To ask at what age did you stop using a pushchair?

Depends! My youngest is 8 and still needs a buggy, but she's disabled so it's a wheelchair buggy. She can walk a bit but not far and not without discomfort.

My eldest moved to a scooter/buggy board by the age of 3. She would have gone in the buggy occasionally after turning 3 but hardly ever.

It depends so much on the individual child, and your circumstances. I don't think there's a right answer, or that people should judge.

My DD stopped using a pushchair at 3. My DGD was even younger, about 2.5 I think. She's 18 now and I think she'd love to be wheeled around in a pushchair now 😂. Seriously though,I'm always surprised at the number of kids I see nowadays who must be aged around 5/6/7 who are in a pushchair. OK,I know that there's always the possibility that they may have a disability,but every single one of them?

Until you can replace it with something else like a scooter or balance bike

4.6 for both of them. I walk fast and walk a lot.

Probably 3ish day to day, but 3.5/pushing 4 for days out and shopping trips. Much easier to whizz around town with a buggy to put child and shopping in than carry everything and chase after a small child.

I really miss the buggy now, it was handy!

We had a running buggy, they went in it for Parkrun or when either of us took them out running. Mostly early morning whilst the other slept. Otherwise we carried both our boys in a wrap or Tula carrier. We generally walked everywhere in the town we live in. There is 3 years apart in age so by the time the 2nd came out eldest could walk to most places we needed to go.
Their grandparents used a pushchair if they picked the oldest up from nursery for the younger one. By the time he started nursery he was making the trip to school and back twice a day. So was walking the best part of 2kms a day at 4. They now walk 2 miles a day to school and back plus anything for activities on top.

18 months because the fight to get them in it wasn't worth the effort. We drive too so didn't tend to walk long distances and our little one walked pretty well up to a couple of miles without wanting carried.

Mine was 18 months. I lived at the bottom of a hill and refused to push him up it. It took twice as long to walk anywhere but I adjusted timings and snailed it everywhere. He is now a lanky 19 year old who walks faster than I do.

It’s not as simple as saying they are too old for a pushchair - it depends on the circumstances. We don’t use the pushchair regularly for DS who is just over 3 years old, we walk a lot and he has reasonable stamina - he still requires the occasional shoulder ride though.

The only time we use the pushchair is to and from nursery - we need to get there quickly and the traffic is awful so we don’t generally drive - most parents do though. It’s also a long and active day so walking almost a mile each way is really tiring. Come the spring, when he is 3.5 we will knock it on the head and either scoot or bike I think.

Depends on child, how far you walking etc.... dd pretty much gave up on pushchair around 2-3 ish... I know some can go longer until 4. I wish dd been one of those...

As people said, depends on a lot of things. Both mine basically stopped shortly before age 3 - oldest because DS was due 2 months after they turned 3. The last time we used one for DS was holiday just after he turned 3 a few months after we'd given away the pushchair - we bought a very light foldable one as we knew we'd do a lot of walking on this holiday and he wouldn't have the stamina just yet. I was quite keen to get them used to walking and they seemed OK with it and able to walk the sorts of distances we were usually going.

We had a short walk, about 500m, to nursery, so even though both kids were slow walkers it was fine to walk them there but I can image that a parent who has a longer walk (but where it's still not worth taking the car) might use a pushchair for a bit longer to save time. As people have said, may vary if you don't have a car also.

Not always. There is often an in between time when the extent of the needs isn’t known. Societal judgment will make it harder for parents.

at the end of the day it’s nothing to do with you when another parent decides to stop - or not - using their pram.

Each was turfed out on their third birthday. Couldn't wait to be rid of it, luckily they were all good walkers.

I think you’re taking this a little personally- most people with any sense know the difference between a SEN pushchair and a baby/toddler one and if a child fits in a normal pushchair they don’t look too big for it.

Eldest upgraded to buggy board at 2 years 9 months when youngest was born. He would have been more than happy to stay in it though. Youngest is now coming up to 2 and hates the buggy, prefers to walk which takes ages.

My 2.5 year old still uses it for naps if we are out for a full day. For example at a national trust property, she will walk or scoot around and then after some lunch we will persuade her to go in it and after 20 mins or so she’ll be out cold for an hour or so. We love it as we get time to have a quiet chat and a coffee. I imagine she will stop this soon and the pushchair will be a bit pointless but we will still use it for things like trips into the city on the train as it’s a lot of walking, you have to be on time for public transport and not stop and check every stick and leaf (lol) and it’s so busy in the city centre we live near with tourists and stuff, she is safer in the pushchair.

Stopped using it day to day just before 3. Still used it for pre school pick up for a further six months as he would stand and refuse to walk and a ten minute walk became a stand off of nearly an hour a few times. He's now nearly 4 and I haven't used it since they went back in September. I wanted him walking solidly before starting school this coming September. He has a few classmates that are still brought to and from in one. To add we live in a small village so it's not a long walk for any pre schooler.

Also around 4 here, I don't drive and would use it for very long walks ( I love a long walk and don't mind walking everywhere) . Luckily for me my kids were very small ( and bald 🤣) for their age and looked like 3 year olds at 4 so I didn't get any funny looks. I have heard people judging others for 4 year olds using pushchairs and have told them to shut up.

Add to this when the child point blank refuses to sit in it any more despite me saying it’s a long walk!

I was 36 when I stopped using one for mine

I feel quite torn on when to stop the buggy with dd. She turns 3 in March so I'd hope by then as she's good on her balance bike but in April she starts nursery and I'll only have 20 mins to get her there after dropping eldest off at school! There is also marching briskly to beavers on Fridays, again the buggy is a life saver for that, there is simply no time to go at little kid pace. If it wasn't for those 2 things id send the buggy to the charity shop in a heartbeat! I do drive but we share a car and when dh has it for work I make do without the car so that's not always an option for me.

I kept taking a pushchair on holiday even though DC didn't really need it because it was easier to carry everything ( this was the time before those pull along cart things) and if DC was knackered they sort of balanced on top.
The first year without it, I looked like Buckaroo !

DD (NT) turned 3 and never sat in her pushchair again.

She was a late walker (didn't walk until 18 mo). We didn't take her pushchair away, she just told us she didn't want to use it again, and then didn't.

My daughter just turned 4. It came to Disney and we use it once a week for long multiple mile walks

Both mine stopped at 2.5ish, the first moved to a buggy board and my second would just rather walk. We have kept it as we do occasionally use it for our now 3 year old if we’re on a long walk and it’s his nap time (he still has a daily nap). We probably use it about once a month now. Considering taking it to Florida in the summer but undecided, he will be just turned 4.