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Tandem Strollers: Fun and Versatile For Both Your Children
By David Cummings
If you have two children that are close in age or you have been blessed with twins you might want to consider a tandem stroller to help get your children around. Tandem strollers are a style of double stroller which have seats one behind the other in a manner which resembles a tandem bicycle. With a tandem stroller you can put one child in the front seat and one child in the back seat, and know that both are perfectly safe and are able to see the world as you go about your daily business.
Tandem strollers can be more versatile than side-by-side double strollers because they are the same width as a single stroller and can get through narrower spaces more easily than the side-by-side strollers. One example is trying to shop in a large department store for clothes. Most side-by-side double strollers will not get through the narrow aisles of the clothing department. Tandem strollers, on the other hand, can be effectively and safely navigated through the labyrinth of clothes without having to worry about catching the stroller on a display or clothing rack.
Like their single seated counterparts, most tandem strollers are easily collapsed for storage in either your home or automobile.
There are some models which can accommodate car seat or even two car seats into the frame of the tandem stroller. This allows you to easily transfer your child in his or her car seat directly into the stroller without disturbing him or her. This feature can also be helpful when getting back into your vehicle as well.
There are tandem strollers which have a rear footboard for your toddler instead of a second seating area. This style of tandem stroller is ideal if your older child has reached the age of independence and wants to do everything for himself. And the rear footboard area usually has a rear seat in case your ‘big kid’ gets tired and needs to sit for a little while.
Another style of tandem stroller is the tandem jogging stroller. Tandem jogging strollers are wonderful for parents who enjoy the outdoors and exercise and want to share that love with their small children. The children can see and enjoy the world at the same time the parent can get the exercise that they need as well.
Using a tandem jogging stroller is a great way for a parent to help their children understand that exercise is important. Since young children tend to mimic anything their parents do, this kind of activity can hopefully instill the idea of exercise and a good healthy lifestyle.
So when you are shopping for a stroller or other baby accessories you might want to consider tandem strollers if you have children that are close in age or twins. The convenience of requiring only one stroller handle both children helps keep your worries to a minimum. A tandem stroller can be easily bought online or at a local baby outlet.
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How old or large does a child have to be to ride in one of those child seats on the back of a bicycle?
I’m really looking forward to taking my kid on my bike. But, is it unsafe? What is the best kind of seat?
I can’t see it being unsafe as long as the kid is properly supported. The ones on the back of the bike is OK, but I’d be sure about supporting the kids head. If he is a larger child, I’d make sure his feet don’t get tangled up in the spokes. And what if you fall? I’ve seen little trailers that go on the back of bikes with infants in them on up to 3 & 4 year olds. Sounds safer to me. Just my 2 cents worth, I’m not any type of professional or anything, but I am an avid bike rider. I’ve been riding for decades and there are always something unseen that can cause you to fall.
It certainly should, those things are great. I agree that a beach cruiser is a great way to get into biking. I bought mine online recently and I am very happy with mine. Best of luck and have fun cruising.
st stevens theres loads of bike racks/rails and things there.
can you put an iBert Safe-T Front Mounted Child Bicycle Seat on a beach cruiser?
I want to start riding a bicycle again and from what i hear beach cruiser is the best bike to get for someone returning to bike riding. since i have a young child i would like to have her ride with me, i did research and found that the iBert is the best forward facing child seat on the market. can anyone recommend a good bike for someone returning riding or tell me if the iBert will be a good fit for a beach cruiser
Where can I park my bicycle in Anglia Square Norwich?
I have just fitted a child seat to my bicycle and this will be my first journey. I’d like to know where I can park so I don’t have to cycle around forever with an upset baby.
You should not have a child on a bike or being pulled behind a bike until their head and neck are strong enough to use a helmet. Which is around 1 year.
http://www.ibike.org/education/infant.htm
Usually by age 12 months parents can start checking with the child’s physician to see if they have the neck development to safely go for a bike ride. Most toddlers’ neck and shoulder muscles can tolerate the weight of a helmet and absorb shock from bumps in the road at 1 years old.
http://www.helmets.org/little1s.htm
Nobody we have met in the injury prevention field recommends taking an infant of less than 12 months in a bicycle child seat, trailer, sidecar or any other carrier. Nobody. And we do not either.
New York state law prohibits it. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks it is dangerous to take a child under one year on a bicycle, and here is their rationale:
Maurice Keenan, MD, from the American Academy of Pediatrics [21], requested that a minimum age of 1 year be reflected on the label for helmets intended for children under age 5. This would better convey the message that infants (children under age 1) should not be passengers on a bicycle under any circumstance.
The Commission agrees with the commenter that children under 1 year of age should not be on bicycles. Children are just learning to sit unsupported at about 9 months of age. Until this age, infants have not developed sufficient bone mass and muscle tone to enable them to sit unsupported with their backs straight. Pediatricians advise against having infants sitting in a slumped or curled position for prolonged periods. This position may even be exacerbated by the added weight of a bicycle helmet on the infant’s head. Because pediatricians recommend against having children under age 1 as passengers on bicycles, the Commission does not want the certification label to imply that children under age 1 can ride safely.
Source: 16 CFR Part 1203 Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets; Final Rule, page 11726
That explains why you will not find a child helmet on the market sized for a tiny tot. You certainly do not want to ride with a bare-headed child, and in some places it is illegal. In fact, several states have laws against taking children under one year of age on a bicycle, even with a helmet.
Parents love their babies and love their bicycles, so it is natural to want to put the two together. That thought occurs to every bicycling parent, generally before the child is born. We see messages on the Internet indicating that some parents do put their children in baby seats of one design or another and take them along on trailers starting as young as five weeks. Others use a baby backpack. At slightly older ages, people use front or rear-mounted child seats. A few (mostly in the UK) use sidecars. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. A disclaimer: our purpose here is to cover the risks, so you know what you are getting into. We are hearing more these days about undiagnosed brain injuries, with symptoms too subtle for doctors to detect, but very real to families. And that comes to mind whenever someone asks us about babies and biking. We worry about your six-week-old entering the first grade six years from now with a small but detectable mental handicap. That is alarmist; this is an alarmist page.
I’m pretty sure that’s when its time to call it a day and put her down for a nap..
Is it okay if a toddler falls asleep while strapped to a safety seat on a bicycle?
When riding, I usually glance back every few minutes, but sometimes my daughter starts nodding. I stop and we take a water break. She gets sleepy because of the cool breeze, the rhythmic feelings of the bicycle, and the incessant visual stimulation, but is it alright to keep peddling with her head down? She’s strapped in, has a safety bar on her child seat on the bike, and we both have helmets.
Can a baby 5 months old, 16 lbs and 26 inches long (not walking yet), use the CoPilot Limo Bicycle Child Seat?
Most baby bike carriers say that the child must be one year old and not more than a specific weight, but the CoPilot Limo Bicycle Child Seat simply says that you can use the bike carrier with a child up to 40 lbs. So does that mean that I can use the bike carrier with any baby under 40 lbs? I would really love to hear from someone with experience with this product.
Most baby bike carriers say that the child must be one year old and not more than a specific weight, but the CoPilot Limo Bicycle Child Seat simply says that you can use the bike carrier with a child up to 40 lbs. So does that mean that I can use the bike carrier with any baby under 40 lbs? I would really love to hear from someone with experience with this product. And, yes, he has control of his head. Babies uaually gain control about 4 months.