Piggybacks are one of the purest pleasures of childhood.

A toddler crawls onto a parent’s back, gets hoisted atop the shoulders — and is treated to a relatively towering view of the world.

It’s a whole new perspective on life.

“This is what it’s like to be tall,” a child muses.

“It’s the most fun thing ever,” another thinks.

But it’s all a bit too risky for today’s hyper-worried generation pushing safe spaces.

Or at least we can conclude that from a new product that’s been generating buzz on Amazon.

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So a parents straps on a backpack harness. A child, attached to her own safety harness, then climbs onto it. And the parent trucks the child around the city, the hiking trail, wherever the little guy’s or gal’s legs might get too tired to walk.

A snug, sturdy fit (photo credit: Amazon)

Sold as a product that should make it “safer” for a parent’s back (not to mention addressing the implied safety issue of a child mounting such a contraption), this is how it is advertised:

It’s “easy on the back. This carrier shifts most of the weight to your shoulders, giving your back a rest. Comfortably adjusts for all adult sizes, distributing weight to support a natural upright posture. For children over 25 lbs., consider our hip belt accessory for added comfort.”

The contraption is getting mixed reviews.

“We wanted to give this a try before a trip to Disney World,” one reviewer wrote. “The idea seemed great and I was excited for the purchase to arrive … In the end we decided it was easier to just throw my daughter up on my shoulders, as man has been doing for thousands of years, rather than carrying a piece of equipment that could only be comfortably used sporadically for a child of 40 lbs.,” the reviewer concluded.

“Great concept but doesn’t work,” another said. “My five-year-old daughter is 40 lbs. and loves piggyback rides. I thought this was a great way to piggyback her when she gets tired but not kill my back. First that metal bar when she stands on it digs right into my back over and over again. I also felt like I was carrying 80 lbs. around vs. the 40 lbs. she weighs. She also told me it was very uncomfortable for her as well and that she didn’t like it. Will be returning this — not something we can use at all and is also WAY overpriced for what you get.”

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“My son weights 30 lbs. and it felt like needles on my shoulders when I tried this. I adjusted straps multiple times to [at]tempt to make it better but it was no use,” another wrote.

“It may be better to carry my daughter in a full size hiking bag or just on my bare back,” a reviewer complained. “Very painful, poorly designed. All the pressure is on the midback and instant. My daughter is only 30 lbs. and I have carried her on my back for hours on and off when we got ‘misplace’ on a hiking trail… This product is more painful in 10 minutes than the day we got lost!”

Ouch.

Nonetheless, the Piggyback Rider Scout has garnered some awards, including the National Parenting Center’s “Seal of Approval,” along with first prize from the “She Knows Parenting Awards.” It’s been featured on CNN Travel and Good Morning America.

Some parents stand by the product.

Yet there are parents who are taken aback by the whole thing.

“It looks insanely uncomfortable, and I am not sure I trust that little shoulder harness to keep a wiggly kid that falls, safe,” one mother told LifeZette. “My kid would jump backward off that bar just to see what happened.”

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“As a mom of five, my overall assessment of children (especially toddlers) is that their main purpose in life is to test the reflexes of their parents,” another mother — this one of five kids — told LifeZette. “The product advertised is meant to help the parent, but what I see is a platform from which a toddler could more efficiently launch himself backward into his next adventure.”

“Looking at it, all I can think of is my nephew head-butting me and spitting in my hair,” said another family member. “That’s if he doesn’t try jumping off the ledge first.”

When it comes to childhood favorites like the piggyback, it might just be best to stick to the classics.

Kyle Becker is a content writer and producer with LifeZette. Follow him on Twitter