Study: Away-facing strollers stress babies

• Robyn74

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  Oh great, now this. As if moms don't have enough to worry about and stress over whether they're doing long term emotional damage to their children, now we have to worry about whether pushing our child in a stroller is going to ruin them forever. Can we please put some money into studies that would really benefit us, like more difinitive studies on Autism or SIDS? Shesh.

  Posted 11/22/2008 (reply) (flag)

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If you are pushing your child around in a forward facing stroller not only are you stunting their emotional development but you're also a sucky parent
Published 11/21/2008 by Chicky Chicky Baby (noreply@blogger.com) at Chicky Chicky Baby
Oh for chrissake. Hey parents! Are you using a forward facing, or "away*" facing stroller to push your young'uns around town? Then you're probably hurting them emotionally! According to the above-linked study, they will grow up to be stressed and anxious and possible end up being social misfits, introverts, possible serial killers or habitual bloggers! Turn them around so they can look at you and talk to you EVERY POSSIBLE WAKING MINUTE of EVERY SINGLE DAY. If you don't do this then you obviously hate your kids. Okay, not really. I'm sure there was more to ...

Stroller Babies Should Face Parents
Published 11/21/2008 by Sandy Maple at ParentDish
... Which way does your child sit in her stroller - facing you or facing away from you? According to a new study out of Dundee University's School of Psychology, your child's view while riding in a stroller matters. ...

Around the Web...
Published 11/21/2008 by Kate at Celebrity Baby Blog - People.com
Some links for your Friday afternoon: Away-facing strollers may cause stress in babies -- CNN.com A beginner's guide to baby skin conditions -- lilSugar Five questions to ask your OB before you get pregnant -- Health.com Day two of the MySpace suicide trial gets emotional -- Jezebel J.K. Rowling vows to donate proceeds from her latest book to children's charities -- ParentDish ...

Study: Babies in buggies need to face parent
Published 11/22/2008 by swissmiss at swissmiss
... Parents who choose a stroller that seats their baby facing away from them could risk long-term development problems in their children, according to a study published Friday. Study: Away-facing strollers stress babies ...

Turn That Baby Towards You!
Published 11/23/2008 by Kristina Chew, PhD at Autism Vox
Away-facing strollers stress out babies, according to a study published on Friday by the British charity National Literacy Trust. CNN reports that “parents who choose a stroller that seats their baby facing away from them could risk long-term development problems in their children”—-and I say to myself, now what kind of stroller did we push Charlie around in, once upon a hot Missouri afternoon or down Summit Avenue on early fall days in St. Paul? We started him off in one of those bulky EvenFlo stroller-detachable baby seat ...