Child carriers

Robert Carroll

Long after they learn to walk, children seem to spend a lot of time not walking. If you don't want gorilla arms and a decrepit back, some kind of apparatus in is order. A pushchair is the obvious choice, but sometimes this mainstay of child propulsion just doesn't cut it. Tricky terrain with lots of ups and downs, wheel-defying sand, limited space? A back carrier is the best idea all round.

rcarroll@thenational.ae

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