A passionate pediatric doctor nailed a redo of a popular 90s rap song by adding her own lyrics about car seat safety and the internet has been singing along.
Cooks Babies Face Back is pretty entertaining, and she touches on car riding safety for all kids, but she wants to get an important message across to parents everywhere: Keep your babies rear-facing in their car seat for as long as possible.
In its latest published recommendations on car seats, the AAP recommends:Infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car safety seat as long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their seat.
Once they are facing forward, children should use a forward-facing car safety seat with a harness for as long as possible, until they reach the height and weight limits for their seats.
When children exceed these limits, they should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicles lap and shoulder seat belt fits properly.