A child carrying or supporting harness for suspending a child from the body of a support person in a safe and comfortable manner and providing freedom for the hands and arms of the support person, the harness comprising a saddle portion for surrounding the "bottom" of the child and strap members extending angularly outwardly from the saddle portion and disposed substantially diagonally with respect to flap members extending angularly outwardly from the opposite side of the saddle member, each of said flap members being provided with clasp or fastening members on the free or outer ends thereof for engagement by a respective strap member. One of the strap members is adapted for encircling the waist of the support person, and the other of the strap members is adapted to encircle the upper torso and neck portion of the support person, with the saddle portion supporting or suspending the child in the proximity of the hip area of the support person.