[blparent] walkers/ jumpers/ ????

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi, Jan.  I didn't have a jumper that hung from a door frame, although I've 
come across them at the homes of other people.  I used a jumper that had 
three or four poles, with springs encased in cloth that went from the poles 
to the seat.  I don't remember the exact age that the jumper was in use, but 
I think it was long before the baby would be walking.  Once she could walk, 
Sarah wanted her freedom, and she wouldn't put up with the jumper anymore. 
It was not money well spent to get it, but since yours was a gift, at least 
you don't have that to worry about.  I know the directions said not to use 
with a baby that didn't have good head control, which seems obvious to me 
anyway.  Maybe you could look on babycenter.com for better information.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 11:00 PM
To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] walkers/ jumpers/ ????

> Hi All,
> I have not thought about walkers or jumpers (they hang from the door
> and your lo sits in it and jumps) for years. I would not have bought
> such clunky things, but again, my sister found one for me. I thought
> that I wouldn't use it, but, I don't know. As my little one seems to
> like to jump lots, I am tempted.
> But, I have some questions first.
> 1. we have the jumping thing, not the walker, but are there any
> studies saying that this jumping thing is not good for a child's feet,
> etc? And, weren't there studies saying that a walker actually "didn't"
> help a child walk better )? (just in case my mother finds one at a
> garage sale).
> 2. Because my sister got this jumping thing from a friend, I don't
> have the documentation. so, at what age should a child be using it?
> Should your child's knees be at a 90degree angle when sitting? What
> are the other cautions, instructions, etc?. I'd look it up myself, but
> I don't even know what that jumping thing is called. It hangs from a
> door frame and has a bunjy cord in cased in plastic and then the seat.
> thanks for any help.
> Jan
>
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