Would you go out and buy a new one?

When my sister was little my mom had one that you could do both ways aas a small child they could face you and as a older child they faced away. It is not good to have one facing away in my opinion because a child could choke on it spit up or puke and get in the babies lungs and cause problems.

I wouldn't over thing the buggy issue. My daughter seems to have turned out just fine.

I don't even remember what kind of stroller I had for my kid. I think it's one where he sees the world as I see it only from a lower standpoint or should I say a sitting perspective. Strollers are great, the vista afforded a small baby would probably just amaze him/her. Cheers!!

I found a used stroller for my toddler that could face either away or towards you. I faced it towards me when he was very little, to make sure he stayed safe, but I often switched depending on the location of the sun. I eventually had to get a different stroller because that one didn't last too long, being used. That's the only stroller I've ever had that faced towards me. I don't know where these so called experts get their information. All of my kids have turned out fine, and they usually faced away from me. Since I didn't have a car for the majority of my children, they were forever in the stroller. That study sounds like a load of BS to me.

Now instead of saying to my husband "did your mom drop you a lot as a child" i could add "did your mom push you in a stroller facing away from her ALSO" =P Perhaps a child who is in a stroller facing the person pushing them along would be more social i suppose since there would be a lot more "who's a cute baby" and what not so the baby would laugh more. It does make sense. But i doubt a baby would be under stress as a result of facing forward. As far as i have noticed kids seem to just love to point at whatever passes them by. Strangers, a bird, a dog... something shiny... whatever... The whole point of a stroller facing forward is so the baby could be seen by others and see others. That is what i think anyways.

I most certainly would not go out and buy a new stroller based only on one study. I have always used strollers that face away from me except when my kids were really little and they still fit in the carrier that snapped onto the stroller. My kids love being able to see the world as we go for strolls and they are still interacting with me quite a bit as they point at things and ask questions about what they see.

I used to borrow my sisters stroller it is one facing the front. I think it is much better because it's like them walking facing front..We don't walk backwards so why get one that is facing you while you take kid on a stroll.. The baby will always see you yes but she does too at home so why deprive her of seeing something different. I think they will learn to appreciate the site of the surroundings once you take them out on a stroll.

I know a family support worker and she would advise that a parent buys a backwards facing pram or pushchair. A baby would enjoy seeing mum and a toddler could chat to mum. She suggests that going out for a walk is a social experience with a backwards facing stroller. I had a backwards facing pram but all my pushchairs have been forward facing. I like a lightweight pushchair that is easy and quick to fold up. All the backwards facing pushchairs I have seen are heavy, bulky and expensive. They might be a travel system where the mum has the choice if the seat faces her or forwards. I wouldn't have the money to buy a new pushchair. My toddler son is disabled and is really heavy to carry. He is unable to walk. He will be in a wheelchair I imagine when he is older. Wheelchairs face forwards. All the popular strollers face forwards and most parents won't buy a new one. You and your sister turned out fine so did me and my sister. She is quite shy though.

I wouldn't buy a new one if the only one is in good shape still. Both of my kids had strollers that faced away from me. I think they prefer it. I am sure it is boring for the kids who are stuck facing mom or dad while the world goes by.

My daughters stroller you could hook her car seat to it and that was her facing you but then when she was old enough to be taken out of the care seat part the regular stroller part was facing forward.

Our kids were only facing us while they were still in the baby carrier propped onto the stroller. Otherwise they were facing away from us. Quite frankly, all three of our kids would have been utterly bored, if they would have had to look at us instead of being able to freely look around. None of them seems to have a problem. Of course the oldest is only seven, could still come, lol... but I think if you give your child attention otherwise and enough face time, they'll turn out alright. Those studies are always so onesided. They should have taken into account how much time the parents spend with them, period. In the grand scheme of things, how much time does a child really spend in a stroller? How much time does a parent spend playing with a child? And how much will a child learn by getting new impressions of the world from the perspective of the stroller facing away from the parent? I don't think there'll be long-term developmental problems for kids. And I don't think that those children would develop any differently, if they would face their parents, because a parent who doesn't interact much with a child will not interact much with it when it is in a stroller facing the parent. Stuff like this reminds me of the pampers funded study a couple of years ago... let your child decide when it is time, don't pressure them into being potty trained... my SIL was a full believer. My nephew was in diapers until he was five. Funny though that he could use the potty in daycare, just not at home. I told her who funded this oh so scientific study, she didn't believe me until I showed her proof, lol. Wonder who really is behind this study. Looks like somebody needs to sell some strollers. If your old stroller is still good, don't run out to get a new one. That's just crazy!