How Old Were You When The Parents Kicked The Stroller To The Curb

[ScoutN]

Woah this really headed a different direction. I can agree with using a stroller as a method to keep tabs on kids versus using a "child leash." The post was more so to get an idea of when other were booted out of the four-wheeled ankle biter.

People who have legitimate reasonings on why they use them are of no complaint. It is the families who load their kid up and use stroller as a bulldozer to plow through a crowd in an overly rush manner and no one within their unit has an enjoyable trip.

I find it rather interesting that people even bring up individuals with special needs in this thread (in the aspect of feeling a need to state their input is noninclusive of them. I would hope everyone has the maturity level to realize that as it is). Special needs individuals cannot help that they need one nor can the parents. They just want for their child to experience what anyone else can.

Outside of that, interesting viewpoints all around!

 

[maggiegrace1]

Sorry but once your kid is in pre-school/kindergarten, its time to walk. If your child is tired take a break and rest or go back to the hotel for a nap/swim. There's no reason you should be dragging your kid around the parks from sun up to sun down. Common sense...

Love you..but I disagree

Maggie will be 6 in August...granted she looks like a 3 year old but she is in pre k..not ready for Kindergarten yet and we take MANY breaks..back to the resort..go to the campgrounds and let her run around and play...but she is still in a stroller.

Her little legs can not walk that far for long periods especially in a hot and crowded area, if we walked at her pace..people would be on here complaining that some parents were walking at the pace of their child and making things hard on them..:lol:

She is not in the stroller the whole time we are at the parks..but for a good majority she is..especially at EPCOT.

I will continue to use a stroller as we see fit..we do not use it for OUR comfort..we use it for her..as she does not want to be carried all over the place, nor does she want to walk and be stepped on or knocked over every five minutes by large groups of very tall people.

We do not carry tons of stuff in it..just a bag with change of clothes and camera and a snack for her.

I think way too many people worry way too much about other people and what they are doing, or using or carrying and not on enjoying themselves on vacation.

If people feel the need or want to use a stroller for their child over 3 then they should..it is their lives and no one has any right to judge them..:shrug:

 

[Kristamouse]

We have a 6,5,2 and 15 month old. Only the babies are in the stroller...with the exception of exiting the park/exiting Fantasmic/things like that. What I think some of you fail to notice is the amount of people in the crowds who don't care at all about separating you young children from you. When we leave the parks DH or wear the baby in a wrap and put the three kids in our stroller all squished up, just so we can keep track of them. The most fearful I have ever been with my kids was in the crowds after a Spectro night in MK and leaving Fantasmic night when it was only 2x a week. I lost my death grip from my son's hand twice from people plowing though us.
No one wants to get rid of my stroller faster than me...heck I started a thread of my own when I found the smallest stroller available. A stroller can provide a safe place and keep your kids with you in a crowd.
Oh and I was out of a stroller by about 4 or 5...didn't go to WDW till I was 23 and I know I walked all over then

 

[forevermickey]

I think it depends on your child. Everyone knows how far and long your child could walk. My son is 6 when we go in August and I will for sure use a stroller. It makes it easier for us when he does get tired because who is going to carry a 35 lb kid in Florida heat? He will probably only use it when he is tired anyway. Do you realize how much walking Disney is for an adult, let alone a child? I am not saying that 10 year olds should be in strollers, but 5,6,7, I think is fine.

I don't think it's nice to talk about the laziness of children on here and blame parents for using strollers. If you pay good money to go on a vacation, just do what YOU want and do NOT listen to some of these people on this forum, you know your child and judge from that. Good luck!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! You just took the words out of my mouth. I love how some people "act" because they or their child didn't or does not use a stroller, would you like a standing ovation? I am a pretty easy going person.. but the way some people come across ... my gosh! I am far from lazy or over weight or anything else the "stroller epidemic breeds" that these people like to come up with ........ and neither are my husband or daughter. I am a responsible stroller pusher and my daughter just turned 5 and we will be bringing our stroller to Disney... she is also still required to be in a car seat (not a booster)... I think a stroller/carriage is still in order..... this is a big day in the hot sun..... and guess what..... she likes her stroller.... and she is active/ sports/ dancer...... not a lazy kid........SO there is my rant!

