Carriers Shmarriers

I feel another rant coming on! Okay, I am a subscriber to Canadian Today's Parent magazine. I also subscribe to Canadian Family. I like these magazines a lot, mainly because they are Canadian and usually have very informative articles in them. I have the May issue for the Today's Parent and in it is an article on overusage of strollers now a days. She starts off saying that she isn't anti-stroller but then carries on about how we are over using them. She says that she would rather see children on their parents lap, in their arms, or holding their hands. Obviously she hasn't had twins!! She also says that slings, backpacks, and strap-on-front-carriers are better ways to tote the young ones around. Okay, I am not carrying my kids around in carriers. I think strollers are the best thing for kids/babies. She says "strollers promote distance (between kid and parent), not closeness." I think kids don't need to be touched and handled all day long. If your kid can't handle time in a stroller then something is wrong there. I totally doubt it that if you use a stroller over a carrier that it will affect how your child turns out in the end. In my opinion a carrier spoils kids if they are overused. SO THERE! Then she says that malls are the perfect place for toddlers to "toddle" around and explore instead of being in a stroller. I don't think she has been to West Edmonton Mall. I am not going to let my kids just roam wherever they choose there. They are definately in their stroller when we go there that's for sure. I think maybe a PARK would be a better option anyways to let them explore. Not a stuffy mall. I don't know. Maybe it's just me. The picture above is the girls when they were a little over a year old and we were camping at Big Horn Dam. They spent a lot of time in their stroller and in their Super Gate growing up and they turned out better than fine.