What to do when your toddler won’t stay in the stroller
As a mom of three, Terrie Malcolm has experienced pretty much every toddler phase?the good and the bad?at least once. The ?hating the stroller? period?where a toddler just won’t stay in the stroller?is one she?s lived through three times. Her daughter Rebekkah was especially anti-stroller for a while. Strapped into a double model at a Canada Day event alongside her nine-month-old brother, Rebekkah wanted out so badly, ?she actually tried to chew through her five-point harness,? Malcolm recalls.
Why your toddler won’t stay in the stroller
It?s fairly common for toddlers to freak out in the stroller?and it makes sense developmentally. ?Toddlers are just starting to gain control of their bodies. They really want independence, and they want to explore and learn about the world around them,? says Tanis Shanks, a parent educator from the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute in Saskatoon. Put that together with a toddler?s natural state of pretty much non-stop action and movement, and it?s not surprising that stroller meltdowns happen. (Of course, it?s also important to check that the stroller isn?t pinching or otherwise causing discomfort.) There are days, though, when strapping in just isn?t negotiable?maybe you?re zipping through an airport or doing daycare drop-off on foot or by public transit. For those times when you simply can?t let your toddler walk on their own and you don?t have the option of a carrier, try these strategies to take the stress out of strollers.
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