Abstract: A combination child carrier and stroller including a stroller (12; 200) having a frame to which is secured wheels; and a child carrier (14; 216) having a saddle-like seating arrangement in which a child is to be seated vertically is provided. The child carrier is configured to be releasably secured to the stroller. Additionally, the child carrier 5 includes a child harness assembly (44; 216) and a carrier harness assembly (50; 226), the child harness assembly including a back support and a child safety harness (64), while the carrier harness assembly includes a carrier frame structure (42) and shoulder straps (46) secured to the frame structure, in order to carry the child carrier on the back of a caregiver. The child harness assembly and the carrier harness assembly are 10 configured to be releasably secured to each other to form a backpack child carrier (14).