So what did they invent? The exersaucer.Īlthough the numbers show exersaucers have certainly served as a safe alternative to baby walkers over the past two decades, their presence in homes across the world have not come without criticism, particularly from the pediatric therapy community. In addition to safety, they also wanted their product to entertain babies while maybe teaching them a developmental skill or two. One particular baby company decided to go ahead and invent a product to be a safer alternative to walkers, and that was how they marketed it.
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Walkers allowed immobile, ground-level babies to suddently become mobile and upright, which resulted in HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of babies becoming injured by doing things like falling down stairs and reaching for hot stoves…a parent’s worst nightmare! Walkers also taught babies how to “walk” by using terrible biomechanics and movement patterns, and walker use actually ended up delaying babies’ abilities to independently walk. The story goes that exersaucers were developed in the 90’s as a response to all the injuries caused by baby walkers. They also give babies a chance to try out new skills and sensations as they swat at toys, turn plastic pages, push buttons to activate lights and music, and rock and bounce themselves in their stationary play structure. They allow us to put our babies down in a place where they won’t roll away or get into mischief so we can take a shower, wash the dishes, change the laundry, or flop onto the couch in exhaustion. I believe it’s important to take a balanced approach to these sorts of issues because, let’s face it, we humans just don’t respond well to ultimatums telling us to “never” or “always” do something.Įxersaucers give parents and caregivers a break, and they’re fun for babies. Many people (particularly pediatric therapists) vehemently oppose their existence while others (exhausted caregivers) praise their invention.
I have to admit, my excitement about the arrival of our Evenflo ExerSaucer World Traveler Triple Fun Saucer did quail a bit when I opened the box and saw how much assembly was required.If you’ve been around Baby Land long, you probably know exersaucers can be quite the source of controversy. Most of the parts click into each other easily.Īt 6 months old, our baby girl has grown out of liking the playmat stage, so I didn’t set it up for that layout. But for those with younger babes, it’s great to have that option to start with.
Instead, I went straight for the ExerSaucer stage. The instructions are adequate, but you do have to carefully study the diagrams to make sure you are putting in the pieces the right way up (or out), so that the next pieces fit in. The first step was probably the hardest, involving hooking a spring to the interior of the feet. I did the first one wrong it took me several minutes and a screwdriver jammed in as a lever to undo it, so I could fix it. The only other sticky part was attaching the springs in the legs-the part that makes it bounce. You have to hold the spring in while securing it with the screws, which in reality requires more than two hands. I had my husband hold the spring down, so I could place the screws with one hand and screw them in with the other. The spring kept popping back up when I tried to do it by myself, and I couldn’t get the screws in.
Her eyes were like saucers! There are so many toys on this! I considered putting on just a toy or two at a time, so she could get used to them slowly-but I was too excited for her to see everything. Almost all of the toys have parts that either move or make sounds, so whichever one she plays with, there’s a reaction when she touches it. She’s not quite big enough to consistently push the buttons, but she loves the spinning toys and the mirror. One minor annoyance I had is that there are three toys that require batteries. Fortunately, I had enough of both types on hand, but it would be nice if the toys took the same type of batteries if you had to go buy them.
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On the plus side, each of the three toys have off switches as well as the two volume settings, so you can turn off the noises if they start to bug you. Where some saucers have a toy and then an empty tray space, this one has toys all the way around, so whichever way baby spins, she can reach at least two toys to play with. So far, we haven’t left her in it for more than 20-30 minutes as a time, as she’s still working on her balance and gets tired, but she hasn’t gotten bored yet and is excited to go back in every time.
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