Not allowing strollers may be the best thing for families and businesses

A stroller takes up room, and baby wants you anyway!

I am honestly not sure if this is a rant or just me voicing what is likely a logical but not an especially popular opinion, even among the "not so soggy" group of moms.

Pick up your child. Okay that's not my rant... My thought is more that strollers aren't as necessary as we're led to believe.

This post comes in light of the apparently "discrimination" occurring in Australia where a coffee shop doesn't allow strollers in on weekends. Why? Strollers take up a whole bunch of darn room.


It isn't that mamas and daddies aren't allowed in to this coffee shop, it is that there isn't room for the strollers... Parents can go in, it just means they have to pick up their kids.

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Whodda thunk?

Babywearing doesn't take up
as much space as a stroller!

With my daughter I was hard core anti stroller. I actually didn't even put her in one, she was wore all the time. I remember when my daughter was around 13 months old, she wasn't yet walking and I was alone at a shopping plaza and had to use the restroom. I actually wondered... where do people who don't put their babies when they don't baby wear... And then I remembered that most people use strollers... oops!


I think the parents who are upset in Australia about this cafe just do not realize how easy it is to babywear. All this cafe wants is to make sure there is room for all their patrons. Perhaps that cafe can have some babywearing advertising so parents realize... you are still welcome here... we just don't have room for your friggen pram!

Really, though, you choose where you go... if you want to go to this cafe, pick up your kids, get a decent sling and enjoy your time with your baby.

And for the sake of the rest of us... perhaps this should be more common practice. I really hate when I'm at a kid's play place and people bring their strollers in. Now if you have a reason like a physical handicap or you're bringing in three kids, two of whom aren't walkers, okay, I understand it. But if you're walking from your car to the front door with your one child, come on! I really don't see how unpacking your stroller for a 15 step walk is easier. I really think it is a matter of practice that becomes preference... so if more businesses started this practice, I'd definitely raise my hand in support!

Mom's Nursing Nook at Children's Museum of Phoenix

Enjoying CMOP at almost a year old. How time flies!

It is hot, sticky and playing inside may just be getting too much for you... Consider the Children's Museum of Phoenix! My kids LOVE CMOP Three floors to learn, explore and enjoy... and I will tell you've I've nursed my kids on each of them.

The Children's Museum is a very breastfeeding friendly location. Some moms want more privacy, or have a child who is easily distracted and so a quiet spot may be necessary to get a nursing session in.

A solution to needing a quiet spot to nurse at the Children's Museum is in order! CMOP wants to create Nursing "snug" spots and needs your help (Click the link to learn more.)

According to Marion Wiener, Director of Marketing and Communications for CMOP, said via email to AttachedMoms.com:

All women should breastfeed if they are willing and able. It is undoubtedly probably one of the top 5 best things you can do for your child! After loving, nurturing, caring and loving them some more! Plus, women should all have a private, comfortable space to breastfeed when they are in public spaces. And it would be the Museum’s honor to be able to provide that for our breastfeeding visitors. 

Even if you can't donate to this cause, consider passing along the information to others. Awareness and acceptance of breastfeeding helps us all.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! Whether you celebrate for Jesus' rising or for the purely commercial reason, I hope your day is starting off well and you're enjoying time with family and friends. It was a late night for our daughter so at 8 am, I had to wake her up since my son was already finding hard boiled eggs and commenting "crack" and throwing them :)

One of the great finds the Easter Bunny happened to leave along his hopping path was a "real" Angry Birds game, Angry Birds: Knock On Wood Game! My son was enjoying it for a bit (but then he decided he already had a way to play Angry Birds... with his Melissa & Doug Cardboard Blocks!

Mass at 11, followed by a hike will round out our day. If we make it back in time, we may try Church with a dear friend, but I'm a bit hesitant on the round two with that being a potential meltdown time with my almost 2 year old who thinks he's too big for naps :)

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday pi day

(Imaginary) Friend Play date

Apparently imaginary friends need a lot of paper for their craft. I'm unsure of the actual count, especially since my daughter only knows one of these friend's names (Olivia)... but i sure hope they clean up afterward!

So my daughter's normal in having imaginary friends. So far the only thing we're a bit iffy on is her desire to open the front door to let them in... Thankfully we have child locks up high that mean even if she does open the first two locks... the third latch is too high, even with a stool.

Wordless Wednesday

The Case for Make Believe

Join us this month for a reading of Susan Linn's "The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World."

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