BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Child Passenger Safety Week is underway now through the 27th, bringing awareness to what parents can sometimes overlook when in a hurry.

One mistake when strapping in a child can ultimately end in tragedy. Coast mother Tatayana Badon knows it all too well.

“A lot of bad things can happen by not wearing your seatbelt for your children,” she said.

Badon is a mother of three. She’s still mourning her godson, who was killed at five years old after he wasn’t buckled properly.

“If you need help, have a passenger. If you need to know how to buckle the seatbelts in correctly and properly, ask for help,” she said.

Child Passenger Safety Week brings awareness to things like following the weight limit and height, keeping the chest clip fastened at armpit level, and knowing

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