Do 3 year olds still use strollers?

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southside852

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We expecting #2 this fall and I am trying to figure out if I should get the Phil & Ted Sport stroller (can seat 2) while in the US this summer. My son will almost be 3 (in December), but am wondering if we need a double-stroller or if I can get away with still using our Maclaren Techno with just a board stroller attachment so he always avoid walking by just standing up behind it.

So...my question is: Does your 3 year old still sit in a stroller?
 
Hi, yes sometimes. My son refused to ride the buggy board. We have used the phil and ted up until they are both 5 and 3. Now if we use a stroller it will only be the 3 year old.
 
Mine wants to walk everywhere and won't use a stroller- which is often good but can be a nuisance and would be worse with a newborn too- encourage yours to stay in!
 
mine is 3. oh, i want him to sit on the stroller when i know we are out for more than an hour... i dont like when he is tired he wants me to carry and when he is sleepy, i need to carry him. it is so easy with light weight stroller - if he is not sitting on it i put my stuff there, if he is sitting and sleeping, i hang my stuff at the handle and continue my shopping, chatting, coffeing..... if i am in your case, i would encourage my 3 years old to stay in when i have to carry my little baby and travel!
 
i refused to carry my son once he turned 2 (i had just delivered a baby and had been in a wheelchair for 4 months)... he walked every where from that point on.

my daughter (now 3) had not really used a stroller since she was about 18 months. she liked to walk with big brother.

i think it depends a lot on your child's personality, your personality, whether or not you have a car in hk etc.

the ONLY exceptions to the above were when we travelled. i took the stroller to australia (kids were 1.5 & 3.5) and to canada (2 & 4). i didn't use the stroller at all while IN canada, but i liked having it to carry stuff in the various airports we went through. (it was a 30 hour trip!)
 
I am really astonished when I see children above 3 in a stroller. I have a few students ( 4/5 years) that come to school with their helper in a stroller. With my knowledge of their background, I find it really lazy.
 
I agree with Bumps. IMO children of 3 and above are quite capable of walking a good distance if encouraged to do so.
 
We have two strollers (one big bug, one small and nifty mclaren) but only ever take one out with us on outings.

Both kids fit into both strollers which is useful, but usually the one year old gets the ride. The 2.5 year old walks (it's slow going sometimes and often she ends up on Dad's shoulders)

We do have a buggy board, but don't use it often. So far it's only proven to be good for super flat places like Disney (sometimes the older one things it's a bit of a laugh to sit down on it, feet up)

I wouldn't buy a double stroller here, it would be pretty cumbersome.
 
My 16 month old already walks a lot when we go out. I only take the stroller if we're going to be out for the whole day or if there'll be too much walking for her. But most of the day to day stuff she walks. She's really independent though... I can't see her using a stroller much at 3. She already doesn't like being restricted or carried. Probably a lot depends on personality and also where you live. We're expecting another due when she's 21 months and I'm not planning on getting a double stroller.
 
yes, i agree that it is a little disturbing to see a 3-4 year old child sitting in a stroller....maybe it's just best to wait and see how our son is this fall and then if need be, i'll suck it up and buy the stroller here.....we've been walking a lot lately without the stroller, but he definitely gets tired after about 4 blocks and wants to be carried which really isn't an option....problem is that he will then drop to the ground completely (no matter where he is indoors/outdoors) and cry...oh the joys of being 2.

thanks for everyone's feedback!
 
Just to add on to my previous post, once our 2nd is born, my plans were if I'm going out with the two kids by myself, I'll use the Ergo carrier and my older daughter in the stroller, then on weekends if we want/need two strollers, my husband and I can have one each (we already have two strollers). I figure I should be able to manage with the ergo at least til my younger child is 6-8 months and by then, my older daughter will be 2.5 and able to walk a lot more/better... IF we need a double stroller, we can always go get one later... but I don't THINK we'll need one...
 
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