The Benefits Of Baby Backpack Carriers
10 Little-Known Benefits Of Baby Backpack Carriers
America is a society in love with - and dependant on - its baby backpack carriers. And no wonder. Few parents will pass up the opportunity to tackle a busy day with both hands free and still maintaining physical contact with their happy, cozy baby. Babies love and need to be held and baby backpack carriers make that easier to do in more situations than ever before. But besides the obvious plusses, here are 10 important benefits for both babies and parents that you may not be aware of:
- Baby backpack carriers supply the sensations of pressure, activity, contentment, warmth, safety, and auditory stimulation that are key to the development of motor control and muscle activity
- The use of baby-carriers decreases stress hormone levels and boosts adrenal circulation that is a key to babies' alertness
- Transporting children in baby carriers quickens the development of what scientists refer to as proprioception. In other words, babies tend to develop body control allowing them to sit up on their own and walk earlier
- Frequent carrying, promoted by baby backpack carriers, is particularly beneficial to babies born prematurely. It has been shown to lower both mortality and morbidity rates
- Frequent baby carrying correlates with less frequent colic
- Research has shown children whose parents used baby backpack carriers live more connected lives as adults
- Babies engage in increased periods of contented sleep when in baby backpack carriers, which often act as natural tranquilizers
- Adults whose parents relied on baby backpack carriers tend to have better agility, balance, and coordination
- Some parents whose upbringing did not include adequate parental physical contact tend to be uncomfortable with closeness and touching with their own children. Baby backpack carriers address this problem beautifully by integrating closeness into everyday activities. Intimacy becomes a natural part of everyday life even for a parent who finds touching somewhat awkward