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AIBU?

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to wonder why these dc's don't walk

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2shoes · 02/04/2008 22:05

Ok I know I most likely am.
Nut I saw a pic of KK's to dd's in a mag they were with Brian and delta and the 6yr old was in a buggy. now as far as I know from what I have read she has no sn.....so?
also seems to be loads of celebs who are always carrying their small people.

so do you let yours walk or AIBU in thinking a 6year old with no sn should be able to walk,

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Ledodgy · 02/04/2008 22:07

Well my dd hasn't had a pram since she was two. Ds1 is 2.4 and is still in the P&T with his little bro but he can walk fine just when he does he's everywhere and I can't cope with chasing a toddler pushing a 13 week old and making sure my nearly 5 year old isn't getting run over. I agree though 6 is ridiculous!

Nemoandthefishes · 02/04/2008 22:08

cant imagine while with KK they are in a pram so maybe was just part time daddy giving in to whines of I am tired??

Ds is 4.4yrs and has had to walk for the past 18mths or so as when I found out DD2 was due I knew he wouldnt be able to get into pram. DS does play dh if he is out with though with my legs hurt etc etc so will sometimes manage to get a shoulder ride.

windygalestoday · 02/04/2008 22:08

im sure i saw one of the appleton sisters pushing her daughter whose about 9 around disneyland in pram another woman was with her pushing a slightly younger child .....these celebs (apart from kk)re all so slender im surprised they can muster then energy to pander to the sprogs,bjesus half of them need carrying themselves i could fit nicole richie in my handbag.......

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2shoes · 02/04/2008 22:09

I have to admit that i most likely noticed it more as I would give anything for my dd to walk. and there is this 6 year old sitting in a buggy

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Nemoandthefishes · 02/04/2008 22:09

oh like ledodgy my 2.3yr old is still in pram for the 30min there and 20min back walk to school mainly because she runs in her own direction or throws herself on the floor so I cant carry her push pram with dd2 and watch ds.

misdee · 02/04/2008 22:11

my 7year old used a buggy last year. once.

she wasnt well.

fletchaaarr · 02/04/2008 22:11

who is KK?

misdee · 02/04/2008 22:21

kerry katona?

windygalestoday · 02/04/2008 22:21

fletch-kk= kerry katona pregnant smoking tattoed mum of the year

LyraSilvertongue · 02/04/2008 22:25

DS1 is 5.5 and walks everywhere. But he does get tired if he's been walking for a long time (say, on a long day trip) and so will have a little rest in DS2's buggy. Occasionally.
We're going to Disneyland next week and I fully expect he'll need to sit at some point.
You don't know what the circumstances were so YABU.

mawbroon · 02/04/2008 22:26

I do wonder about the carrying thing though. If you spotted paparazzis coming towards you, wouldn't you want to pick your LO up too?

Not sure what the buggy thing is about. It doesn't fit with my theory above!

Heated · 02/04/2008 22:26

There was a doctor on TV complaining about this very topic - will try to find link - because children weren't building up muscle tone because they were pushed around in prams for longer than needed, leading to back problems.

Ok, if you have a toddler or a child with SN then a pram can be a godsend, but I do see a surprising number of local mums put school age children in prams.

ReallyTired · 02/04/2008 22:26

Threads like these often turn nasty. My son completely gave up using his buggy at 4 years and 3 months. He had orthopedic problems which made it harder for him to learn to walk. He really did need the buggy until 4.

I would be surprised if a healthy six year old would want to be seen dead in a buggy. Prehaps there are special needs which you don't know about.

I think if a child is capable of physically walking then they should stop using the buggy. If they have a tendancy to run off then use baby reins.

However using a buggy at 6 years old may seem weird, but then a lot of people use a car to transport a 6 year old a pathetically short distance.

Heated · 02/04/2008 22:27

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/27/nbuggy27.xml

CarGirl · 02/04/2008 22:29

Too true really tired, I've yet to find someone who has shared that their dc hasn't used a buggy since the age of 2 or 3 who walks a 2 mile return trip on the school run nearly every day.

