Abstract: The present invention provides a child car seat alert mechanism that includes weight sensors for determining the presence of a child in the car seat. The child car seat alert mechanism is installed in car whereby the weight sensors activate an indicator for informing a user that the child remains in the child car seat. The car seat alert mechanism whereby the weight sensors activate an indicator for informing a user that the child remains in the child car seat unbuckled and also the driver/passenger is alerted to a child exiting the child car seat after the engine has started. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a child car seat alert mechanism that reminds the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle has stopped and the child remains buckled in the child car seat.