subject: The Benefits Of Baby Activity Jumper [print this page] You place your toddler in the seat of a baby jumper and they push up from the ground to bounce up and down.
Once hugely popular, the baby jumper started to lose the high sales volumes as more and more alternative products came to market.
In recent times, as with so many well tried and tested products, the popularity of the baby jumper is returning as one of the favorite activity products for babies.
Baby jumpers have improved a great deal over their forms in the past and today producers of some of the more popular brands and models have made them more safe, practical and versatile.
The aim of the baby jumper when it was first invented was essentially to provide your baby with a form of entertainment and increase the strength of their legs, especially as they move towards their walking years.
Baby jumpers perhaps lost some of their appeal in the past as a few voiced their opinion that the bouncing action of such young toddlers would lead to bent legs. This is obviously not true now if you use the jumper correctly and in line with safety recommendations.
Contrary to the idea of providing only fun for your baby, it ended up being a popular choice for parents that needed to occupy their toddlers safely whilst they got on with the house work.
Not only are jumpers great fun for your child and a welcome break aid for parents, but they are also great products to improve a number of your toddler's skills.
Babies and toddlers inevitably grasp and reach for the edges of the jumper and any attached toys and objects placed on it and this serves to improve their motor skills.
Many jumpers today come equipped or supplied with a few attachable toys and even child proof mirrors and depending on what is attached can provide both a form of entertainment as well as a learning experience.
Jumpers that hang from the door opening also move in a sideways direction and so allow your child to develop their leg control and muscles.
You can choose either a jumper unit that is placed on the ground and has the jumping seat fitted, or the doorway jumper that you fasten to the inside of a door frame and hang down in the doorway opening.
If you are looking to buy a doorway type baby jumper, there are a few key considerations that you should bear in mind.
Safety is the most vital aspect of any baby product for your infant or toddler and no more so than with an activity product that your little one will be bouncing up and down in. So check to make sure the safety rating is appropriate for the model that you choose.
Springs are the main component of the 'jump' in these activity products, but the bouncing seat should also have a backup system that will stop your baby falling should the spring component fail.
Many people that have custom doorways will find that not all jumpers will fit them, if this is the case in your home, than check first to make sure that the width of the doorway is covered by the jumper's fittings.
The whole concept of a doorway jumper seems like a great idea and really it is, but earlier models were produced that never took account of damage that a swinging baby could do both to themselves and the surrounding area. When you buy a doorway jumper, ensure that there is sufficient padding around the baby seated area to prevent scratches and dents in your doorframe as your baby will inevitably bump into it.
Some parents instead opt to suspend the doorway jumper not in a doorway, but instead from a support elsewhere without the constrictions of a nearby door frame obstacle. If this is your intention, then you should check that the jumper attachment mechanism will allow you to do this whilst at the same time retaining the full safety for your baby at the same time.
The second type of baby jumper, the activity seated jumper is often purchased to provide your baby with the ability to improve the strength in their legs whilst also safely exploring their surroundings as it is easily moved around in the house.
Jumpers are loved by parents more and more as both a great form of fun for their child and also a safe place to let them self entertain whilst you get on with other things with them in sight.