My dd at 2.5 would happily walk the 2 miles but it would be stressful and take much longer than her only being allowed to walk 50% of it. She is likely to be in a buggy/pushchair until she is 4.1 when she will full time at school rather than having to walk 4 miles per day and 6 miles on the day when she won't attend pre-school.

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2shoes · 02/04/2008 22:30

ReallyTired I do know what you mean as dd was in a buggy thena wheelchair so I know about that side of stuff. but I do believe if the child I was talking about in the op had anykind of sn her mum would have had it spread across the mags A.K.A Jordan style.

I am asking out of genuine curiosity.

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OracleInaCoracle · 02/04/2008 22:30

ds is 3 this month, and i cant get him in a buggy now.

bluenosesaint · 02/04/2008 22:34

IMO a healthy child should not be in a pushchair at the age of 6, but as others have said, you don't know the circumstances of that child on that day.

On that basis YABU. But then, i would have thought the exact same thing, so i would have being being unreasonable too

windygalestoday · 02/04/2008 22:34

car girl \0 im your girl my ds2 left the buggy at 2 and never returned i used to walk over a mile to drop ds1 at school so return journey was 2 miles and we did it twice a day,hes always been strong walker tho,ds3 on the other hnd gets to the end of the street before he complains lol

Psychomum5 · 02/04/2008 22:34

not wanting to condone them here as I don;t know full story etc, but last summer hols my aunt and I took my kiddies to the zoo....which includes lots and lts of walking.

I took our three-wheeler for DS2 (then just 5) as he had just spent 2wks in hospital for his bowel condition, had become incontinent again and so was back (temperarily as it turned out ) in puul-ups, and had very very sore legs and just couldn;t manage the walking......and then while we were there, my 8yr DD3 came down with a migraine suddenly (we normally get warning) which can occasionally effect her legs as she gets shaky.

well....she ended up in the push chair, DS2 sat on top, and I got some very off looks!!!!.

now, to all looks and appearences, I had two healthy looking kiddies that were too lazy to walk, yet in fact they do get ill, and those illnesses are hidden. some judge to quickly sometimes......altho that said, I do too, so can;t speak there!!!

sooooo.....no, not fair in some way, but she may have been poorly and they were taking the easy option.

GooseyLoosey · 02/04/2008 22:34

Both mine stopped using a buggy shortly after 2 although ds did have a buggy board for about 6 months when dd was a baby as it was just easier for me and he was off it more than he was on.

I do however think that there may be an explanation for the Disney Land thing. We took ours to Alton Towers last year and you really do end up walking miles. About half way through the day the dcs were too tired to enjoy it any more so I hired a double buggy (this must be a common problem) and they were happy as larry.

Graciefer · 02/04/2008 22:37

Just a quick note to say that if your child refuses to walk, baby reins aren't much help.

My DS1 (who is 5, but is around the sze of a 7 year old) doesn't have a physical disability as such (infact he could probably represent Britain in the 100 metre sprint), but his SN's buggy is an absolute must if we are going any distance from the house.

I do where ever possible try to get someone to accompany me and push/carry the buggy whilst encouraging DS1 to walk until the envitable refusal happens, as he is simply to big and heavy to carry when that happens now.

misdee · 02/04/2008 22:38

dd1 is asthmatic. can start out fine, but then has an attack, even a small one, which leaves her exhausted. also when i didnt drive, and dh wasnt allowed to drive but didnt need carers (pre-lvad, post ICD op), i had to take a very ill dd1 to the docs. i ended up bundling her into the pushchair for the 10minute walk. was easier than carrying her there and back.

windygalestoday · 02/04/2008 22:40

ohh yes goosey and i wasnt being mean i can imagine disneylnd is mammoth trek but at at least 9 its a bit harsh isnt it??

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2shoes · 02/04/2008 22:41

interesting
seems I abu but you live and learn

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