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'Baby toting' in 1963
"Why are you so interested in baby toting?" asks host Anna Cameron in this 1963
clip from CBC-TV's Telescope. Her guest, Mrs. Peterson, has a simple
answer: she was looking for a way to keep her babies close to her while still
having her hands free to do the housework. She began to research baby carriers
around the world, and found a variety of innovative contraptions. She also found
an added benefit to carrying your baby this way -- the motion puts the little one
to sleep!
• Baby carriers in various forms, including slings, front carriers and back
carriers, are relatively common in North America today. And they've been used in
other cultures for centuries. But in the early 1960s in North America, they were
considered fairly unusual.
• Also known as "baby wearing," toting your baby in a carrier close to your body has become increasingly trendy in North America with the rise of "attachment parenting" -- a theory made popular by parenting expert Dr. William Sears in the 1990s. • In addition to "baby wearing," other attachment parenting philosophies include breastfeeding, not letting your baby cry to sleep, and bringing your baby into bed with you.
• Recently baby carriers have become more than just a way to bond with baby -- they're now considered a fashion statement in some circles. A 2006 New York Sun article described baby slings ranging from $99 to $550, some of which were made from hand-dyed cottons and linens. "People are viewing them as fashion items," explained a store manager.
• Also known as "baby wearing," toting your baby in a carrier close to your body has become increasingly trendy in North America with the rise of "attachment parenting" -- a theory made popular by parenting expert Dr. William Sears in the 1990s. • In addition to "baby wearing," other attachment parenting philosophies include breastfeeding, not letting your baby cry to sleep, and bringing your baby into bed with you.
• Recently baby carriers have become more than just a way to bond with baby -- they're now considered a fashion statement in some circles. A 2006 New York Sun article described baby slings ranging from $99 to $550, some of which were made from hand-dyed cottons and linens. "People are viewing them as fashion items," explained a store manager.
Medium: Television
Program: Take 30
Broadcast Date: May 10, 1963
Guest(s): Mrs. Peterson
Host: Anna Cameron
Duration: 10:19
Program: Take 30
Broadcast Date: May 10, 1963
Guest(s): Mrs. Peterson
Host: Anna Cameron
Duration: 10:19
Last updated: May 8, 2012
Page consulted on May 3, 2013
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