Can’t get “dad” excited about any of the baby stuff shopping? Well, the pram may be the one item that actually gets him actively involved in the selection process – provided you use the right language.
That’s the beauty of prams today – they share terminology with that other popular male fascination, the car. So drop terms like “suspension”, “pneumatic tyres” and “off-road performance” and he should be hooked.
And if that doesn’t work, just subtly hint to him that his lack of involvement could end up with him pushing a low-handled pram with a flowery canopy.
Once he’s agreed to come along and road-test a few prams, get him to hit prams.com.au and do his homework (he’ll love using our pram choosing tool [http://www.prams.com.au/chooser/]). Here is his pre-expedition preparation:
• you’ve already seduced him with sexy car terms, now get him to swot up on what he thinks are pram essentials (e.g extendable handle, a pram he can jog with).
• ask him what he hopes to use the pram for.
• talk to him about the different styles.
• tell him you’ll expect him to road-test different prams and practice one-handed collapsing and expanding of the unit.
Here are some of the prams and strollers we’re loving for dad:
• iCandy apple jogger {[http://www.prams.com.au/prams/apple-jogger/]
• Phil & Ted’s explorer [http://www.prams.com.au/prams/explorer/]\
• Mountain Buggy Swift Stroller [http://www.prams.com.au/prams/swift/]
• Quinny Zapp [http://www.prams.com.au/prams/zap-stroller/]
• The Joolz Day Pram [http://www.prams.com.au/prams/day-pram/]