 

[Kristamouse]

We have a 6,5,2 and 15 month old. Only the babies are in the stroller...with the exception of exiting the park/exiting Fantasmic/things like that. What I think some of you fail to notice is the amount of people in the crowds who don't care at all about separating you young children from you. When we leave the parks DH or wear the baby in a wrap and put the three kids in our stroller all squished up, just so we can keep track of them. The most fearful I have ever been with my kids was in the crowds after a Spectro night in MK and leaving Fantasmic night when it was only 2x a week. I lost my death grip from my son's hand twice from people plowing though us.
No one wants to get rid of my stroller faster than me...heck I started a thread of my own when I found the smallest stroller available. A stroller can provide a safe place and keep your kids with you in a crowd.
Oh and I was out of a stroller by about 4 or 5...didn't go to WDW till I was 23 and I know I walked all over then

 

[KingdomofDreams]

For us (at WDW only, due to the extreme amount of walking and the heat) the magic age was 5. But we were mindful of how they were holding up that first trip without one. Had we seen them having difficulty, we would have gotten one for them rather than see their (and our) trip ruined over it. Never had a problem though and we don't return to the resort for mid-day breaks either.

 

[Raven66]

When we first took our daughter to WDW she was 5. We did not take a stroller, but we would ask her if she wanted us to rent one. She never did. She walked everywhere. I even asked her if she wanted to go back to the room for a nap and she didn't want to. I wanted to but she didn't. She is 14 now, I'm pretty sure she won't use one this year either.:lookaroun

 

[MAF]

But don't worry, I'll be sure to tell my very thin, extremely active, straight A, county-wide Spelling Bee winning child that he won't be amounting to anything in life because his lazy parents let him ride in a stroller at WDW. Geez.

So pretty much you admitted that you let your grade school aged son ride around in a stroller? Wow... :zipit:

 

[njDizFan]

Excuse me??? What kind of comment is this?? Why is a 35 lb 6 year old an extreme example? You made this thread ugly. If a 6 year old ( who actually is a CHILD) gets tired from walking miles in Disney wants to be carried at the end of the day, etc...is this an extreme situation? I see adults who are beyond worn out when they are walking around in 95 degree heat no matter how many "breaks" People need to stop being so judgmental on this forum and let people be...I am on vacation and I can give a hoot about who likes it if my 6 year old is in a stroller....and by the way...you never saw parents leaving the park at night carrying a sleeping kid???? 6 years old is a CHILD!

Sorry late in the response. Actually the extreme example I was referring to was the actual weight of the child. 35 pounds at 6 years old is off the charts.

http://www.kidsgrowth.com/stages/viewgrowthcharts.cfm?id=BW318

And for making this thread "ugly", well if that is your perception...oh forget it.

 

[riogirl]

Sorry late in the response. Actually the extreme example I was referring to was the actual weight of the child. 35 pounds at 6 years old is off the charts.

http://www.kidsgrowth.com/stages/viewgrowthcharts.cfm?id=BW318

And for making this thread "ugly", well if that is your perception...oh forget it.

Not quite sure how you are reading the chart but according to my child's doctor, he is in the 15th percentile...not exactly off the charts...that is why my perception was like it was, felt like it was a rude comment, there are many people who are very mean on here...sorry if we understood one another incorrectly.

 

[erstwo]

Sorry late in the response. Actually the extreme example I was referring to was the actual weight of the child. 35 pounds at 6 years old is off the charts.

http://www.kidsgrowth.com/stages/viewgrowthcharts.cfm?id=BW318

And for making this thread "ugly", well if that is your perception...oh forget it.

By 'off the charts' I assume you are meaning her son is UNDERweight. I believe she thinks you are saying her child is OVERweight. (Unless you are misreading the chart and looking at the kg and not the lbs section and assuming that an average 6 year old child should weigh between 16 and 25 pounds :lol

 

[cymbaldiva]

So pretty much you admitted that you let your grade school aged son ride around in a stroller? Wow... :zipit:

Thank you - +1

 

[pumpkin7]

i've never had a pushchair in the parks. when we have kids, i'm not going to let them have a pushchair either.

 

[Thorpyness]

WOW! I am always amazed at how mean people can get on this forum. We all have our opinions, but there is no reason to call children (that you don't even know) riding in strollers LAZY. The "lazy children" don't purchase, rent, or bring the strollers....the parents do. Some children may not even want to be in those strollers, but the parents prefer them to ride because it is quicker. We don't know the reason - so why be so mean?? Even if we did, how is it the kid's fault? I think our own vacations would be a lot more enjoyable if we didn't worry so much about what everyone else's families are doing. As long as people are being courteous, not running over each other, and have the strollers ready before the bus gets there - are they really hurting anyone? It's certainly not enough of a reason to be so mean.

