 2 years old regardless of wieght is when children should be placed forward. Your taking chances with your childs life. Thats your business but dont dish out bad advice to others please.
@TheNatefire14 Actually, the recommendation is the following: "the AAP advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat."
@Belladonna392 you are obviously uneducated about child safety and I sure hope you don't have children of your own, as an adult we can make our own decisions regarding our safety (which the driver did) but children don't have a voice. I think the point the poster is trying to make is that we need to do as much as possible to protect young children, if his grandson had been rear facing longer, data shows his injuries probably would have not been as severe.
@Belladonna392 you are obviously uneducated about child safety and I sure hope you don't have children of your own, as an adult we can make our own decisions regarding our safety (which the driver did) but children don't have a voice. I think the point the poster is trying to make is that we need to do as much as possible to protect young children, if his grandson had been rear facing longer, data shows his injuries probably would have not been as severe.
@Belladonna392 SHAME on you. SHAME. This loving grandpa is trying to make sure that NO ONE ELSE has to go through what his grandson is going through, and you say such things? JOEL'S INJURIES had NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR! It would have happened in the safest car EVER! I hope you do some research before you have children, and keep their safety in mind.
@Belladonna392 You mention the exact reason that parents should have ALL seats test fitted into their own car before buying them. YES their injuries matter, but it is possible to fit a cars eat rearfacing into any car. You just have to find the right one for YOU, your child and your car.
New cars protect the adults better. their chassis is stiffer for one thing. Good for adult - bad for children - Stiff chassis = more loads and strecthing in the child´s neck.
@kae73109 Big car, little car ..it doesn't matter. He wasn't touched, The point is the SUDDEN stop puts exerts tremendous force on the back of their necks. Try putting your child FF in the car, drive at a shppoing center lot about 5 0r 6 mph, and slap on the brakes. Watch her head get thrown forward. If you won't do that, then why do that driving 30 MPH ?? Their necks can't take it.
@luv2bfishin Exactly! While FF, the torso is restrained by the 5 point harness. What is restraining the head? The spinal column. If the spinal column stretches more than 1/4 inch, it can snap. And considering it is held together with lose ligaments until between the ages of 3-6, that is a very likely possibility.
It has nothing to do with the size of your car - absolutely nothing. Not since 1965 when the first rearfacing seat was developed. It is the FORCE of the crash that can do all the damage - meaning the skull can be seperated from the spine in free air. No good GUT feeling is going to help you in a crash if the seat is not correctly installed and/or not correctly used - especially not if it is forward facing. you are more forgiven if it´s rearhacing.
Your video made me cry! Thank you so much for sharing your story! My son is 17 months and a week ago I moved him forward facing.
My family and even his father have made little comments about how he wants to look out a window and is old enough to face forward now... I had NO idea there was such a thing as "internal decapitation".
I have not been at ease with my choice and decided to look info up, and found this. He will be going back to rear facing until he's at the rear facing size limit.
The problem with this video is that it is just talking about front collisions, and side...but i don't think their facts are straight. My daughter and I were rear ended by a person that fell asleep at the wheel. the trunk of my newer full size car ended up in the back seat. Had my daughter not been forward facing, she would have died. I understand that Joel's story would not have happened if he was rear facing... but thats not always the case.
@mkinnee87 I get what you are saying but you have to understand how rare the kind of wreck you had is. You are far more likely to be in a frontal or side impact then be rear ended. Also rear impact crashes typically happen at slower speeds. In Sweeden they RF until 4 or 5 years old and have an extremely low rate of deaths of children in car accidents. In the United States, for childre 1-18 years old it is the number one killer! I think it speaks for it's self!
Thank you so very much for making this video for all of us to view. I have always put my child rear-facing even though I have been given a hard time about it. I have sent this video on to people I know that do not practice this. I hope the word of Joel will ring through their ears the next time they go to install their car seats. My prayers go out to Joel for a complete and speedy recovery!
this video is the reason why my girlfriend and i got the 3 in 1 alpha omega elite car seat. it is a big seat but is worth the extra safety. u may control how u drive but you can't control how others drive. And always remember to take large puffy coats off before strapping in.
this video is the reason why my girlfriend and i got the 3 in 1 alpha omega elite car seat. it is a big seat but is worth the extra safety. u may control how u drive but you can't control how others drive.
Seeing this when my son was born had a tremendous impact on my husband and I. My 2.5 yr old is comfortably and safely RF and will be until he outgrows the highest carseat limitations. When others ask wy he isn't turned around I delight in passionately informing them of the facts behind ERF safety! I'm positive lives have been saved because of this story and am grateful that it has been told but sad that it exists at all. Awareness needs to be raised!!
Seeing this when my son was born had a tremendous impact on my husband and I. My 2.5 yr old is comfortably and safely RF and will be until he outgrows the highest carseat limitations. When others ask wy he isn't turned around I delight in passionately informing them of the facts behind ERF safety! I'm positive lives have been saved because of this story and am grateful that it has been told but sad that it exists at all. Awareness needs to be raised!!
I LOVE reading these comments and seeing how many people are going to put their car seats back to RF.
Thank you so much for sharing Joel's story. It's so important that people get the word out to everyone about the importance of ERF. So many people have never heard of it.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I couldn't wait until my son was old enough to turn his seat front facing. (He is four months now) I had no idea that there was any reason not to. Thankfully I came across this video and he will be Rear Facing until he is too big. I cannot thank you enough for sharing this video.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I couldn't wait until my son was old enough to turn his seat front facing. (He is four months now) I had no idea that there was any reason not to. Thankfully I came across this video and he will be Rear Facing until he is too big. I cannot thank you enough for sharing this video.
after watching this, I am going to switch back to rear facing for my 16 mos old daughter. I want to thank you luv2bfishin, you may have just saved her life. <3
I am so happy that Joel is doing well! I'm sad that your family had to go through this, but hopefully it will be motivating to other families to keep their children rear facing as long as possible. Thank you for sharing your story and god bless you!!!!!!
@IndigoCat17 You can't control other drivers. If someone hits you, you better have your kid in a safe car seat. Your fault or not, the kid will be hurt. A car seat is THE MOST important thing that you buy for your baby.
If it was "God's grace" that repaired his spinal cord, wouldn't it have been God's plan that his spinal cord be severed? Doesn't God have a plan for everything?
@cburger13 - perhaps God's plan was to use Joel's story to help other's avoid the same fate. Please don't patronize people for expressing faith in God. BTW, the Bible never states God has a wonderful plan for our lives to bring us happiness and joy. It's not in there. God does have a plan - to bring glory to His name. That may include suffering on our part or blessings for our lives. It may mean suffering now to further His word through our perserverence and faith. We aren't promised anything.
