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Sue Emery, Change Agent.
Photo by Adam Hyla |
Have baby, will travel: to the doctor, the
grocery store, or, at last resort, just
down the freeway until the vehicular thrum
lulls the little one to sleep. And the seat
they travel in? Getting it affixed correctly
to the car can be just as perplexing as the
newborn. If so, call Sue Emery.
Emery is a certified child passenger
safety technician, and in her off hours she
makes house calls, delivering hands-on
guidance with a comic deadpan in the
driveways and garages of safety-conscious
strangers.
“I decided years ago that with my
knowledge and ability I wanted to be at the
disposal of every parent, that my service
would be free of charge” — though she
accepts tips — “and that I would always
go to the parent.”
Always? “I’ll travel comfortably within
100 miles of the Space Needle. But I’ve been
known to go farther.
“Everyone deserves the option of having
good quality education when they’re
keeping their little ones safe.”
Her basic safety tip: “Get help. Even if a
parent has done everything 100 percent
wrong, if they ask for help they’ve done
everything right.”
To ask for help, call Emery’s employer
at 1-800-BUCK-L-UP or visit http://www.
seatcheck.org |
