3 and a half year old in a pushchair?

[SecondtimeMama29]

Is this acceptable? Especially on holiday? At what age do kids not have a pushchair. My son hates walking and always wants to be carried 😩

They are great for holidays even older, I took the double buggy when mine were 3&5 as they happily snoozed in it

Completely fine. To be honest sometimes I'd like a little ride in a pushchair.

There is nothing unacceptable about a child who can still fit in pushchair riding in a pushchair, under any circumstances. Noone needs to justify it or make excuses for it to make it ok, it's quite simply noone elses business.

I work in a push chair shops and some strollers have a 15kg limit and some 22kg limit. One new one even has a 70kg limit!! I think aslong as they are not too heavy for the stroller then it's fine . My just turned four year old would love to be in one but his 2 year old sister who is in one wants to walk everywhere and then be carried

sorry if this is derailing the thread but can you recommend an all terrain one for bigger kids please @verabarbleen?

@Poolnoodlepoodle
I know I'm not the PP but I fully recommend babyjogger city mini GT

Why do you care what anyone else thinks? Do whatever suits you.

To be fair it would be easier not to care if judgemental busybodies kept their opinions to themselves upon seeing a child older than 2 in a pushchair. Unfortunately they seem to feel it's their god given right to comment.

lol lately our pushchair is used more for the 11 yo than the 3 yo

I just think of them as saddos with nothing interesting going on in their own lives that they feel the need to comment about another parent's choices.

For the sake of P and Q and my arms and back, I’d let them use the pushchair. 3 and a half is still little. My dd2 still wanted hers at over 3 - dd1 OTOH never wanted hers once she started walking at 12 months.

Oh thank you! We actually already have that one but she's getting too big for it. I think pushchairs are so much easier than wheelchairs so I was hoping there would be a bigger version to keep us going a while yet

Why on earth are you picking out the kids that get pushed in buggies though, when there are millions who drive their kids to school every day?? (I freely admit I'm one of them, as our road isn't safe to walk to school on)

Thanks for this thread, yes I got judgey comments from nursery when dd was still in the pram at 3 for the nursery run - pp are right, bet they didn't go around policing those that drove! Ime children massively vary as to how far they will comfortably walk at different ages. I think it's fine at 3.

I have a Delta from Delichon, not a cheap option but it's a workhorse of a buggy, very lightweight, goes over all manner of terrain and will least mine into his teens as I only have the small version. can be converted to a bike trailer and you can buy beach wheels to go on the sand. Rob Burrows recently used one to complete the London Marathon

I knew it would be about this.

She clearly explained that her little boy gets overwhelmed on days out and like to retreat to his buggy with the hood down to regulate himself.

If your 3/4/5 year old needs a buggy then who cares what others think. It does look a bit strange but most people just glance and move on, do what ever makes your life easier.

Because those who are in a car still walk when not in a car. Those who are in a baby's pram do not walk often and it impacts on both their physical skills and basic learning and attention in class. Yes every so often like on holiday if you're walking all day but as routine it is just as bad to their health. Sitting is the new smoking.

Mine was in hers until she was 4 as I didn’t drive. It made life easier, in so many ways. A good cart for your shopping!

I didn’t care what anyone else thought. They weren’t living my life.

Thank you! This is exactly the sort of thing we need. We are a family of walkers and love the countryside we include dd as much as we can on our adventures but she's getting big to carry and I was worried when she out grew the one we have we'd be stuck. The beach wheels look great. Is pricey though. Again sorry to derail the thread!

I still think you're making a huge generalisation by saying those in a car definitely walk more, and those in a buggy definitively don't - okay you seem to know some who only ever go in a buggy, but to extrapolate that across the entire population of buggy-riding children at any given time is absurd.

This thread is not about those constant buggy-riders, so to jump on and say "5 year olds should walk" without any context is daft.

Also sorry OP to derail by arguing 🙈🙈 😆

At no point did I say a whole population. Seems you missed a bit and chose to ignore it but hey that wouldn't suit. And yes I do know! I know the families.

Some people at my children’s school take their children in the car everyday and live closer to school than I do. I guess when you have a car you just become so accustomed to it that even the shortest of journeys involve a car. That means the children aren’t walking anywhere. I know some parents go off to work after drop off, but they could park their car a few streets away instead fighting their way as close to the school gate as possible if they understand that walking is important.

My children’s school sometimes do walk to school challenges because they probably know a huge percentage of children don’t walk. And buggies aren’t the problem….

@Poolnoodlepoodle sorry for the late reply I've only just seen your question. They are not advertised for that weight but the rep for them came to our shop and told us and proved it with putting one of our colleagues in 😂 it's the inglesina range. Very pricey! But very strong .

Where do the judgy parents get their time and energy from?
The children in the buggies are fine. The poor physical skills is bollocks, they will mostly be having a rest due to being tired. Better than the poor toddlers crying because they're tired and being forced to walk or shouted at ti hurry up.
The parents doing the school run may be on their way to walk.
It really doesn't matter.