like seriously when it comes to safety, if you saw somebody else doing that with your child, you would probably punch them in the throat after the child came down. the fuck is wrong with people
*lol it’s shocking the number of dads who are saying they’d be cool with you tossing their baby around. you’re all bad people. “I would do literally anything to protect my child” okay how about you don’t juggle them “fuck you buddy” lol what a bunch of angry man babies
Babies fucking love being tossed around. They demand it until your arms are jello. Their giggles are totally worth it, though.
I used to “body slam” my niece and nephew into the couch all the time (not actually at full speed of course). Give them the 'ol peoples elbow. They really do get a kick out of some rough housing.
Difference is, being tossed around is developmentally important for babies and toddlers.
you’ve never watched somebody set up for this shot? it’s not a balancing act, it’s a toss with the photo snapped at the apex. so yes, you did learn something today
No it kinda is a balancing act. At least with my two sons, and I’ve done it with both many times. Around 6 months they start being able to balance if you hold them by their buts. They wobble back and forth and find stability. This is just the advanced version of that where you press them up above your head while they balance. It’s easy and they are never really unsafe, if they wobble you just drop your hand and bring your other hand up and catch their bum with two hands. It’s awesome.
What the fuck are you talking about. That’s not remotely true. You just put the baby in your hand and lift it. It’s not that uncommon a “stunt”.
What kinda weak ass arms you got that you can’t balance a baby for 2 seconds to take a picture
Some rando doing it is quite a bit different than the parent of the child doing it.
Some random person walks up and lifts your baby over their head with one arm = not okay because you don’t know them or trust them to not harm the kid.
The baby’s father doing it = nerve-wracking, yes, but you at least know he’s gonna try to be careful.
It’s okay to risk breaking your baby’s neck as long as it’s fun for you and will take a good picture
As long as the baby has control of their head and neck & isn’t a squirmy worm, it’s usually fine! You’re not leaving them up on a ledge alone or anything— you’re literally holding them.
It’s okay if folks don’t want to risk it with their kids due to their own preferences & trust in their strength and/or the child’s temperament. I used to do it when my kid was tiny! But I get if people don’t feel comfortable doing it with their own kids.
There’s a higher risk of your baby injured in a car accident, tbh.
Okay first off, I’m not going to go stop a parent or interfere with another person doing this. But my opinion is that it’s stupidly dangerous and your defense of it falls flat (pun intended).
Babies can abruptly startle and squirm at those ages pictured. I’ve been cradling a baby in my arms and had them randomly fling themselves backwards (I didn’t drop them because I was holding onto them).
Second, they are holding the baby by a onesie and a diaper. The onesie can snap, stretch, fall off, and so can the diaper. I wouldn’t risk a 7ft or higher fall with a baby with that. They can easily break their neck. There’s a reason rollercoasters and rides don’t just restrain you by a velcro diaper and a onesie- they aren’t generally meant to hold the weight of a person/baby.
Babies can play many many many many many other ways besides this way, and they will have just as much fun. There’s no real reason to do this. Ever. It’s so much risk for literally no extra reward.
Sure, a child under 15 is also more likely to die in a car accident than in an accidental drowning. Yet it remains, along with injuries, to be one of the leading causes of child mortalities. Kids are likely to die in fires and from gunshots too (also in the top 5 leading causes of death), a little less likely to die from those than car accidents, yet I’m not going to let my kids play with guns or fires just because they are less likely to kill them than a car accident.
