Reception aged kids in pushchairs?

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Maybe I just have my judgy pants on, maybe they have a really long walk. But AIBU to think school aged children are generally too old for a pushchair?

YBVVVVVU. My DD went in a pushchair in reception because we had a 25 minute walk to school and her hypermobile joints would have got too tired to walk all that distance. She was small-made so could still fit in the buggy. I didn't have a driver's license then. I do now, so I can drive her to school.

But now, for the last few days the car has broken down so have to walk to school again. Thankfully, DH has been dropping at school in the mornings and a lovely friends drops us back home. If, I do have to walk again, I will use the buggy, if DD feels tired. Horses for courses (or is it the other way around?). Until you've walked a mile in others' shoes, you can't judge them.

Please mind your own business!

about 30% of the population Alexa

She got a lecture from their pre-school teacher for holding their hands all the way up to the classroom door because 'They are old enough to walk without you holding their hands'.

She would have got a curt "and you're old enough to keep your nose out of others business outside of school hours" from me.

There is a difference between a spur of the moment judgement and judging (or even caring) to the level of coming into a parenting website to try to encourage others to judge too

How many times have you seen a child kicking off in the shops, screaming for something or other and the parent ineffectually asking them to settle down? Now be honest, is your first thought, aww poor little love, probably disabled/autistic/SEN etc or more along the lines of Ffs, who exactly is in charge here? I know I've thought the latter on occasion.

Nine times out of ten, I think the former.

How many times have you seen a child kicking off in the shops, screaming for something or other and the parent ineffectually asking them to settle down?

Loads but I have no idea what is going on in their world so I walk on by.

I'm generally to busy looking after my own child or an just grateful it's not my child doing it.

Oh dear, Alexa. You're asking me, as someone who works in a primary school with almost 700 children, who has worked as a 1:1 with children with SEN, who has a younger brother with suspected Aspergers, if I look at chldren and judge the parents? What do you think?

Clue - it ain't what you would bloody go for.

I used to think like you. When I was in my teens. Then I grew up, had kids of my own, worked with children and realised that SEN is a lot more common than you realise.

Mine will be 4 in Sept and I normally have a buggy as its a mile walk to the station for us and as an adult I can do it in 12 minutes! None of anyone's business but mine!

Check out the "let's rip into a single mum with a 6yo with a dummy" thread, OP.

You and that OP are such kindred spirits.

Madam

Anyone who described themselves as a boring whackadoo is not one.

When dd was 4 she went to school in a wonderful carriage with unicorns and fairies in attendance as she is a princess. Now she is 17 she fucking walks.
This is also bullshit

Most reception children will refuse to sit in a pushchair. A trike with a handle is a cunning device as they can pedal and then get pushed when really tired. A scooter is a good way to get a four year old to school easily.

What are the chances of every older child in a pushchair being part of that 30%.

Pretty high. out of a school of 1000 children not even 300 will be in a pushchair.

OP has walked off.

Yeah I have experience of SEN but my opinion is coloured by my own experience of it.

If you can't look past your own anecdotes and judge people based on your own prejudices, then you are being quite ridiculous.

No wonder, with you lot slagging her off.

Every opinion is in fact a prejudice.

The difference is Alexa people are judging your behaviour, not making a snap judgement when walking past without knowing the circumstances.