@Kyleejo06 If you are going to spout that the bible doesn't state something, you should be sure it actually doesn't state it.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
Seems to me the lord is indeed saying he has a plan and that his plan includes NOT hurting us. Again proving the bible is a farce.
Thank you grandpa, you got me involved and got me motivated to educate others. I finally became a tech a little over a week ago. I first got started when I saw this video a year and a half ago! Thanks!
thank you so much for posting this video. It is very powerful & hard to watch all at the same time. I am grateful for your strength in sharing this with others.
Your video is the only thing that convinced my husband to keep our 1 year old daughter rear facing. Thank you. My daughters and I hope Joel has a speedy recovery.
Your video is the only thing that convinced my husband to keep our 1 year old daughter rear facing. Thank you. My daughters and I hope Joel has a speedy recovery.
thanks for posting this. too many parents dont know about the benefits of rear facing past 1 & 20. im sorry your grandson had to be an example :( thank god he is doing well!
Thank you for sharing your story of your grandson. My son is almost a year old. People keep telling me to turn him forward facing. I am going to leave him rear facing now. Thank you!
It's about time we started getting the higher RF seats. In Sweden, they often don't even bother harnessing when the kids go to FF because they can RF for so long.
have one question can I post this on my face book page? I am a ERF advotact and have a lot of friends that have little kids that are ff at a very young age. I have told them it is safer for them to still be ERF and I would love to have some proof of why but I dont want to use it unless you give me permission.
Thanks Jessica mom Of 2 girls ages 4 years old and 4 months old.
Thank you so much for posting this. I have seen this several times but the father of our daughter had not. He had no idea why I want to keep our 15 month old rear facing until she is 65 lbs (Graco my-ride 65). Now he knows and I'm sure you have made a HUGE impact on the FF vs RF debate. Thank you once again.
@TROYCHICK Just FYI - that seat rear-faces to 40lbs, and forward-faces to 65lbs. :) It would be impossible for your daughter to still fit rear-facing by height at 50+ pounds unless she was morbidly obese. ^.^;
Thank you so much for posting this. I have seen this several times but the father of our daughter had not. He had no idea why I want to keep our 15 month old rear facing until she is 65 lbs (Graco my-ride 65). Now he knows and I'm sure you have made a HUGE impact on the FF vs RF debate. Thank you once again.
What happened to your grandchild is terrible but my son was in a rear facing car seat when our car was hit from behind (he was 8 weeks old) the forces of the car accident have left my son (now 12) with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) he will never be what he should have acheived in life. Any accident can cause severe injury to children and front or rear facing there is little you can do to avoid another idiot driver. God bless all these children.
This absolutely guts me everytime I see it. My daughter is still rear-facing at over 2 years old and we have no plans to turn her around...and I send the link to your video to everyone I know who turns their baby around at the minimum. Thank you for sharing your story!
OMG!!!!! God bless you for giving you the strength to record&post this. its been two years, i hope your grandson is doing and growing well!!!
your story has truly touch my heart. i am a first time mom who's looking for a convetible car seat for my 10mth old baby girl, she's still light weight about 20lbs now. i too agree that a child should be rear facing as long as possible
I can't play it, says owner of the video hadn't made it available for mobile.
muumol 4 days ago
THis goes for adults as well such as on buses and paians but who wants to ride backwards. well i for one wouldn't mind and who knows maybe in the future we all will be and look back and laugf at "the good old days".
blueaardvark1717 3 weeks ago
I am just wondering how rear-facing protects infants and children in rear-end collisions. I ask because I have been rear-ended TWICE, but I have only had one front end collision, when a deer jumped in front of my car. I feel like for me, for my driving style, I am more likely to encounter rear collisions, and I want to be absolutely sure that my baby will be safe during rear collisions, since those seem to be MORE common by my experience.
sarahtessa 4 weeks ago
so glad i came across this video!
i was just researching what seat to by my 9 month old because she is 20 lbs and he legs hang past her infant seat now! i knew i would still be rear facing her for a while but the research i did with the law said front facing was ok at 20 lbs and 1 year of age.
she will stay rear facing as long as i can find seats to keep her that way!
thank god joel's health is coming back to him and i pray for him to lead a happy healthy life!
chuckclose1 1 month ago
Poor lil guy, i hope he has a great and full recovery and i will put my 3 year old and any future children in rear facing seats!
Nexxybella 1 month ago
This is why I am rearfacing my 26 lb 21 month old. When he was a newborn I heard about Joel and his story through a link on a baby forum. I cried when I saw what Joel had been through. I knew then we would rf our son as long as we could. His doctor even recommended it at his 9 month visit and told us about the aap guidelines now being 2 and 30. He is almost 2 and we plan to rear face until he reaches his seat limit of 40 lbs.
graygraysmama 1 month ago
I'll change my baby's seat to rear face right now!! I am so scare of accidents!
elamnicab 1 month ago
The weirdest thing I saw on this was the date at the bottom right corner.My moms birthday is the same as Joel's mom's and Joel got hurt on my birthday.Speedy recovery to Joel.
dandanpizza350 2 months ago
Thank God he AND his mother are still alive!! :)
blackstarr5 3 months ago
Amryl, check out britax. I have a britax and it rear faces up to 40 pounds. They are the best, imo.
ParisinParie 4 months ago
but what back facing seats do they have on the market for bi kids??? i have only seen front facing seats from 9month or 9kg
amryl84 4 months ago
Thanks for making my decision easy! I hope Joel has made a full recovery!
jenjf22 4 months ago
thank you for sharing your story
triskit82 5 months ago
well the people that hit the car should be in prison and sued for everything
sweetestsin71 5 months ago
Thank you SO much for this video. You helped me save my son's life. We were hit head-on by a driver who came into our lane. Accident investigation determined it was like hitting a brick wall at 58 mph. My son, being rear facing, was without a scratch/injury. Our Toyota Tacoma double cab is totaled now, but thank GOD my baby is okay!
TFinley1109 5 months ago 15
You are saving lives, one family at a time with this. Thank you.
medicalkiss 5 months ago
i hope to god that australia catches up with the rest of the world and lets us have seats that can rear face for longer than 12 months :( or 12kg (26lbs) our car seats suck big time they have even changed them from weight to height restrictions so if u have a tall 2yr old ur pretty much screwed
isnottellingu 5 months ago
@isnottellingu can you order one from the states so you have it for your own child? If not, please let me know because I would be happy to purchase one for you and send it to you! (I'm in the US, New York to be exact!)
nachoes5 3 months ago
seats to accommodate up to 35 lbs. rear-facing... but my daughter rides in a RADIAN XTSL, which will rear-face her until 45 lbs.!!! how awesome is that?!?!
