Advice on 2 questions about my toddler?

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Ok so any help greatly appreciated

Firstly my just gone 2 year old won't walk anywhere. She wants to be carried. She screams on the floor yelling up up up. She also doesn't wanna get in the pushchair either. She goes all stiff and arches her back still while screaming.
She's very capable of walking, been walking since she was just gone 1. She just doesn't want to.
I've tried
Excited let's go see what's over there voices
Singing and walking
Bribery though to be fair she's a bit young
This morning she screamed for 20 minutes that she had to walk to nursery, a 5 minute walk down the road, and by the time we needed to go she's still going so I had to put her in the buggy to not be late. She kicked me in the face, screaming and screaming away.
I always take the buggy with me and I'm in no rush to get rid so if she gets tired she can get in no problems.
So any suggestions?

Secondly she's got a stuffed toy. She adores it. It goes everywhere with her. It used to be mine and one day she picked up Ted from my room and its never left her side.
How attached is too attached?
If she wakes up in the night and can't feel him she's screaming for him and for us to find him. We've bought several identical ones but she doesn't want to know at all. Leaving it behind to leave the house is a nightmare. We don't take him in case he goes missing. But I mean she's inconsolable

So yeah any help great
Thanks

On the first - have you tried something like this

www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/outdoor/trikes/q-play-elite-trike-with-push-bar/p/187839

Lots of different versions available and you can probably pick one up locally secondhand if you ask around.

You could also try a back carrier but personally I found these really annoying for this age group as you kind of need their cooperation to get them in

DD didn't like walking much although she could walk. For Nursery we used one of those scooters with 2 wheels at the front, which she loved.

Not sure how attached is too attached though.

We had the same issue with our DD not wanting to walk. I found that I was spending a significant portion of my day carrying her and with another baby on the way, we had to make changes. Regarding wanting to be carried around the house, we simply stopped and said, 'mummy isn't going to carry you and that makes you sad/cross. It's OK to feel sad/cross.' then I would be available for comfort by sitting on the floor whilst she was having a bit tantrum and repeating that it's OK to be upset but mummy isn't going to carry you. Then out and about we would always bring the pushchair, even if going a tiny way down the road. This way, we could give DD some control by giving her a choice e.g. 'I'm not going to carry you. You can walk or sit in the pushchair.' 'if you want to go to the park, you can walk or sit in the pushchair. Otherwise, we can stay at home.' this took a lot of persistence, calmness and repetition. It didn't always work!! There were times where she simply wouldn't walk or sit in the pushchair and we were stuck somewhere so I had no choice but to pick her up...however, it made a bit difference and now we don't have to go out with the pushchair. DD will now choose to walk. I sympathise because it's such a challenge.

Walking just a stage just keep going

Teddy my ds was same at about 2 it had to stay home but would wait on stairs by door. We made some story up about it needing to look after house. He was very attached to it till he started High School.

Stupid question. Do her shoes still fit?

Good point Teen

Both totally normal things, don’t worry!

can you try a trike or scooter for the nursery run?

for the teddy - can you find a similar looking one so you can have ‘home’ teddy and ‘going out’ teddy?

My DS (also recently 2) is not keen on walking with intent. I’ve just accepted you can’t make them walk. He’ll wander round nursery or toddler group or the play area for hours…but manages about 100 metres tops walking somewhere specific. At about 20 months I just stopped carrying him - he’s 15kg so far too big anyway. He gets the option of walk or buggy and we ride out the behaviour. He was upset at first when carrying was taken out of the equation…but it didn’t take long for him to realise there genuinely was no other options. He now inevitably chooses buggy, which is fine by me.

My daughter was like this and still can be at nearly 3. We usually take her toy pushchair out with a teddy in which seems to help her walk a bit further. I think it's a distraction

I actually forgot I posted this. And just remembered. Long day

So her shoes fit. She's actually just gone up a size about 2 weeks ago and she's capable of running around like a crazy toddler in them at home. She just doesn't want to walk anywhere else.
I'll have a look at a trike for her. I'm sure I've seen a few on Facebook.

As for Teddy he had to go to the in laws today for emergency neck surgery as his head is literally handing on by a thread so I shoved replacement Ted in our dirty washing and kicked him around the house a bit and she took him to bed looking sceptical but she's asleep

@AliceW89 I've started doing the same. She's only a little thing but she is heavy after a while. I've started getting to her level and saying mummy won't carry you, walk or pram. She doesn't understand yet. Not too sure but inevitably we end up in the pram which is fine by me

My eldest never liked walking. Would still sneak a trip in the buggy on the way home from school (reception)! Younger one walked to nursery at 18m. Kids are different. I'd just take her in the buggy for a few more months.