Babies?

Posted on January 16, 09 Filed under mind, body & spirit 4 Comments

Whilst I don’t have a child, and I don’t intend to have one for some time, I quite often look at people and the things they do with their children, and wonder “Why are you doing that?” or “Does that really work?”, or even “Um… that’s wrong”. For example, those child ‘tethers’. It’s almost like you’re treating your child like a pet. I understand if your child has a habit of running away from you in crowded places, but using a harness and lead, to me, tells me that you have difficulty controlling your own child. And in most cases, that’s a result of the way you’re bringing your child up (feel free to debate me, but this is my view).

One product that I’ve really loved right from the beginning are baby slings. I think they’re ultra cute, very versatile and ultimately a good choice. They’re not as restricting for your baby like some other carriers are, but they are restricting enough so that your baby won’t fall out of it! Additionally, they’re not just for newborns – there are variants for children up to the age of 3 years which, whilst at that age your child might be able to walk, it can get very tiring for them and they need a little help.
In particular, the ergo baby carrier (which comes in a variety of colours, might I add!) has a very good design and it appears quite a lot more comfortable for both the mother/father and the baby than a lot of other commercially available carriers.

So please, check it out and let me know your thoughts!

4 Comments on "Babies?"



Caity
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January 17, 2009 at 8:56am

I hear that about the tethers. My mother actually used them once in an amusement park we went to because she was scared to lose me when I was much younger and we had my hyperactive sister with us. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, like a game, but people made sure they stopped to tell her she was cruel and horrible and a bad parent. I can see my mom’s reasoning. She was overprotective and it made her feel better since I couldn’t wander. I don’t think I’ll ever use them, though.

Caity’s last blog post..The right side of the road.

Caity
Twitter: says:
January 17, 2009 at 8:56am

I hear that about the tethers. My mother actually used them once in an amusement park we went to because she was scared to lose me when I was much younger and we had my hyperactive sister with us. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, like a game, but people made sure they stopped to tell her she was cruel and horrible and a bad parent. I can see my mom’s reasoning. She was overprotective and it made her feel better since I couldn’t wander. I don’t think I’ll ever use them, though.

Caity’s last blog post..The right side of the road.

Jonna says:
January 19, 2009 at 10:40pm

Moms these days don’t know how to be Moms, simple as that. If you have control over your children a.k.a. they respect your ass, you don’t need tethers/leashes/whatever. What next, collars that spray lemon juice in the kid’s eyes if they don’t do what you say? o_o I understand the need for such (tethers, not the spraying thing…) if the kid really is crazy-difficult to control as some are like that naturally, but if a person raises their kid wrong, they should reap the damn consequences too!

Baby slings are amazing and apparently very good for deep bonding with the baby. <3

Jonna’s last blog post..When conversations take that teeny wrong turn

Jonna says:
January 19, 2009 at 10:40pm

Moms these days don’t know how to be Moms, simple as that. If you have control over your children a.k.a. they respect your ass, you don’t need tethers/leashes/whatever. What next, collars that spray lemon juice in the kid’s eyes if they don’t do what you say? o_o I understand the need for such (tethers, not the spraying thing…) if the kid really is crazy-difficult to control as some are like that naturally, but if a person raises their kid wrong, they should reap the damn consequences too!

Baby slings are amazing and apparently very good for deep bonding with the baby. <3

Jonna’s last blog post..When conversations take that teeny wrong turn