A friend recently sent this picture of Lily from the 1st day of Stroller Strides. Seeing it made me think about babies.... and strollers... and babies in strollers. We have an amazingly strong group of moms that have been with Stroller Strides since Day 1- literally since Aug. 20th 2008 and their babies are usually amazingly good in the stroller during class.

And believe me, it's not because they are perfect children- it's because they've gotten used to it.

Their moms came to class loaded with snacks, toys, pacifiers, bottles etc. and when their kids got unhappy, the tempted them with these treats. Sometimes- it worked like a charm- sometimes the screaming continued & got worse. But the moms stayed tough, kept 'em strapped in & the rest of us- just dealed. We are all moms, we are not on an airplane- we don't care if your kid cries. We will even do our best to distract them.
You may think you can't come to class because your child 'isn't good in a stroller', but trust me, trust all of us- they'll get it. We will convince them- either with bubbles, tickles or my amazingly excellent singing voice. :)