Expert Opinions
Wear your baby
"Centuries ago, native Americans already knew about the multiple benefits of a baby sling or carrying cloth, such as the high quality Storchenwiege. Through new medical findings, it is known that children who were carried in a baby sling show far less slight physical posture problems than those children who were not carried at all or who were carried in other baby carriers. A baby sling is optimal and individually adjustable to the age and needs of your child.
Because the human is part of the species of the parent clinger, the baby sling has, in addition to physiological advantages, also psychosocial gravity in the proper development of a child conveying feelings of love, security, and saftey. More and more orthopedics advise the use of a baby sling for the proper development of the hip and hiop socket which will also prevent hip dysplasia.
Occupational and physiological therapists advise the use of a baby sling to help with the sensory integration because of the exact individual fit and how it stimulates all areas of recognition."
Werner Sagmeister, Occupational and Physiological Therapist, Ingolstadt, Germany
"In my experience, children carried in a high quality woven baby sling, such as the Storchenwiege, are less likely to get sick than those who weren’t carried. This has to do with the strong bond that inevitably develops between him who carries the child and the child being carried. A happy joyous person hardly gets sick. At the beginning of my career I concentrated on slight physical disabilities due to incorrect positioning in the early developmental stages, which I had heard a lot about. I have to add that even after many years of studying this topic I have not observed these kind of disabilities in children carried in a baby sling. Quite the contrary, whenever children had a tendency to develop a slight disability, and were then properly carried in a Storchenwiege baby sling or the like, the disability mostly disappeared by itself without medical intervention. In my opinion this is a wonderful way to build a strong relationship with your child and prevent disabilities.
Carmen Rölz, N.M.
The greatest expression of love is holding and carrying your baby. For centuries, humans have carried their children much of the day—until the invention of the stroller and the portable car seat. It is the most natural thing to carry a baby close to your body. A child needs physical contact and must be held for proper physical and mental development. In today’s society, we must do every thing we can to help our children be well adjusted. A baby sling or carrying cloth is the most natural way to facilitate these needs. In addition, parents who carry their children create a special bond between them and the child that will last forever. We have used slings extensively and I recommend them to every mother and father.
Eckhard Rolz PhD. Idaho