YOU CAN REAR-FACE YOUR CHILD UNTIL 45 LBS. WITH A RADIAN XTSL!!!
themoxiemama 5 months ago
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to the poster below me, there has never been any evidence that children's legs are at any risk when rear-facing... but even if there were, i would much rather my child have a broken leg than a severed spinal chord. :( watch the crash test again... does it look like the legs were in any danger?
to the person who posted this video, firstly, thank you. i hope it educates many parents to make the safer choice for their children. i would also like to add that your video says that there are...
themoxiemama 5 months ago
to the poster below me, there has never been any evidence that children's legs are at any risk when rear-facing... but even if there were, i would much rather my child have a broken leg than a severed spinal chord. :( watch the crash test again... does it look like the legs were in any danger?
to the person who posted this video, firstly, thank you. i hope it educates many parents to make the safer choice for their children. i would also like to add that your video says that there are...
themoxiemama 5 months ago
I don't believe our U.S. cars seats accommodate a 4 or 5 yr old's legs. How does that work?
schevy56 5 months ago
Thank you for sharing this. I kept my son rear facing until he was two. He did not meet the weight requirement but he was too tall for his convertible car seat (head within an inch of the top) so I had to turn him. He is now four years old and is still very light in the weight department but very tall for his age, he is in a forward facing, five point harness booster that can be used for the lap and shoulder belt when he out grows the harness. This video still makes me wonder about it though
trashby 5 months ago
my Son is 3 years old and only 30 Lbs, he is too tall to be rear facing, and it frightens me everyday to drive with him :(
KanadianKrysanne 5 months ago
From now on, I am following ur tips Bom-Pa!
Think of it, from this video u maybe saving 1000 of young children their lives, so thank you so much for sharing this with us, I really apriciate it :)
MasseRandomSHT 5 months ago
It's a miracle Joel is alive - thank God!!!
Great video! One question is: If other countries (Sweden) have up to 55lb rear facing car seats, where are they buying them, and why don't we have these in Canada/US?
psychic13 6 months ago
You can't possibly say that "rear facing" would have prevented this from happening to this baby, perhaps the impact would have taken his life if he WERE rear facing, noone will ever know, and you certainly CAN'T ASSUME!!!
shari102476 6 months ago
Broken legs are far more preferable to a broken neck - my daughter will remain RF for as long as possible she is just 12 months old and not quite too tall for her first seat, (actually 2nd - first was a complete lay flat).
Something else to consider - Knees are great shock absorbers .. necks are not.
tigg3r99 6 months ago
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my one year old will sit face forward. i will not have my child complain that his legs are hurting or he is uncomfortable. what about the risks of a kid shattering their legs in a sever accident? kids aren't safe rear facing nor front facing. because if the car were to flip over the child would still get severely hurt. this story is sad but still the child can get hurt no matter witch way. rear facing means broken legs and front facing a broken neck.
LuvYa2DaEnd93 7 months ago
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 have you ever heard of a child dying of broken legs... NO they are not the same thing
360olivia321 7 months ago 2
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 Recent studies have shown that children very rarely suffer from broken legs in a RF car seat. The legs are designed to bend, and the force on the legs is minimal in most accidents. The legs are actually more protected since the car seat is attached to the vehicle seat, making it so they move together. This is NOT the case with FF. Many FF children suffer broken legs due to impact with the front seat.
samantha9295 6 months ago
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 Also, a young child's neck isn't capable of holding their head to their body during extreme force like an older child or adult. As far as a child complaining, I've found most kids are more comfortable during car rides when they are RF and can prop their legs on the back seat. When they sit FF their legs dangle, causing uncomfortable pressure on the back of the legs. Whatever you decide for your children, I hope you all stay safe and never have to suffer an accident.
samantha9295 6 months ago
@LuvYa2DaEnd93 that might be the dumbest thing i've ever read. Who cares if your child complains? That's what children do. YOU ARE THE PARENT! Suck it up, and listen to the complaining. Children do not die from broken legs, they do however die from broken necks. Ugh, people like you make me beyond angry.
Muhlissaann2011 6 months ago
my 17month old is still Rear facing because of Joels story, I first heard of his Story when my oldest(she is 5) was just 1 and a half going on two and was FF and I rear faced her till she out grew her seat by height, she is now in a Graco Natulis harnessed at 60lbs. but my 17month old we knew we where keeping her rear facing she is 22lbs now and 29inches and loves Rear facing. we where riding a headstart bus and they put her FF and boy did she HATE it so she is now RF again on the bus=)
jsrcamp 7 months ago 3
I am the only one of 12, of a mommies group (ages 15 mo -19 mo old) who keep their child rear facing. I get lots of greif at the end of play dates when "packing Up" about keeping my son rear facing. They think I am trying to keep him a "baby" and not let him "grow". I will be passing your story on to each one personally with a note. No Mass emails...as well as posting on facebook. Prayers to Joel and you and your family!
ljmboucher 7 months ago 4
Thank you very much for this. We were days away from buying a new, front facing, car seat. I stumbled upon this video and it may end up saving my daughter's life. Can we have an update on Joel's condition?!
CastorGrayson11 7 months ago
I've been trying to decide which way to go now that my one year old has outgrown his infant seat. This made the decision very easy! Thanks for telling your grandson's story! I'm praying that it will save many lives!
ammccarter 7 months ago
Thank you so much for sharing. This made me cry :(
yilkin 8 months ago
Thank you for sharing this! It has changed my mind and my son will be rear facing until he can't rear face anymore! GOD BLESS YOU, You're family and most of all, that precious grandson of yours. He was truly touched by the hand of God!
pfan06 8 months ago
Thank you for sharing your story and turning a terrible event into an opportunity to educate and prevent this from happening again. I hope Joel has made a full recovery and is no longer burdened by his injuries. He is a miracle and I am glad he's made it this far.
Starshines72 8 months ago
Oh my. Poor little guy. I'm glad he made it through. How is Joel doing now?
lilyschey 8 months ago
Oh my. Poor little guy. I'm glad he made it through. How is Joel doing now?
lilyschey 8 months ago
Thank you so much for sharing this video and i hope your grandson is having a speedy recover he is absolutely precious! This has definitely helped inform me on the topic of car seats im expecting my first baby girl in sept. and this has definitely help with deciding on what type of car seat to purchase! Thanks again and my prayers go out to your family!