I used the term lazy kids, and I'll hold my hands up here rather than sneakily edit my earlier post. It wasn't the best phrase, In lots of circumstances the parents are quite rightly justified in using a stroller, however there are equally cases where flimsy justifications are a veil for what amounts to laziness on the part of the parents or kids or both. We clearly have differnt points at which we draw the line. If you feel you are "quite right" to use a stroller, then you shouldn't feel offended. If you feel you are "within your rights" to use a stroller, then maybe offence fits. Offence was only intended where it is justified.

 

[njDizFan]

Not quite sure how you are reading the chart but according to my child's doctor, he is in the 15th percentile...not exactly off the charts...that is why my perception was like it was, felt like it was a rude comment, there are many people who are very mean on here...sorry if we understood one another incorrectly.

listen, I'm glad your child is healthy and assurance from your doctor justifies that. But I learned to read a graph back in 2nd grade. If you go to the child's age on his 6th birthday, 36 pounds would put him at the 3rd percentile. 35 pounds is below the chart's graph. If your child is 35 pounds, great. Just on the small side I guess. That was my point.

BTW, I still wouldn't put him in a stroller. Sounds like you enjoy the convenience for your vacation, I on the other hand understand that the easiest choice is not always the best.

 

[joannecasey]

I really have never understood the "IF YOUR KID IS PAST THE AGE OF 4 AND IN A STROLLER THAT MAKES HIM/HER LAZY AND YOU A LAZY PARENT" argument.

Isn't vacation all about enjoyment and exceptions to the rule???? :shrug::shrug::shrug:

I mean, I can understand if everyone was all up in arms about me putting my children (both over the age of 4) into a stroller every. single. time. I got them out of the car to go into the store, into the gas station, into the restaurant and never letting their feet touch the ground (a la Wall-E) or something.

But something I let them do 1 or 2 weeks a year?????????????????? What????????? :shrug::shrug::shrug:

My children are also old enough to make their own beds and my oldest to vacuum his room. Should I similarly deny him access to Mousekeeping to keep him from becoming "LAZY" on vacation? Also, at our house, we rarely eat out and most nights our children clear their plates from the dining room table - should I make them bus our table at the restaurant?

There are a million other examples of things we don't make our kids do on vacation, that we do require them to do when they are at home. This whole argument is crazy.

But don't worry, I'll be sure to tell my very thin, extremely active, straight A, county-wide Spelling Bee winning child that he won't be amounting to anything in life because his lazy parents let him ride in a stroller at WDW. Geez.

:sohappy::sohappy:

 

[thelookingglass]

Any stroller thread turns out the same:

forum mini-van moms vs. everyone else.

 

[maggiegrace1]

listen, I'm glad your child is healthy and assurance from your doctor justifies that. But I learned to read a graph back in 2nd grade. If you go to the child's age on his 6th birthday, 36 pounds would put him at the 3rd percentile. 35 pounds is below the chart's graph. If your child is 35 pounds, great. Just on the small side I guess. That was my point.

BTW, I still wouldn't put him in a stroller. Sounds like you enjoy the convenience for your vacation, I on the other hand understand that the easiest choice is not always the best.

My daughter will be 6 in August and weighs 28lbs...healthy and extremely small..looks like a 3 year old and that is because she was born at 25 weeks...and we do not use it for convenience, we use it because she tires out after walking 2 block at least, her little legs and body can not take it.

Easiest is not always the best choice..but neither is hardest..the best choice is what everyone chooses to do for themselves and their family.

Why it bothers people so much that people put their kids in a stroller at whatever age they choose is beyond me..unless they run you over or cause a real problem for you, it should not matter.

I think a lot of people need to get a life!..If people putting their kids in strollers is causing such turmoil in your lives..then you need some serious mental help!

:wave:

 

[maggiegrace1]

So pretty much you admitted that you let your grade school aged son ride around in a stroller? Wow... :zipit:

who cares?

Why does it bother you so much?..I do not get it..:shrug:

 

[riogirl]

listen, I'm glad your child is healthy and assurance from your doctor justifies that. But I learned to read a graph back in 2nd grade. If you go to the child's age on his 6th birthday, 36 pounds would put him at the 3rd percentile. 35 pounds is below the chart's graph. If your child is 35 pounds, great. Just on the small side I guess. That was my point.

BTW, I still wouldn't put him in a stroller. Sounds like you enjoy the convenience for your vacation, I on the other hand understand that the easiest choice is not always the best.

You know what? I DO enjoy the covenience of MY vacation....A stroller is not the easiest choice it's the smartest for ME. You seem to be a rude, obnoxious, person so please refrain from commenting on my responses. When you go on vacation...I hope that you make the "best choice" that is not the easiest for your family. I am sure that your vacation will be a wonderful one. People need to get off their soapboxes and get a life.