Paris Hilton called out for 'potentially fatal' error in infant kids' car seats

Some fans begged for everyone to "leave her alone" while others were concerned about their safety. 

It was meant to be a sweet photo of her two infant children before a quick ride in mummy's car, but a clip shared by new mum Paris Hilton has come under fire from other parents online. 

The reality star and mum of two under two has landed herself in hot water after posting a video of her infant children in their car seats on TikTok. 

Phoenix, one, and six-month-old London appear to be secured safely in their car seats with their seatbelts on, but eagle-eyed fans spotted a potentially fatal error with their car seat set-up. 

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The reality star has been called out for using front-facing car seats. Image: TikTok

Paris Hilton fans concerned about forward-facing car seats

The video, which has now been deleted from TikTok, shows the adorable tots sitting in forward-facing car seats. 

Their positioning was quickly pointed out as unsafe for babies their age. Legally, any baby under the age of six months should be restrained in a rear-facing car seat - and people were very quick to correct the celebrity mum. 

"The car seats need to be facing the rear, and buckled securely the right way," one person pointed out. 

"Why are those babies in forward-facing seats smh she definitely should have taken parenting classes," another added. 

While the parenting police were out in force, there were plenty of parents who sympathised with the star and aimed to educate rather than shame her publicly for her error. 

"Being a new parent is hard enough. Mothers don’t need to attack each other," one person insisted on Facebook. 

And another agreed: "Instead of criticising, how about we help people learn and have the chance to fix a problem before we stone them?"

And fix it, she certainly did!

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Paris Hilton has two children. Image: Instagram

Paris thanks parents for their feedback 

Soon after fans highlighted the error, Paris corrected the car seats to rear-facing and graciously thanked people online for their feedback (as brutal as some of the comments were!)

She posted a new video of the babies in their seats with the comment: "I’m not taking offense. I am a new mom and just learning as I go. So I appreciate advice when it is kind as I’m just trying to be the best mum I can be."

Classy.

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Car safety rules Aussie parents need to know

According to babycentre.com.au, legally your child should be kept in an approved rear-facing seat until he or she is six months old.

The website states: 

"There are laws in each Australian state and territory that regulate which car seat you need for your child from birth to 16 years."

Up to six months: Your baby must be restrained in an approved rearward-facing child car seat, such as an infant capsule or a convertible car seat specially designed for babies.

From six months to four years old: Your child must be in either an approved rearward-facing or forward-facing child car seat.

From four to seven years old or older: Your child must be in either an approved forward-facing child car seat with an inbuilt harness, or a booster seat restrained by a correctly adjusted and fastened adult lap-sash seatbelt or an approved safety harness.

Once your child is 145cm or taller: Your child may use an adult lap-sash seatbelt, properly adjusted and fastened. Although it's legal for children to stop using a booster seat once they're seven years old, safety experts strongly recommend that children between seven and 16 years old who are less than 145cm tall continue to use an approved booster seat.

In Australia, it’s also illegal for any baby or child under the age of seven to travel in a car without a correctly fitted, properly fastened child restraint that meets Australian safety standards.

Originally published as Paris Hilton called out for 'potentially fatal' error in infant kids' car seats