Kati101484 8 months ago
Thank you very much for sharing valuable story. I've translated this into Thai lang and posted on my website to educate Thai people much more understand about using car seat. Thank you again from my heart & I will pray to your kid.
jaroonpan1 9 months ago
Thank you SO much for posting this. It takes great strength to inform others of what you know now. I had never thought about this and will now make sure I put my children rear facing for as long as possible. God bless you and your family.
dwalker25203 10 months ago
Thank you sooooo much for posting this video! I have been looking into my next car seat for my 9 month old and saw one made by SunShine Kids which allows children to stay rear facing up to 45 lbs! I wasn't sure the reasons/necessity to remain rear-facing that long but thanks to you now I know! I will be buying two of these car seats so my babysitter can have one, too! Thanks again and best wishes, thoughts, and prayers to you, your family, and especially Joel!
richmcinnes 10 months ago
Thank you sooooo much for posting this video! I have been looking into my next car seat for my 9 month old and saw one made by SunShine Kids which allows children to stay rear facing up to 45 lbs! I wasn't sure the reasons/necessity to remain rear-facing that long but thanks to you now I know! I will be buying two of these car seats so my babysitter can have one, too! Thanks again and best wishes, thoughts, and prayers to you, your family, and especially Joel!
richmcinnes 10 months ago
That observation has come up before, and is answered below in past comments. Rear impact collisions only account for about 5% of accidents. The rest are front or side impact. Also, impact of two vehicles traveling in same direction does not have the same force excerted on the occupants as opposing forces colliding, or hitting a stationary object. There also is an example of a TRUE STORY rear impact posted at Joel's website
luv2bfishin 10 months ago 8
My one concern is NO ONE ever oes a study about eing impacted frocefully from behind while the child is rear facing. All the studies you see are about head on collisions with a front facing seat. Imagine being on an expressway and getting reear ended at a very high speed. The same ould happen to the head and hands. It has made me htink more however, after watching your video.
jenwalchli 10 months ago
Good question. It is also posted on Joels website/ When a child is rear facing, and the car is rear ended, in most cases both cars are moving in the same direction. The impact may not be as forceful as two opposing vehicles colliding, or coliding with a fixed object. In those cases, you stop almost instantly, and if strapped in place...the head is thrown violently forward. With your child's condition, RF would be my choice......for sure!
luv2bfishin 10 months ago 4
Here's my question. We live in a city where we are more likely to be rear-ended in an accident. I want my daughter safe, she has low muscle tone so her neck is even more at risk. If she is rear facing and we are rear ended we would be in the same situation as Joel. So I am torn as to which way to turn her.
EmbroideredFlower 10 months ago
So sorry for your grandson's accident, but I'm glad he is doing better. Thank you for posting this I hope people hear your message. So many people don't think it's that big a deal or don't think the seat will fit rear facing. I heard about this when my son was little & he is still Rear facing at 4.5 yrs old & about 30 lbs. I actually think he is more comfortable rear facing he doesn't get the sun in his eyes, dosen't drop his snacks or toys & can fall asleep easier & put his feet up.
brenna1609 10 months ago
So sorry for your grandson's accident, but I'm glad he is doing better. Thank you for posting this I hope people hear your message. So many people don't think it's that big a deal or don't think the seat will fit rear facing. I heard about this when my son was little & he is still Rear facing at 4.5 yrs old & about 30 lbs. I actually think he is more comfortable rear facing he doesn't get the sun in his eyes, dosen't drop his snacks or toys & can fall asleep easier & put his feet up.
brenna1609 10 months ago
This is where the Internet and YouTube has such value. My parents installed seat belts in one of our cars in 1957 for a road trip we were taking. Thirteen years later, in 1970, those very same seat belts saved my life when I was t-boned by a car running a stop sign AND hitting a street post. The crash also collapsed the roof of the car....but the seat belt held me back. The inuries I got were non-life threatening. The crash was so bad the story made both newspapers in our city. WEAR BELTS!
Videobarbs 10 months ago
Joel's a happy, normal little 4 yr old. This kid was spared for whatever reason....maybe someday he'll change the world!! His progress can be seen at his website JOELSJOURNEY (dot) ORG
luv2bfishin 10 months ago 13
@luv2bfishin ~ thanks for sharing your/Joels' story; it's hard to watch but good to see. It's wonderful to know that he has recovered!! Much love to you all :)
2010kolee 10 months ago
@luv2bfishin I have passed your video along so many times and have posted on my FB page several. I hope at least one person gets the message. My 34 month old daughter remains rear-facing. I know your video influenced me. I was checking back and happy you posted the update on Joel. What an amazing outcome :) THANK YOU for taking the time to help educate in light of your own tragedy.
misselizzyp 10 months ago
@luv2bfishin I am so glad to hear that he is making a great recovery. What a long and hard journey. I am also happy to read the comments of people who watched your video and followed the advice. I am in the process of putting together some safety video links for my car seat safety page (I am a certified car seat technician) and I can’t emphasize to people enough that they can and SHOULD keep their child rear facing as long as the seat allows, not as long as the child “allows.” thesafestseat
thesafestseat 3 weeks ago
I desperately want to know the child's condition today. Hopefully he recovered use of his arms and legs. Poor baby.
MunKiDaY 10 months ago
I always try to give parents advice and tell them to rear face as long as possible but a lot of people don't listen i hope a video like this can change people's minds. I rear face my boys until 3 and they are now 5 and 6 and i have them in a 5 point harness i rather be safe then sorry.
jo53ray 10 months ago
As of April 2011, the AAP will be recommending rear-facing until at MINIMUM of 2 years old!
akimball79 10 months ago
OH MY GOD, so hard to watch, but i'm glad i did...
abra819 10 months ago
Thank you for posting this!
jc12551 10 months ago
Now, convertible car seats go up to 40-45 pounds rear-facing. I just purchased the Britax Multi Tech from Europe...it cost a fortune but passed the Swedish Plus test and goes up to 55 pounds rear facing. Hope Joel is doing okay.
914kp 10 months ago
Very, VERY well done! I have been passionate about pediatric automotive safety, and did this 12 years ago, when my youngest child was this small, based only on what I had learned on my own. I am SHOCKED that so long later, law still has not changed to REAR facing. KEEP your baby REAR facing AND if at all possible, in the CENTER of the back. I even avoided the minivans with bucket seats in the 2nd row to give my girl a safer ride. I am putting this on my FB wall for a second time to remind.
beentheredt 10 months ago
just wanted to let you know that this video has been posted on face book 18,976 times. you atre most defently getting the Word out about the safty of ERF with the help of all the [post this video on FaceBook=)
jsrcamp 11 months ago
I just want to say that this is the best video I've seen on ERF. I Keep posting it over and over on my facebook. I have a friend on there who has a nine month old forward facing and It made me feel so bad I hope nothing ever happens to that baby. He is the same age as my son.
eturner0116 11 months ago 2
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blueyes3117 11 months ago
Thanks for sharing this story! I keep trying to spread the word about the benefits of RF kids over FF. People seem so stubborn and resistant to it... like I'm trying to convince them to eat gluten-free or move to a place they're never even visited before. Children properly secured in rear-facing car seats are 500% safer than those properly restrained in forward-facing seats. It's a fact, not an opinion.
