Is 1.3 miles too far for a 3.3 yo to walk?

[AwayinaMargoNooNooCribForABed]

This is the distance to the preschool I hope to put her in.

I have walked once with her and she kicked up the most almighty fuss. I have pushed the tandem the same distance and it's hard work.

I'd rather she would walk, it's healthy for her.

We walked up a hill to our local shopping centre and I went quite fast, she was complaining that her legs hurt tonight.

Am I mean?

I think it's really good for her.

If I were you I'd leave enough time so you can dawdle a bit and stop to look at things at first. That takes the stress and march part out which IME is the part little ones hate. They don't want to feel under time pressure.

No, it's not but if she's not used to walking long distances then she may find it hard going initially. I'm a C/M and my 2 3yr old mindees regularly walk a three to four mile round trip to toddlers.

for me i would say no but thats because my kids are used to walking far distances, last year my dd was 3 and we lived just over a mile from her anti pre school nursery and she was absolutely fine getting there but a bit tired on the way back, we left at 8.25am and would get there a few minutes before 9am, however my dd was very tired in the afternoons so i decided to only take her nursery 3days a week instead of 5days, must say i fairly toned up with all the walking

DS used to walk 1.75 miles to preschool at about that age - but he's never minded walking. By the time DD went there I had a car and took her after taking DS to school but she would have had a major strop if I'd asked her to walk that far. That wouldn't have stopped me if we'd had to walk - but then I'm mean too...

Oh thank goodness, I've got support!

I think it is much better to get children up and about.

I did pick up the pace today as it was so bitterly cold and I wanted to get into the warm shopping centre as quick as possible.

Too far for most of mine to walk on a regular basis. But by the age of 5 or 6 they can usually do it easily.

Hmm, mine like walking, but that's quite a long way, particularly both ways, particularly after school. Particularly in bad weather.

Does he have a scooter or a like a bike?

I don't think its too far - I have walked my DD to nursery on the odd occassion (car trouble) which is about 4 miles away, she hoped on the back on the buggy a few times but managed it OK.

I think it's great for them to get out and walk and I don't think 1.3 miles is too much of a distance at all

I agree that it may be more of a struggle after school when they've had a busy day - I notice the difference in my DD

not too far - but make it fun as you go and she will go faster - don't give her a chance to get bored and start moaning.

Second Throckenholt. We have a field with horses and sheep that we pass on the way their and back so I always make an extra 5 mins to stop

my son has walked regularly since the age of 3. He is now 5 and can easily walk about 7 miles with the rest of the family. He was certainly doing 1.3 at the age of 3. Its brilliant exercise and all my kids love walking. Great to play games along way - I spy, collecting leaves, bug hunting or bribery! if running late - When we go out for long walks we issue what the kids call their "power pills" these can take the form of dried fruit, occasionally a sweet given out at set points during the walk. HTH

I think it would probably be ok in the mornings, but that's a long way after school. Particularly by the end of the week.

My dd1 (aged nearly 4) has always been very good at walking, but I think she would find this too far to walk both ways every day.

Not too far, but you'll need to allow plenty of time.