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A child carrier for carrying a child in a standing position on the back of the wearer is disclosed. The child carrier may have a shoulder harness having a first loop of material adapted to encircle a left shoulder area of a child carrier wearer, and a second loop of material adapted to encircle a ri

A child carrier for carrying a child in a standing position on the back of the wearer is disclosed. The child carrier may have a shoulder harness having a first loop of material adapted to encircle a left shoulder area of a child carrier wearer, and a second loop of material adapted to encircle a right shoulder area of the wearer. The first loop of material and the second loop of material may be connected in an upper back region of the wearer. First and second handholds may be provided at the shoulder area of the first and second loops of material. The child carrier may have positions to attach accessories such as a water bottle, small enclosure for storage, and the like. In a first embodiment, a rigid or semi-rigid elongated platform having a width adapted to permit a child to stand on the platform may be suspended from the back of the shoulder harness by flexible straps, where the platform may be compact folding to allow the entire child carrier to be stored in a small pouch. In a second embodiment, individual stirrups for the child's feet may be suspended from the back of the shoulder harness.

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1. A child carrier comprising: a shoulder harness having a first loop of material adapted to encircle a left shoulder area of a child carrier wearer, a second loop of material adapted to encircle a right shoulder area of the wearer, wherein the first loop of material and the second loop of material

1. A child carrier comprising: a shoulder harness having a first loop of material adapted to encircle a left shoulder area of a child carrier wearer, a second loop of material adapted to encircle a right shoulder area of the wearer, wherein the first loop of material and the second loop of material are connected in a back region of the harness, and wherein the first and second loops of material each have a lower back region below a point at which the first and second loops of material are connected;a first handhold formed of a third loop of material attached to the first loop of material;a second handhold formed of a fourth loop of material attached to the second loop of material;a rigid or semi-rigid elongated platform having first and second ends distal from each other spaced apart along an elongated axis of said platform, said elongated platform having a width adapted to permit a child to stand on the platform;means for suspending the first and second ends of the elongated platform from the lower back regions of the first and second loops of material, wherein said means for suspending includes a flexible strap; andmeans for adjusting the length of the flexible strap. 2. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein the first loop of material and the second loop of material each include a means for adjusting the length of the loop of material. 3. The child carrier of claim 1 further comprising a chest strap having a first piece connected to the first loop of material in a chest area of the wearer and a second piece connected to the second loop of material in a chest area of the wearer. 4. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein the first loop of material and the second loop of material are connected in the back region of the harness by a length of stretchable material. 5. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein the first loop of material and the second loop of material comprise stretchable material. 6. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein the flexible strap comprises stretchable material. 7. The child carrier of claim 1, further comprising: means for adjusting locations of connection points of the suspension means to the first and second loops of material. 8. The child carrier of claim 1, further comprising a rigid member attached to the first loop of material and the second loop of material in the back region of the harness. 9. The child carrier of claim 1, wherein the elongated platform comprises two or more separable segments.