lucgrad05 11 months ago
This video broke my heart. I am happy that he is doing better. My son is 2, weighs 25 lbs and is about 3 ft tall. We turned his seat around at about 18 months and never thought anything of it. This video really made me think about the danger I put him in. I wish there was a carseat that they could sit rear facing in that was comfortable to them, because he refuses to have his legs scrunched up.
mamadawn87 11 months ago
@mamadawn87 Try the Sunshine Kids Radian and show him how to put his legs over the sides. My daughter is over 3 feet tall is does just fine RF. She's almost 3 and 27 pounds.
misselizzyp 10 months ago
I just wanted to say i'm glad he doing better now and your video has truly opened my eyes my 18 month old daughter has been turned back to RF and will stay that way until she reaches the height or weight limit of her seat i never knew before that it was so much safer all i knew was the 1yr and 20lb law now i know better thank you
kennedy24ify 11 months ago 2
Your sort of right, as far as some vehicles absorbing more impact than others. But the sudden stop is what causes the neck to whiplash, as in your case, with your stiff necks. This child was still strapped in carseat when removed. A young children's neck doesn't have the strength, muscle, or bone of adults. Therefore internal decapitation or spinal injury can result more easily when forward facing vs. rear facing. Please refer to some past comments posted below discussing impact. glad your OK
luv2bfishin 11 months ago 5
well the type/size/age of car can make a difference though right? Newer cars are designed to absorb impact better than older models. We were in a car accident in our subaru (2007) and hit from behind and at 35mph and pushed into a stopped truck. Our car crumpled so perfectly--most of the impact was absorbed and we just had tiff necks for a day.
Jlk6532 11 months ago
@Jlk6532 Think about this.. YOU, an adult, had a "stiff neck" now imagine a child, a baby, who's spine isn't even fully fused yet in a crash like this, who's neck is much weaker than yours. That child would have much more than a stiff neck. Yes, the newer models are designed to absorb better, but either way, a baby is flung, hard.
APenny1220 11 months ago
This person crashed into something or someone causing her child's injury. If you plan on driving safely, you need to worry about the people driving behind you. Ask yourself, If someone drives into YOUR automobile from behind and your toddler is in a rear-faced car seat, where is his/her neck going to move. Please drive carefully no matter what.
scxholdgen 1 year ago
@scxholdgen If you're traveling in the same direction as the car that hits you the force of the impact isn't going to be nearly as great as if it would be in a front end or head-on collision so it's not as big of an issue.
romiesgirl13 11 months ago
@romiesgirl13 statistics show that generally isn't the case. We're talking about frontal and side impact crashes, which are the number one killer of children today. So many babies would be alive right now if they were rear facing. It is always a HUGE issue..
APenny1220 11 months ago
@APenny1220 Yea I agree with you, that's what I'm getting at too. The part that's "not an issue" is just referring to the fact that a rear-impact crash really shouldn't be considered because they aren't that common and aren't as severe as front/side impacts because you don't have as drastic of a change in momentum... It was a response to someone saying that front-facing seats are safer. We're just talking about all this in my physics class.
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jsrcamp 11 months ago
@scxholdgen your vehicle will be thrown forward. rear impact crashes are not as common as frontal and side impact. Why risk it?? not to mention, when you get hit from behind, you get whiplash as an older child or adult. Now imagine that of a young child or baby...
APenny1220 11 months ago
@kae73109 ... "feeling" safe and comfortable is NOT what matters. Actually BEING safe is what matters. Forward facing is not as safe as rear facing. Period.
liza0828 1 year ago 3
Thanks, for this movie.
It´s a Very import information.
Good bless you.
euricohaan 1 year ago
It baffles me that anyone who knows the facts and has seen the crash tests could argue for forward facing careseats. I see people argue that they're expensive, but so are cars. If you can afford a car, you can afford to make sure your child is SAFE. I don't CARE if it's 'boring'. I don't CARE if 'their legs look squashed'. I don't CARE if it's expensive. There is no price on my child life.
It angers me that govt's don't try harder to make people aware of the dangers of forward facing carseats.
henriwinter 1 year ago 10
@henriwinter I agree, to me it's LIFE INSURANCE! $300 and keeping your child in the SAME direction (which takes NO extra effort) for a safer chance for your child is a NO BRAINER. And there ARE safe seats that are under $300, but the point is people CAN afford to keep their child RF. $20 at McDonalds for a month or a safe carseat? Your child doesn't know the difference so leaving him RF is a non-issue, all he knows is that is how children ride in cars, you can get a seat mirror to see them.
MOTS411 1 year ago
@henriwinter Since when do the goverment care about us?
tjmady 3 months ago
This is good to know even if you don't have children. I don't have kids but when I do I'll be keeping them in a rear facing seat for as long as possible!
Starsonedge 1 year ago 3
People that think it would have done the same thing in a rear-facing car seat really need to take or re-take a physics class...
The force of the motion isn't being pressed upon when it's facing forward. Thus, pressure causes the child to go forward. When facing backwards, the force of the stationary back of the car seat is reacting with the force of the wreck. Keeping him/her moderately still.
I hope Joel is recovering well! Thanks for the message. :)
xGloriiax 1 year ago
Just wanted to let you know that I post this Video on Face book all the time at least 6 times a month or more=) I know that it has helped a friend of mine keep her 16month old daughter ERF. she keeps going back and forth and with out me saying anything to her about it I post this Video on Face Book and the next day that I see her she has her little girl back to RF=) so Joels story makes her realy think. I used to argue with her about the safty of it and why I had my 4 year old RF till almost 3!
jsrcamp 1 year ago
@jsrcamp I have a friend who has a little boy that just turned 2 today and she rear faced her son again last week and guess what He Loves sitting that way=) I showed his Mom this Video and it realy made her think and she wanted to keep him safe so she had me help her tighting both carseats and Rearfaced her 2 year olds.
thanks you for posting this Video
jsrcamp 1 year ago 4
Thank you so much for sharing your story....I hope your grandson is improving well.Videos like this are awesome and so many parents just don't know!!!
