Would you take a stroller abroad for a newly turned five year old

I think this is the best answer op.

I'm not sure I'd have managed to push a five year old for very long; I remember even a three year old starting to feel like quite a load!

But if it works for you, just do it. It's your holiday. It isn't like dc will still be in the stroller at 18 if you allow it this holiday. People get a bit overly wound up about when dc should stop doing things imo.

😬i'm afraid I cannot abide dc on scooters. Greatest menace to mankind ever!

No.

We took two buggies when we went to Disneyland last year. One, the proper one, was for DS at 18 months. The other was for DD2 who was 5yrs 2m at the time. There is so much walking at Disneyland and she really struggles when she’s tired. It was also November and freakishly cold when we went so we could wrap her up warm. We knew if we only brought one, there was a risk she’d need to use the buggy and someone would have to carry DS. She never napped in it but she liked to pull the sun visor down to get away from being overwhelmed.

We’re about to start the process for investigating a neurodivergence assessment for DD2. At the same age, DD1 would have coped with walking perfectly well with only a bit of carrying at the end of the day.

What type of holiday are you planning OP?
City? Beach? Resort?

Don't worry about it being too heavy to push. If your buggy is a decent one, it is will be constructed to a high enough quality that will be fine to push with a heavier load/height.

I'm quite short and there is absolutely no way I'd carry any child over three years of age anywhere other than a chair!

Just take it. My kid is autistic so we still use ours a bit at 4 and that’s made me realise it’s just a social norm, one that seems to be a bit more flexible in London because lots of people don’t have cars, so you do see older kids in buggies a bit more.

I remember when my baby was small judging another mum for having an older boy in a pram. I look back on it now with embarrassment!

Lots of people use those little carts now for their kids at festivals and things like that - kids can’t always be on their feet all day and do get tired.

Liberate yourself from what other people think and do what is right for your family!

No. But we always have a rental car so DD would nap on the way back when we did an outing (I often nap in the car as well, DH is known for having sleeping passengers).

We never did hotel holidays at that age so the "staying up late in the bar/entertainment" was never a topic. We either went out for dinner or cooked and played a game and when DD was tired she would be off to bed.

Only if they are disabled. It is seriously weird otherwise.

We went on a long holiday for a month when our daughter turned 4. We made sure she had been trained prior to the holiday to be able to walk a few miles with ease as the location we were going was not suitable for buggies and we didn't want her on our shoulders all the time.

The last time she was in a pram of any sort was at 2y 8m after we had been walking in the Lake District the days before and she was tired.

Nowadays she can walk 4-5 miles at ease at 4.5y but it has to start somewhere.

No. We have taken a fold up scooter in the suitcase a few times! But only when we knew the location was suitable

I can't think of anything worse than pushing a five year old in the heat, potentially on cobbles, or having to park the pram in the museum, lug it on the plane etc.

Maybe slow things down if she needs to nap.