What’s life in a baby stroller like?: The impact of stroller orientation on parent-infant interaction and infant stress
A recently published study suggests that babies riding in outward-facing strollers are significantly less likely to laugh, “talk”, and positively interact with their caregivers than those in strollers facing the pusher. The study was conducted by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, Developmental Psychologist at Dundee University’s School of Psychology. Zeedyk asserts that the emotional isolation and poor verbal interaction experienced by babies in outward-facing strollers carries serious, negative implications for babies’ brain development.
Click here for a summary of the study:
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2008/prnov08/babybuggies.htm
The study, in its entirety, can be found here:
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/Buggy_research.pdf