Mum of RF 4yr old and 2 yr old :)
illicitaucks 1 year ago
I was convinced as soon as I found out that there are available baby car seats for 9-18kg that are rear facing... I bought one, and my little boy is very happy with it! He can see everything through the side windows as well as through back window - he doesn't care that he can't see what's in front of the car. And you can buy a small mirror that will help you see the child from the front seat.
jackowskipl 1 year ago
Oh, AND: he used to be crying in his infant car seat at that time, BUT this is NOT because they are rear facing, but simply because they can't sit and cannot see out!! He never cried again in his new seat, he can perfectly see out and he loves to have his feet up against the backseat.....
parisienne2005 1 year ago
My son is still happily rear facing at 25 months old in a swedish britax hi way. I have a SMALL car and there is absolutely no problem in having a rear facing car seat in it (3doors citroen C4).... Unfortunatly most parents turn their children ff at 10-12 months just not knowing that rear facing car seats even EXIST because you won't find them in most stores here in germany :-( I'm glad I found out about the benefits of rear facing when my son was 8 months old!!
parisienne2005 1 year ago
Awe, I am NOW! convinced that my baby girl SHOULD stay rear-facing until the max limit, I was so looking forward to seeing her beautiful happy smiling face, when the time came when she turned 1 years old to have her front facing, NO WAY! even though it is a pain in the butt sometimes to take her out of he rear facing infant seat. But I rather the pain, than the life long recovery that you are going through. I hope little Joel is doing well now!. Update please : )
pggirl28 1 year ago
Awe, I am NOW! convinced that my baby girl SHOULD stay rear-facing until the max limit, I was so looking forward to seeing her beautiful happy smiling face, when the time came when she turned 1 years old to have her front facing, NO WAY! even though it is a pain in the butt sometims to take her out of he rear facing infant seat. But I rather the pain, than the life long recovery that you are going through. I hope little Joel is doing well now!. Update please : )
pggirl28 1 year ago
this is one of the videos I show to people as to why they should keep their chidlren rearfacing for as long as possible.
my 3 year old (on the 24th) is 34-35lbs and rearfacing in a radian and my 1 year old (on the 30th)is 20ish lbs and rearfacing in a cosco I plan to get a radian for him when he reaches the weight (or likely height first like his sister did) limit of the cosco.
jasminema 1 year ago
this is one of the videos I show to people as to why they should keep their chidlren rearfacing for as long as possible.
my 3 year old (on the 24th) is 34-35lbs and rearfacing in a radian and my 1 year old (on the 30th)is 20ish lbs and rearfacing in a cosco I plan to get a radian for him when he reaches the weight (or likely height first like his sister did) limit of the cosco.
jasminema 1 year ago
Thank you so much for educating parents with you grandson's story! My daughter is 4 and half years old, 33 pounds and STILL REARFACING!!! And I will keep her rearfacing as long as we possibly can. I just went out and bought another carseat that allows rearfacing until 45lbs just so we can keep her rearfacing even longer.
I don't even understand the parents here arguing that their child is fine forward facing. Arguing with the physics is futile so stop it and turn your kid back rearfacing!
tifferz77 1 year ago 4
Thank you. My son (8 months old) hates the car, and some friends suggested flipping him around as soon as he hit 12 months. Now I know better, thanks to your video. I would rather have him cry in the car than lose him, or have him face the terrible circumstances Joel has.
Thank you, truly thank you, for sharing Joel's story.
erin23kate 1 year ago 4
@erin23kate Lots of kids go through phases where they don't like the car. At 8 months old, he might be happier if you reinstall the car seat at a less reclined angle - check your carseat's manual to see what angles are ok for older children, but most can go as upright as 30 degrees.
MrsRCharlton 1 year ago
Car seats go up to 45 lbs rear facing. I know my next little one will be in their hopefully till that long!
Beth81392 1 year ago
i totally agree with rear facing car seats,but my youngest son is 3 years old & to have him rear facing,he would have to have his legs all bent up,how would that work when he cant have his legs down?
rockabillygirl77 1 year ago
@rockabillygirl77 Watch him when he's on the floor playing. I'll bet you he doesn't keep his legs straight out in front of him. My middle son rea faced til 2 month shy of his 6th birthday and vocally preferred it because he gets pins and needles in his feet from his legs dangling while forward facing. Most ERF kids either sit indian style, with their feet propped, feet together with legs "frogged" out (my son's fave) or legs draped over the sides of the seat.
tjensen19 1 year ago
In response to the big car vs little car arguements going on:
Yes, the size and weight of the vehicle does make a difference. If two vehicle collide head on, the larger one will exert more force on the smaller one, hence the people in the smaller car will experience a greater impact than those in the larger car.
The point of rear facing your toddler is that the shell of the seat cradles the whole body. When front facing, only the harness keeps them seated. Their heads/neck do whip forward.
verkazzian 1 year ago
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No a rear impact to a rearfacing carseat would have done the same thing. I drive a 4X4 Toyota Truck and compaired to the car that this mom was driving, my truck looks like a monster truck. i truely beleive that it is based on the size of your car the safety rating of your car, the type of impact it was, ect...
I do hope that the baby returns to normal, but No matter what the reason of the accident it was, accidents happen. But My son is 1 year old and 25lbs and I feel completly finefrontwards
dixiechick711 1 year ago
@dixiechick711 Folks, you're missing the point here. The injury wasn't caused from car size. The back seat, and the baby in the carseat, were not touched. It's the SUDDEN STOP that causes the whiplash, hence broken neck, and this is only when FF.. Size of vehicle doesn't matter, he didn't get crushed.. When a car stops that quick (an impact) a baby's head is not restrained, and their skull is seperated from the spine. Just drive at 10 MPH,
slam the brakes, and watch your childs head!
luv2bfishin 1 year ago 53
I completely agree with keeping children rear facing as long as possible, as a nurse that is what I tell people everyday. I do however disagree with you asking someone to "slam the brakes, and watch your childs head". I think that we should focus on using this to educate people to keep children rear facing and not suggest intentionally trying to injure small children.
aliee4 7 months ago 2
@dixiechick711 WOW!!!! I hope to God no-one listens and takes your advice!!! The statistics show without any room for ridiculous arguments that no matter WHAT sort of car you have,what sort of accident,no matter what causes it that small children and babies who's heads are a whopping 25% of their body,CANNOT handle that sort of force on their necks!! For you I will explain in simple terms because you dont seem to want to see the reality of it...your 12 month old WILL be seriously injured FF.
illicitaucks 1 year ago 2
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@dixiechick711 WOW!!!! I hope to God no-one listens and takes your advice!!! The statistics show without any room for ridiculous arguments that no matter WHAT sort of car you have,what sort of accident,no matter what causes it that small children and babies who's heads are a whopping 25% of their body,CANNOT handle that sort of force on their necks!! For you I will explain in simple terms because you dont seem to want to see the reality of it...your 12 month old WILL be seriously injured FF.
illicitaucks 1 year ago
@dixiechick711
How many more trucks like yours are on the US roads? I´m guessing there´s a lot of them. New cars have a stiffer chassis in order to protect the adults. Sadly this imposes more strain on a child´s neck in crash. Size of cars don´t matter at all.
lenats31 1 year ago
@dixiechick711 You're a fucking idiot. That poor kid. Hope he survives your poor parenting choices!!!
