Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible with a pair of tweezers. Use tweezers with fine tips, rather than blunt ones, to make sure you are able to grasp the tick tightly. 1  Don't try this with your fingers. 2  You won't be able to get a good, tight grip on the tick.3  Make sure you're gripping the tick's head. You won't be able to get a good, tight grip on the tick. 2  Make sure you're gripping the tick's head. 3  Get the tweezers as close to the mouth of the tick as possible. 4  Do not grasp the tick's body.
Stephanie Tombrello. child passenger safety specialist. You can safely switch your child to a booster seat if she's at least 4 years old and she weighs 40 pounds or more or has grown too tall for her car seat (when her shoulders are higher than the top set of harness-strap slots in the car seat's back).o matter when your child finally outgrows her car seat, it's imperative that you don't skip the booster-seat step and go straight to using seat belts alone. Although many parents do this (94 percent, according to recent reports), it's a dangerous mistake.
Children should remain in a harnessed car seat until reaching the weight or height limit of the seat. Most car seats have forward-facing weight limits of 40-65 pounds. 3. Booster Seats. Once a child reaches 4 years of age and weighs at least 40 pounds, she can move to a booster seat. A child is required by law to use the booster seat until she is 8 years old or 4â9â tall. Both backless and high back booster seats are available. Check the manufacturerâs instructions to see which is best for your child.