Your Baby from 10 to 12 Months: Developing Motor Skills

You've been amazed by each of your baby's big motor milestones. By now, she most likely rolls over and sits up. She might be scooting on her bottom, crawling, or pulling herself up to a stand as she launches herself into a world that beckons just out of reach. First steps are just around the corner.
Between 10 and 12 months, there are equally exciting -- though often overlooked -- motor-skill developments involving baby's hands. For example, you're out walking your baby in the stroller when she suddenly points to a dog and squeals. Or your baby's in her high chair when she deliberately picks up her sippy cup and drops it on the floor. These milestones don't get the same play as walking, but they're just as important to her development, indicating that your clever baby is now trying to master the world in a whole new way: with her tiny fingers.

Baby carriers put to the test

It can be very tiring to carry your baby in your arms all the time, which is why many parents opt for a soft carrier.
Consumer Reports recently tested eight carriers including ones from Baby Bjorn, Infantino, and Kelty Kids to see which ones are best for you and your baby.
They were tested for safety, comfort, and ease of use by using a motorized piston that applies 34 kilograms or 75 pounds of force on the carrier.
Testers also made sure the leg openings were small enough to keep tiny babies secure using a ball representing the circumference of a three-and-a-half pound baby's hip.
The Baby Bjorn Carrier Active was rated as excellent. It sells for 200 dollars. The Baby Bjorn Carrier Original is also rated as excellent and is cheaper at 130 dollars.

FindStrollers.com Launches as Stroller Price Comparison Engine

Moms and Dads now have an easier way to find just the right stroller for their baby or infant child. FindStrollers.com allows parents to compare stroller products and prices with ease.
Madison, NJ (PRWEB) February 7, 2007 -- Today NextGen Shopping LLC launched its niche shopping comparison engine FindStrollers.com (http://www.findstrollers.com). While most comparison engines take an all-encompassing approach, FindStrollers.com focuses solely on baby stroller product and price comparison. Shoppers can easily choose to compare stroller products by keyword, brand, size, type, or even color. Once an initial selection is made, users can make further refinements, tailoring the search results to their specific needs. Users can find top brand stroller models including Peg Perego, Maclaren, Bugaboo, Graco and many others.

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Park Slope Strollers Against The World

The hullabaloo surrounding the Park Slope Barnes & Noble's request for parents to park strollers upstairs in a designated area is exactly the kind of tempest in a neighborhood that brings out the haves (having children) and have nots (having no children). But what's fascinating is the dialog created on both the part of the parents who want to wield their strollers and those who want to be free of strollers while writing their Great American novel at the B&N. Here are some of our favorite comments on Brooklyn Record's post:Rule of thumb: If your kid is too heavy to carry on your back (which you should be doing, instead of wheeling it around in a mini-SUV), then it's time the brat started to use his lil' legs. If he doesn't WANT to use his lil' legs to go shopping/socializing etc . . . with you, maybe you should postpone those activities until he can share in them with you.

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