There has been a melee of media hype surrounding the controversial subject of which way a baby should face when you are pushing he or she down the high street in baby pushchairs
The Scientists claim that studies have conclusively shown a forward facing pushchair could harm your child emotionally and increase mental stress. They recommend that parents have the child facing them at all times.
So how are the children supposed to learn about the world and see what’s going on around them if they are constantly staring at you.
Don’t you also think that the urge to stare at your child constantly will decrease your spatial awareness, forcing you to make mistakes with the pushchair. I mean, don’t our kids get enough of us at home, babies propped up to face us as we settle in for a night in front of the tv, or huddled over them for hours as they squirm in their cots.
As parents we do plenty at home with our child, its not natural to have them engorssed to us when we are out and about.
Maybe science is taking a break.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying ignore your child at all, I get that they will feel more secure looking at a friendly face, but boredem must set in fairly quickly for a child if they are looking at the same image constantly
A child’s first few years are its most productive in terms of learning ability so I want my child to see as much as possible, experience variety, the big wide open ever changing world. I am under no illusion that the goings onare far more tempting a viewing ground than my chat.
The study also claims that a child has double the chance of drifting off to sleep if they are facing you, and a lower heart rate. I would say that the child was so fatigued and decided enough was enough and caught forty winks.
If you are awoken by what you see then your heart rate is going to rapidly rise.
A forward looking baby is one who is intrigued by the highstreet whereas a rear facing baby get tiresome. However its up to you what to do
Should you not want to choose one favourite pushchair, you could opt for a forward and rear facing britax vigour which allows forward and rear facing options.
Bottom line, choose a baby pushchair you are happy to push and your child is comfortable in.
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