Sit in the stroller
The body needs to stay still, but the head is usually wide awake and wants to move. The visual support below shows how the harness, footrest and view fit together, so the stroller becomes a place of rest instead of a battle over staying seated.
♂Sitting in a blue pram
A smiling child with curly hair sitting upright in a blue pram with the blue canopy raised, seen from the front.
♂Sitting in a red stroller
A smiling boy with curly hair sitting in a red stroller with a blue cushion, seen from the side.
About this visual support
The harness and footrest do a job that often goes unnoticed: they keep the body in place even when the child is not at all tired. That clash between a still body and a wide-awake head is usually what makes a child start kicking, twisting and leaning sideways after ten minutes in the stroller.
Visual support helps by preparing the child for exactly what will happen with the body. First you sit, then the harness clicks, then the footrest folds out, then the stroller rolls. When the order is clear, it becomes easier to accept that the arms and legs stay where they are, even while the eyes and thoughts wander.
One concrete tip: pick two things together that the child can look out for during the ride, like a dog and a red car. That gives the awake head something to do while the body rests. If you want to connect these pictures to a longer routine with getting dressed, the stroller and coming home again, you can build the whole flow in the Routined app, so the trip is visible from start to finish.