Review: Axkid Bigkid 2
When it comes to child car seats choosing the right car seat for your child can be a tricky business. Suzanne Keane reviews the Axkid Bigkid 2 What is it? Axkid specialises in rear-facing child seats but the Bigkid 2 is their second foray into high back boosters, ideal for loyal fans of Axkid seats whose children have outgrown their Minikids. The new high back booster has improved side impact protection and is even more adjustable to...
What’s new in Child Car Seats
Suzanne Keane rounds up the latest in Child Car Seats Do you know a family in need? The wonderful team at rearfacing.ie are doing their bit to give back this Christmas and are looking for nominations for families that would benefit from a free safe child seat. To nominate a family that you feel would benefit from this send an email to info@rearfacing.ie with the age of the child, their location and while you feel they should be...
Six reasons not to buy a quad bike for kids this year
The RSA and An Garda Síochána are urging parents not to gift children quad bikes and scramblers this Christmas Before you buy a quad bike or scrambler as a gift for a child this year think twice; 1) Three of the six people who died in Ireland as a result of an incident involving a quad bike or scrambler were aged 18 or under between 2014 and 2019, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA). 2) Like anything it’s not the quad bike...
School Run Time Again
Drivers need to take extra care this week as the school run starts again around the country Don’t compromise your concentration and the safety of other road users by being in a hurry. Leaving the house five minutes earlier changes the nature of how you make the journey. Take extra care to compensate for the fact that children won’t always be paying attention, especially when approaching the school gate. Never stop on...
Spherovelo Juno
This is yet another device that makes you realize you were born at the wrong time, the Spherovelo is a sphere-based “bike” for children as young as one year old. Designed to improve your little one’s balance and motor skills in advance of a real bike the design is based around the idea that spheres are better than traditional wheels because they are harder to fall off. It makes the ideal weapon of choice for your toddler. For...
