To ask how old your kids were when you stopped putting reins on them?

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Assuming no special needs etc.

I use them for 2 year olds because I walk 4 children and it means if I'm needed to see to anyone I know toddler is safe. We play stop and go that works well.

Ds1 until he was 3
Ds2 didn't use them
Ds3 until he was 5
Ds4 didn't use them
Ds5 until he was about 8 I think

All have SEN.

I guess 3 ish, used them for all 3

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3 children, and never even considerd using them.

I think it depends on the child and how obedient they are! From about 3, mine held my hand or held onto the buggy when I had a younger one.

Tried when he was about 18 months , he just used to dangle like a dead puppet . 🙄

he ended up in his Pram if he ever when anywhere busy untill about 4 ish .

I know lots of people don’t like them , but I have no problem using them/ prams if in a busy area untill it’s not needed anymore. Each child is different

I've recently seen three parents with toddlers on reigns.

They appear to be making a comeback.

Used them until he was about 3 and a half which was when he stopped darting towards traffic.

I never used them, was always just very strict about hand holding. My son isn’t a runner though, so it wasn’t a huge concern. He’s four now and I cannot imagine him tolerating them now if I tried, he would be very affronted!

I never did put reins on them.

My daughter was four. I still don't trust her sometimes at seven. We live near busy roads. My son is two and will be using them for a while yet but I think he is less likely to runaway than she was.

I never used reins. I don't think children belong on a lead.

I have two very active boys and worked hard on hand holding, staying close to Mum/dad and following instructions. It pays off in the long run.

3-4 yrs on some roads where we were literally two steps away from the traffic.

It wouldn't have mattered how good they were at coming back when called, they'd already have been knocked over by then (big buses too).

We walked nearly everywhere. I think people who drive everywhere find it very easy to never consider reins and also to stop using pushchairs early.

I worked hard on all of that too but small children can be very unpredictable. There were places we walked where it would have been crazy to rely only on that.

We never used them on either of ours .

Lucky you for your lovely obedient toddlers. Luckily for you they didn't end up under a bus. I will keep my reins on my dog, I mean my son, for as long as possible.

Between 2-2.5 years. She was quite accepting of them before then, then when she began to resist I gave up using them, because she knew how to slip out of them. She did still run away sometimes, but I tended to use the buggy on busier streets, and let her roam a bit more in parks and on quieter streets.

Same here. TBH I have actually never seen a child on reins where I live!

Never used them

He’ll be 2 in a few days and I don’t see an end to using them yet. I’m hoping by the time he’s 3 we can stop using them.

Working on hand holding is very difficult when you are hands are full pushing a double buggy with the toddlers siblings in it.

Lead for the win.

Then they can hold the pram..

I don't get how they work. I have three, not particularly well behaved kids, and have never contemplated them. Pram, to buggy board to bike has been the progression. If they decided to run off or do a stand still tantrum how would reigns even help? I'd just have a kid flailing at the end of a leash.

In a park or other open space? Absolutely, even run ahead a little.

In the centre of London when he’d be straight into traffic? It isn’t worth the risk with an unpredictable toddler.