Desert Kids Safety Program
TMC for Children believes that injury is preventable. Making your child’s environment safe starts with you... and the Desert Kids Safety program is here to help. By providing you with life-saving products, we know that Southern Arizona families are better equipped to keep children safe.
Free bike helmets, safety kits, and more
In partnership with the TMC Foundation, Desert Kids Safety program offers FREE bike helmets, home safety kits and other important home safety products. Access is simple! Call today for an appointment: (520) 324-4475
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Boost Your Booty!
Seat belts are designed to fit adult bodies and don’t hold children securely. However, children who use a booster seat reduce their chance of a crash-related injury by 45 percent. That's because the booster does exactly what its name suggests: It boosts your child high enough for your vehicle's lap and shoulder belts to restrain them safely.Without a booster seat in the event of a crash, an adult seat belt can cause injury rather than prevent it. If the lap belt rests on your child's tummy (which it's likely to do without a booster), they could suffer stomach, liver, or spleen damage in a crash. And if the shoulder belt rests against their neck rather than their chest, they may try to move it under their arm (where it could crack their ribs and damage internal organs) or behind their back (where it offers no protection at all against head, neck, and spinal injuries).Arizona state laws states that children must be in an appropriate car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4 feet 9 inches. Booster seats help protect your child until they are big enough for the seat belt to do it alone. It is safest to keep children in a booster seat until they reach 4 feet 9 inches as that is when the seat belt will cross the strongest parts of their body (shoulder and hip bones). Most children do not reach 4 feet 9 inches until they are between 10 and 12 years old.Free backless booster seats for older children
TMC offers FREE backless booster seats to children who are 5 years and older and who weigh 40 pounds or more. Children must also be 43 inches or taller to use this type of booster seat.Please call (520) 324-4475 to make an appointment.Car seat checks
Need help installing your car seat or just have questions about car seats in general? Call (520) 324-2783 to schedule an appointment today!Car Seat Loaner Program
Short-term loaner seats are availableTMC offers families the opportunity to rent car seats for up to one month for children: newborn through 65 pounds. These car seats are inspected after each rental by a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician to ensure that each seat is still safe to use.We have one type of seat available, the Costco Mighty 65 (pictured right), that can be positioned either rear-facing or forward-facing depending on the child’s age, height and weight.Fitting your loaner seat: Place in rear-facing position for those weighing 5 to 40 pounds with a height between 19 inches and 3 feet 4 inches. Place in forward-facing seat for those weighing 22 to 65 pounds with a height between 2 feet 5 inches and 4 feet 1 inch. A certified Child Passenger Safety Technician is also available to help install the car seat at the time of rental.Fee: $40 deposit per car seat is required at the time of rental. This deposit will be refunded upon the return of the car seat(s) as long as the car seat(s) comes back on time and in clean condition.Please call (520) 324-4475 to schedule an appointment.