CheekyThrill 10 months ago
@dixiechick711 I know what you mean. My son is 2 1/2 years old, the size of a normal 6 year old, and weigh 40 pound. Having seen many accidents due to my father being an EMT for 25+ years, and having been in many accidents, I have never seen anything like these demonstrations which are always the worst scenario. I have seen videos of real accidents that are not machine operated. You can NEVER trust a machine operated aka CONTROLLED collision because what accident is ever controlled???
BabyOrcaLover 9 months ago
@dixiechick711 FYI FYI FYI The American Academy of Pediatrics says 2 years old regardless of wieght is when children should be placed forward. Your taking chances with your childs life. Thats your business but dont dish out bad advice to others please.
TheNatefire14 6 months ago
@TheNatefire14 Actually, the recommendation is the following: "the AAP advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat."
maplatts 5 months ago
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So what happened to the other people involved in the crash? Or don't their injuries matter?
Nice POS car by the way. Maybe next time you'll invest in a car that costs more than $500 and can handle a collision better.
Belladonna392 1 year ago
@Belladonna392 you are obviously uneducated about child safety and I sure hope you don't have children of your own, as an adult we can make our own decisions regarding our safety (which the driver did) but children don't have a voice. I think the point the poster is trying to make is that we need to do as much as possible to protect young children, if his grandson had been rear facing longer, data shows his injuries probably would have not been as severe.
aebuses 1 year ago
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@Belladonna392 you are obviously uneducated about child safety and I sure hope you don't have children of your own, as an adult we can make our own decisions regarding our safety (which the driver did) but children don't have a voice. I think the point the poster is trying to make is that we need to do as much as possible to protect young children, if his grandson had been rear facing longer, data shows his injuries probably would have not been as severe.
aebuses 1 year ago
@Belladonna392 SHAME on you. SHAME. This loving grandpa is trying to make sure that NO ONE ELSE has to go through what his grandson is going through, and you say such things? JOEL'S INJURIES had NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR! It would have happened in the safest car EVER! I hope you do some research before you have children, and keep their safety in mind.
LadyIlsebet 1 year ago 3
@Belladonna392 You mention the exact reason that parents should have ALL seats test fitted into their own car before buying them. YES their injuries matter, but it is possible to fit a cars eat rearfacing into any car. You just have to find the right one for YOU, your child and your car.
New cars protect the adults better. their chassis is stiffer for one thing. Good for adult - bad for children - Stiff chassis = more loads and strecthing in the child´s neck.
lenats31 1 year ago
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kae73109 1 year ago
@kae73109 Big car, little car ..it doesn't matter. He wasn't touched, The point is the SUDDEN stop puts exerts tremendous force on the back of their necks. Try putting your child FF in the car, drive at a shppoing center lot about 5 0r 6 mph, and slap on the brakes. Watch her head get thrown forward. If you won't do that, then why do that driving 30 MPH ?? Their necks can't take it.
luv2bfishin 1 year ago 39
@luv2bfishin Exactly! While FF, the torso is restrained by the 5 point harness. What is restraining the head? The spinal column. If the spinal column stretches more than 1/4 inch, it can snap. And considering it is held together with lose ligaments until between the ages of 3-6, that is a very likely possibility.
smalls181 11 months ago
@kae73109
It has nothing to do with the size of your car - absolutely nothing. Not since 1965 when the first rearfacing seat was developed. It is the FORCE of the crash that can do all the damage - meaning the skull can be seperated from the spine in free air. No good GUT feeling is going to help you in a crash if the seat is not correctly installed and/or not correctly used - especially not if it is forward facing. you are more forgiven if it´s rearhacing.
lenats31 1 year ago
Thank you!
damnsexycrystal 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing, and answering my question. God bless you and your family.
lipsandeyes 1 year ago
Your video made me cry! Thank you so much for sharing your story! My son is 17 months and a week ago I moved him forward facing.
My family and even his father have made little comments about how he wants to look out a window and is old enough to face forward now... I had NO idea there was such a thing as "internal decapitation".
I have not been at ease with my choice and decided to look info up, and found this. He will be going back to rear facing until he's at the rear facing size limit.
SequoiaKai1 1 year ago 5
One person can make a difference in our world. Amazing Grandpa just did.
Mike Bilsky. Canada
mikebilsky 1 year ago 2
I am however very sorry that this happened to you. Your heart is in the right place with this video, and i am glad i watched it.
mkinnee87 1 year ago 3
The problem with this video is that it is just talking about front collisions, and side...but i don't think their facts are straight. My daughter and I were rear ended by a person that fell asleep at the wheel. the trunk of my newer full size car ended up in the back seat. Had my daughter not been forward facing, she would have died. I understand that Joel's story would not have happened if he was rear facing... but thats not always the case.
mkinnee87 1 year ago
@mkinnee87 I get what you are saying but you have to understand how rare the kind of wreck you had is. You are far more likely to be in a frontal or side impact then be rear ended. Also rear impact crashes typically happen at slower speeds. In Sweeden they RF until 4 or 5 years old and have an extremely low rate of deaths of children in car accidents. In the United States, for childre 1-18 years old it is the number one killer! I think it speaks for it's self!
mindajane 1 year ago 2
Thank you so very much for making this video for all of us to view. I have always put my child rear-facing even though I have been given a hard time about it. I have sent this video on to people I know that do not practice this. I hope the word of Joel will ring through their ears the next time they go to install their car seats. My prayers go out to Joel for a complete and speedy recovery!
jkawi8 1 year ago 3
this video is the reason why my girlfriend and i got the 3 in 1 alpha omega elite car seat. it is a big seat but is worth the extra safety. u may control how u drive but you can't control how others drive. And always remember to take large puffy coats off before strapping in.
mommab85 1 year ago
this video is the reason why my girlfriend and i got the 3 in 1 alpha omega elite car seat. it is a big seat but is worth the extra safety. u may control how u drive but you can't control how others drive.
mommab85 1 year ago 2
Thank you for this video
MegaBabyfun 1 year ago
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Seeing this when my son was born had a tremendous impact on my husband and I. My 2.5 yr old is comfortably and safely RF and will be until he outgrows the highest carseat limitations. When others ask wy he isn't turned around I delight in passionately informing them of the facts behind ERF safety! I'm positive lives have been saved because of this story and am grateful that it has been told but sad that it exists at all. Awareness needs to be raised!!
dixiedandelion1987 1 year ago
Seeing this when my son was born had a tremendous impact on my husband and I. My 2.5 yr old is comfortably and safely RF and will be until he outgrows the highest carseat limitations. When others ask wy he isn't turned around I delight in passionately informing them of the facts behind ERF safety! I'm positive lives have been saved because of this story and am grateful that it has been told but sad that it exists at all. Awareness needs to be raised!!
dixiedandelion1987 1 year ago 2
I LOVE reading these comments and seeing how many people are going to put their car seats back to RF.
