Baby Buggy Affects Baby Development
Posted by strollerlife on Saturday Jan 10, 2009 Under Strolling MeditationResearch study carried out by
Dr. M. Suzanne Zeedyk
in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust
The impact of buggy orientation on parent-infant interaction and infant stress
New research published by Talk To Your Baby in November 2008 shows interactions between parents and infants are significantly increased with face-to-face buggies. The research was carried out by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, developmental psychologist at the University of Dundee.
The report concludes that life is emotionally impoverished for too many babies in buggies facing away from their pusher. Therefore, TTYB calls on manufacturers and retailers to create more affordable two-way facing buggies. Parents with such models should utilise the face-to-face option as standard, so that young children and their carers can talk and listen to each other as they are out and about.