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

You know your child, their sleeping habits, their mood when tired, how far they can walk and their height and weight.

You’re thinking about it for a reason.

At that age my da wouldn’t have used a pushchair. We took it camping when he was 4 (the week before we went!) and it was on his last legs and he never used it and we binned it before we came home.

At 5 we went abroad and he walked fine but then he was never a stroppy kid when tired, could walk for miles and it was just me and him so I could also plan around what was manageable for a 5yo.

Irony being at 8 he began to lose his mobility ( has a neuro genetic condition) and now uses a wheelchair so I now struggle to keep up with him whizzing along 😂

So if you are thinking she needs and will use it - take it.

You know your child and if you think it'll help why not.

We took our for our 4 year old this year. She doesn't use one at home but it was very hot, the buggy had a shade and she jumped in when she needed to. It was also handy when we went to a theme park when on holiday.

We've used one in DLP for our eldest too when she was 5.

Good god no.

You have a holiday that suits your particular 5 year old and you get them to use their legs.

5 is too old.

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we did take strollers for evenings and they were a godsend but I think my youngest was 3 nearly 4 last time we did that but every child is different, do what works for you

Wouldn’t occur to me and I do find the idea strange. My 4 year old doesn’t nap and can keep up with adults doing 13k+ steps for several days in a row on a holiday, it sounds mad to take a pram if you’re doing a standard trip.

Have they a disability of some kind. Otherwise no.

Just bring it. As my mother in law always says, 'it's better looking at it than looking for it!'. Don't worry about people saying it's seriously weird. It isn't. It's being industrious and maximising the holiday experience for everyone. If you were putting a 5 year old in a buggy for your day to day life, I would question it, but holidays are different. I cannot tell you the amount of times that mumsnet told me something and I was so glad that I ignored their advice! You will see plenty of Europeans and holiday makers out later with sleeping children in pushchairs. Don't over think it. Bring the pushchair and if you need it use, if not, don't but don't not bring it on account of the responses here. I wouldn't have had my third child if I had listened to the consensus on mumsnet when I considering trying for a third. One person actually swore at me for the jeopardy I was considering putting the planet in. So just do it

Why?

Mine sleep in their beds 7:30-7:00 every night at home. On holiday routine goes out the window and everyone has fun. Im not going to sit in a hotel room / balcony all night because one has fallen asleep. They wake up raring to go and we do it all again the next day.

Totally agree, and neither should you especially if there are other members of the party who want to spend time together doing things in the evenings, such as partners and older children/teenagers. Some holiday if everyone is effectively put to bed at 7pm.

We never put our children to bed at 7pm on holiday. Somehow we just managed to plan afternoon naps during the hottest part of the day and so everyone could stay up later in the evenings.

Are they not at school at 5?!

DS was very reluctant to walk at that age. I ended up getting one of those trollies which was wonderful for holding everything on trips out. He could climb into that if it all got too much for him.

My DD would have just wanted to push it around at 5 years old!

If you have a stroller and your 5 yr old is prepared to use it they're great at the airport for keeping them close, handy at the beach for dressing them after a swim or bundling them into a towel to wait while another child is dressed, good for lugging gear to the beach and they come into their own for an after dinner promenade or a late meal out.

The last hurrah for our stroller was on holiday when DD had just turned 3, she was barely using it at home but we were glad of it that holiday. It got chucked after that pretty much (was very battered by that point!)

We’ve just been away and DD has just turned 6, and despite the fact she hasn’t entertained a day time nap probably since that last holiday, she had a snooze most days we were away this time, either that or we had to head back to the room for bedtime earlier than we’d have done otherwise as she was just beyond shattered.

She wouldn’t fit anywhere near a stroller these days but if she’d have been a little dot like yours I might have been glad of it! If you think it’s going to make the holiday easier just take one, if you don’t end up using it it’s no huge harm done.

Our cheap £50 stroller accommodated my 3yo sitting on my 6yo’s lap for the last hour or so at Disneyland and they are both 90th centile for weight and height.

5? No way.

No . It would probably feel quite strange to a child who doesn’t go in one usually and very babyish. If there’s no physical issues then no need. Just wear them out in the day and they’ll likely sleep well

Not if it was a standard holiday with a beach/ pool. I’d just let them nap on a sun lounger or take them back to room for a snooze.