WIY: I can understand you being concerned about the child’s safety. I don’t think it’s safe to put a baby into the wagon that way even without anything being place on top of him/her.
But the child’s dignity? Oh please! It wouldn’t matter what age the child was. There is nothing degrading about a mother putting an item on top of him/her. I see nothing at all wrong with that. I’m an adult and if my mother did that to me, I would only be glad to help. And an infant who can’t even realize? Sorry, I can’t imagine how you think it’s degrading.