New Sign For Strollers That Cautions Against Touching the Baby

[guywithashovel]

http://moms.today.com/_news/2010/11/...6687#c19246687

The sign says "Please Wash Your Hands Before Touching Mine."

Quote from the article:

The signs were created by a first-time mom (shocker!) who wanted to stop, or at least slow down, well-meaning friends and strangers who reached in to touch her baby. Satisfied customers say it’s a great way to protect babies from viruses without constantly bugging people to wash their hands.

Personally, I think this is a clever addition to a stroller. If I had a baby, I would probably be distrubed by strangers approaching the baby and hugging, kissing, and playing with it---which unfortunately, I've seen adult family and friends do to babies in stores *sigh*.

[Eisa]

Hmm. I do think that on the whole, it's a good idea. People can get really intrusive when it comes to a baby and think nothing of just picking the poor thing up and/or playing with him/her. Without consulting Mommy or Daddy.

On the other hand, it just kind of rubs me the wrong way. Like...I don't know, I just don't like when signs and stuff are from the baby's perspective when it's obviously their parents who feel that way.

[AdminAssistant]

On one hand, babies don't need to be as sheltered from germs as a lot of parents think. On the other hand, random strangers really need to keep their hands off someone's baby (or a pregnant woman's belly, for that matter).

[Andara Bledin]

On one hand, babies don't need to be as sheltered from germs as a lot of parents think. On the other hand, random strangers really need to keep their hands off someone's baby (or a pregnant woman's belly, for that matter).

This.

^-.-^

[Lace Neil Singer]

I'd personally love a sign that I could wear that would stop people touching me. Maybe with "Invade the bubble and get a punch" or something.

[BlaqueKatt]

I never used a stroller-I had a sling-kept most people at bay-especially because he was normally so hunkered down in it napping or nursing that you couldn't see him, and would have to be within swatting distance of me to touch him(and yes I did swat-"didn't your parents teach you to keep your hands to yourself?")

[Sage Blackthorn]

I never used a stroller-I had a sling-kept most people at bay-especially because he was normally so hunkered down in it napping or nursing that you couldn't see him, and would have to be within swatting distance of me to touch him(and yes I did swat-"didn't your parents teach you to keep your hands to yourself?")

Good for you! It's nice to know there are still parents out there who protect their children from strange people trying to fondle them. Well done, as a mother you SHOULD smack anyone you don't know who's trying to mess with your kid.

[Peppergirl]

What's exceedingly sad to me is that there's even a NEED for this sort of thing.


As for me, I don't recall ever swatting anyone who touched my kids - but I did hiss occasionally.

[blas87]

I'm not a fan of clothing/signs that are clearly the thoughts of the parent and not the child itself, but this doesn't strike me as too bad of an idea.

If I were a parent, I'd probably make one that flat out said "Touch my kid and you die, k?"

[tabbyblack13]

Good for you! It's nice to know there are still parents out there who protect their children from strange people trying to fondle them. Well done, as a mother you SHOULD smack anyone you don't know who's trying to mess with your kid.

Good for you! I will wave at children but never touch them unless I know the parents. It's just rude to grab a kid out of a stroller.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

1. Developing children need to have all of their systems worked in order for them to develop. This includes the immune system. If the child is not exposed germs and viruses, the immune system doesn't have a clue in hell what to do when a serious infection sets in. This is why immunizations are important and while having a clean house is generally a good idea, trying to make the home sterile is actually going to make the child sick in the long run.

2. If I ever saw this sign on a stroller of a friend of mine, I'd be very insulted. The implication behind the sign as I see it is that I am unclean, one of the great unwashed masses that spreads the plague wherever I go. I work in a hospital. Unless I'm degreasing an engine, my hands are going to be as clean if not more so than the mother's hands. If I saw that sign, then it would be a cold day in hell before I ever touched the kid.

3. I understand the need to keep random strangers from handling your children. But putting up a sign? Might as well put up a sign on your Dodge Viper with the top down and the keys in the ignition and expect that the sign will ward off the car thief. A sign is not going to do dick. If you want to protect your child, protect your child by being a parent and not one of the far too numerous types that treat their pets like children and their children like pets.

[draco664]

I'd personally love a sign that I could wear that would stop people touching me. Maybe with "Invade the bubble and get a punch" or something.

Nah, you'd get even more people coming up and saying "Oh, the baby's punching already? let me feel!"

[Boozy]

If you're the type of asshole who manhandles strangers' babies without asking, you're also the type of asshole who doesn't read and obey signs.

This sign won't do anything but possibly offend your closest friends and family, who in all likelihood have nothing on their hands that will harm your child.

[guywithashovel]

I think Boozy makes a good point.

If I had a baby, I still think I'd be tempted to include something like this in the stroller, though. I'm actually debating getting one of these for my sister and brother-in-law who recently had a baby girl. It just gets on my nerves that so many adults feel obliged to stop and interact with every baby they see in public. I have a few relatives who do this, and I cringe whenever I'm with them and this starts. The reason I do it is because I'm looking at it through the parent's perspective. If I had a baby, and people did this (which I'm sure they would), I'd get really paranoid. Yeah, you may just be some harmless person who loves babies. But you could also be an abductor or some other predator (chances are probably against it, but you never know).

[LadyBarbossa]

I think Boozy makes a good point.

It just gets on my nerves that so many adults feel obliged to stop and interact with every baby they see in public. I have a few relatives who do this, and I cringe whenever I'm with them and this starts.

My Mom's bad about waving and talking to strangers' babies all the time, and it's always been a point of debate with us. However, she never touches them, unless it's someone we know really well. Most people wouldn't walk up to an adult they didn't know and start manhandling, so why is a baby any different? They're people too, not toys or puppies. (come to that, I wouldn't touch a puppy without asking first either)

However, these cutsie little signs attached to strollers and carriers simply reek of "You're gross, we're better than you" to me. The world isn't crawling with as many germs as people would like to think it is. At least not to the point we need to use an entire bottle of hand sanitizer on a simple trip to the store. My sister was a germophobe when her kids were smaller, she and her husband still are to some extent, and guess what? Yep, they're sick pretty often in that household. Seems like someone is always sick.