Abstract: A sling-type combination child carrying and seat harness apparatus comprises a piece of suitable fabric having at opposite first and second ends thereof a pair of rings and a pair of elongated ties, the latter being adapted to be threaded through the rings and secured thereto to form a loop which is required in a child carrying position of the apparatus. The fabric defines a pouch between the first and second ends for receiving the child in the child carrying position of the apparatus which has been suspended from an adult's shoulder. The apparatus comprises a pocket defined at the first end adjacent the rings in order that the apparatus may be used as a seat harness for a chair or the like having a seat and a back rest. In this case, the apparatus and, more particularly, the pouch is laid partly on the seat of the chair and the pocket is slidably engaged over the back rest.