Throughout history, families around the world have managed to carry their children with them while they could not walk by themselves. Shoulder bags, scarves, shawls mei-tais and props were part of many peoples popular.
late nineteenth century, Europe became fashionable among the gentry an invention, the cradle with handle and wheels, that within a few years became popular among the common people and middle twentieth century had become a "must" for every family that claims to be. During the twentieth century the invention was perfected and from the 80's and until today, the industry of "buggy" has experienced a rapid advance.
is currently virtually impossible to find a family with young children who do not have a buggy. And makes sense, because it is true that the role of the picture covers a relatively satisfying the need shared by babies and parents to travel together.
However ... the crib we now have wheels strollers for all ages, far exceeding even the age at which children can walk (which is about a year and a half, two years) or start to walk some distance (about three years).
Obviously cart industry will always try to offer as models adapted to higher ages as sales allow. And to sell, this same industry is going to somehow try to inoculate their customers 'need' to have a car for several years. In fact, manufacturers of cars, from my point of view, have achieved their goals by far: the Children do not need to use a cart beyond the two and half years, yet many use them until they are four (or more).
But the responsibility for this event are not only manufacturers of trolleys. They simply took advantage of the power of the new era, in which children should not go into the arms of their parents, have to sit still when they should and have to be on time everywhere.
So the picture, beyond its original function and great vehicle "temporary" is fulfilling in our society some added features and not so great:
For example, while the baby is in the cart during a shift, has no excuse for being caught in the arms ("can not be tired, if you're in the car "). On the other hand, if necessary, be used to immobilize harnesses enough to not take the hand to the bread during a meal, the tantrum without kicking or quietito keep watching TV and not the can. And of course, we got in the car to get from home to school (for three or four years now ..) because we immortalized walking .. and we must be on time.
And a host of "uses" completely unfair and, in my opinion, directly threaten emotional and motor development, healthy and normal.
Admittedly, it is infinitely easier to use a cart when out walking with their children two or three years, we left home, we arrived at the park, play a while, I got in the car and back home. Along the way, also we can talk on the phone (or your partner) a bit, or think of our stuff.
We avoid having to run behind the child every two to three did not know what a red light. We avoid having to go stop at every window, every pebble of the way, each tile. We avoid having to take her in his arms for a while because he has tired. We avoid falls, trips, to watch over their safety.
We avoid, in the end, the child can discover the world through movement and control her own body. Who comes to smell the flowers, to touch or look closely at something you like. Exercising free will to walk, hop on one leg or around obstacles ... learn to be autonomous, independent, to exercise your muscles, calories spent, that moves, that is the biped is and become strong, capable of traveling itself more and more distance on their own feet.
Adults manufacture easygoing easygoing children, dependents, still, castrated in the exercise of their desires and they see the world from a chair. How can you wonder that later (and not much later, eye) is seeking a seat which is no longer move except to turn on or turn off the TV?
really saddens me to see older children in their carts, tied or just parked there as invalid or grandparents in their chairs. It saddens me to see babies crying in their cribs with wheels without anyone touching them.
I love, however, to see families strolling hand in hand with the small shoulder, the other running around in circles around the mother, talking to each other, playing and sharing a good ride. I like children on the knees of their parents in a gathering of friends around a snack, sharing, playing near the biggest or learning to sit at the table with some "manners" and share a meal. I like the parents who are able to charge their older children for three minutes while need to rest their little legs and receiving, by the way, a good hug.
And I like very much the children who rebel in their cars and begging to let them walk .
Violeta Alcocer.
Sculpture: Peter Monk 
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