Thank you so much for sharing Joel's story. It's so important that people get the word out to everyone about the importance of ERF. So many people have never heard of it.
nmat85 1 year ago 2
I'm turning my childs car seat back to rear facing today. Thank you for sharing your story.
Jewelie320 1 year ago 6
Thank you so much for sharing this. I couldn't wait until my son was old enough to turn his seat front facing. (He is four months now) I had no idea that there was any reason not to. Thankfully I came across this video and he will be Rear Facing until he is too big. I cannot thank you enough for sharing this video.
mmbreb 1 year ago 5
Thank you so much for sharing this. I couldn't wait until my son was old enough to turn his seat front facing. (He is four months now) I had no idea that there was any reason not to. Thankfully I came across this video and he will be Rear Facing until he is too big. I cannot thank you enough for sharing this video.
mmbreb 1 year ago 3
after watching this, I am going to switch back to rear facing for my 16 mos old daughter. I want to thank you luv2bfishin, you may have just saved her life. <3
snakelady83 1 year ago 4
Oh my gosh! Thank you for sharing, I had no idea. Poor Joel!
twirlyfry 1 year ago
I am so happy that Joel is doing well! I'm sad that your family had to go through this, but hopefully it will be motivating to other families to keep their children rear facing as long as possible. Thank you for sharing your story and god bless you!!!!!!
KelleeJNFranks 1 year ago
this make me sad and want to cry :(
naneen22 1 year ago
No it the driver not the seat that keeps people safe
IndigoCat17 1 year ago
@IndigoCat17 You can't control other drivers. If someone hits you, you better have your kid in a safe car seat. Your fault or not, the kid will be hurt. A car seat is THE MOST important thing that you buy for your baby.
kitty8199 1 year ago
OMG !!!! ..... i am so sorry, I have a baby girl she is so small, just to imagine in a tragedy like that brakes my heart ...
americathinks1 1 year ago
If it was "God's grace" that repaired his spinal cord, wouldn't it have been God's plan that his spinal cord be severed? Doesn't God have a plan for everything?
cburger13 1 year ago
@cburger13 - perhaps God's plan was to use Joel's story to help other's avoid the same fate. Please don't patronize people for expressing faith in God. BTW, the Bible never states God has a wonderful plan for our lives to bring us happiness and joy. It's not in there. God does have a plan - to bring glory to His name. That may include suffering on our part or blessings for our lives. It may mean suffering now to further His word through our perserverence and faith. We aren't promised anything.
Kyleejo06 1 year ago
@Kyleejo06 If you are going to spout that the bible doesn't state something, you should be sure it actually doesn't state it.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
Seems to me the lord is indeed saying he has a plan and that his plan includes NOT hurting us. Again proving the bible is a farce.
cburger13 1 year ago
THAN YOU FOR POSTING THAT
SoLongMarianno 1 year ago
Thanks for posting grandpa! God bless you and your family!
rosebuds007 1 year ago
Thank you grandpa, you got me involved and got me motivated to educate others. I finally became a tech a little over a week ago. I first got started when I saw this video a year and a half ago! Thanks!
swtgi1982 1 year ago
thank you so much for posting this video. It is very powerful & hard to watch all at the same time. I am grateful for your strength in sharing this with others.
gotsomebighands 1 year ago
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Your video is the only thing that convinced my husband to keep our 1 year old daughter rear facing. Thank you. My daughters and I hope Joel has a speedy recovery.
SharonAComer 1 year ago
Your video is the only thing that convinced my husband to keep our 1 year old daughter rear facing. Thank you. My daughters and I hope Joel has a speedy recovery.
SharonAComer 1 year ago 2
thanks for posting this. too many parents dont know about the benefits of rear facing past 1 & 20. im sorry your grandson had to be an example :( thank god he is doing well!
AllSkins 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing your story of your grandson. My son is almost a year old. People keep telling me to turn him forward facing. I am going to leave him rear facing now. Thank you!
momtoafew 1 year ago
Se på denne videoen å tenk på korden du sikre barnet ditt i din bil!
Min sønn SKAL sitt bakovervent til han e i alle fall 3 år gammel!
swimmytk 1 year ago
It's about time we started getting the higher RF seats. In Sweden, they often don't even bother harnessing when the kids go to FF because they can RF for so long.
MomOfLV 1 year ago
Postig on faceBook, Twitter, etc is fine!! Thank you for your advocacy....Grandpa
luv2bfishin 1 year ago 12
have one question can I post this on my face book page? I am a ERF advotact and have a lot of friends that have little kids that are ff at a very young age. I have told them it is safer for them to still be ERF and I would love to have some proof of why but I dont want to use it unless you give me permission.
Thanks Jessica mom Of 2 girls ages 4 years old and 4 months old.
jsrcamp 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I have seen this several times but the father of our daughter had not. He had no idea why I want to keep our 15 month old rear facing until she is 65 lbs (Graco my-ride 65). Now he knows and I'm sure you have made a HUGE impact on the FF vs RF debate. Thank you once again.
TROYCHICK 1 year ago
@TROYCHICK Just FYI - that seat rear-faces to 40lbs, and forward-faces to 65lbs. :) It would be impossible for your daughter to still fit rear-facing by height at 50+ pounds unless she was morbidly obese. ^.^;
urchingrey4 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I have seen this several times but the father of our daughter had not. He had no idea why I want to keep our 15 month old rear facing until she is 65 lbs (Graco my-ride 65). Now he knows and I'm sure you have made a HUGE impact on the FF vs RF debate. Thank you once again.
TROYCHICK 1 year ago
What happened to your grandchild is terrible but my son was in a rear facing car seat when our car was hit from behind (he was 8 weeks old) the forces of the car accident have left my son (now 12) with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) he will never be what he should have acheived in life. Any accident can cause severe injury to children and front or rear facing there is little you can do to avoid another idiot driver. God bless all these children.
beckamojo 1 year ago
This absolutely guts me everytime I see it. My daughter is still rear-facing at over 2 years old and we have no plans to turn her around...and I send the link to your video to everyone I know who turns their baby around at the minimum. Thank you for sharing your story!
chynna216 1 year ago
OMG!!!!! God bless you for giving you the strength to record&post this. its been two years, i hope your grandson is doing and growing well!!!
your story has truly touch my heart. i am a first time mom who's looking for a convetible car seat for my 10mth old baby girl, she's still light weight about 20lbs now. i too agree that a child should be rear facing as long as possible
globug78 1 year ago