All over the world babies have been carried in cloth for centuries, it is a natural way to carry your baby. Skin to skin contact during the very early stages (1st 6 months) is vital for bonding and promotes positive attachment between baby and parent. Carried babies have been shown to be calmer, less colicky, better sleepers and more likely to enter the state of "quiet alertness" than babies who are not carried. Sian | |||||
Kari Me's main benefits are: An extremely comfortable baby carrier for both baby and carer. Its unique harnessing system allows the parents to carry their babies safely and comfortably for longer periods of time. It can be used from birth up to 4 years old (15kg/33lbs). Five possible carrying positions allowing front, side and back carrying. Kari Me allows breast-feeding whilst carrying the baby. One size fits all. you are not required to purchase different sizes for different sized carers [this is not true of all carriers]. No fiddley buckles, straps or rings. Kari Me is lightweight and compact, making it very easy for travelling. Why carry your baby? More and more research is drawing to the conclusion that carrying your baby is better than pushing them in a pram. It promotes positive attachment parenting. Babies know that they are safe and secure, and have a solid sense of self-esteem, as well as encouraging positive attachment and bonding with the carer. It can prevent or minimise colic and crying in young babies. Baby wearing provides baby with greater opportunities for social interaction and learning. Carried babies spend more time in the 'quiet alert' state, which is the optimum state for learning. At eye-level view, babies can be at the centre of activity rather than the centre of attention. WOW all this is pretty impressive stuff and we havn't got around to mentioning that it is so much easier than negotiating crowded puplic transport, streets and shops with a pram! Price:£37.99 each Colours- Blue and Black Experts promote positive attachment parenting. Researchers and Physicians now accept that 'baby wearing' contributes greatly in the healthy physical, intellectual and social development of infants. America's leading paediatrician Dr Sears said this ' an attachment-parented infant is held frequently, in arms of a caregiver responding to the child's needs, and as a result, the infant grows up in a state of hormonal balance. The caregiver actualy enhances a baby's physiological well-being.' In the early 70's doctors Sylvia Bell and Mary Ainsworth studied babies who had varying degrees of "attachment" to their parents. They found that the children who were the most securely attached as infants had turned out as they grew up, to be the most independent. Page Home |
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