[blparent] outgrowing strollers?

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Jennifer,

I'm glad you've said what you've said. Everything you've mentioned is
exactly what I've been thinking about. Erik can walk for a while
before getting tired, but I know that commuting will be too much for
him. Plus, he can't really sit still during the 45 minute BART ride.
San fran has lots of hills and the entire commute already takes just
under 2 hours.

I thought about doing a combo of stroller and walking so he can build
up to walking someday way down the road but it sounds like a big
hassle especially when I would have to drag him out in the rain or
when it is 30 something degrees in the morning or in the evening when
he and I are less likely to have patience.

If only I had the means to have a driver and take us wherever, right?

On 1/16/13, Jennifer Jackson <jennifersjackson at att.net> wrote:
> All three of my boys started doing a lot more walking after they were two,
> but more by their own choice as I did not have them in strollers. They
> started climbing up and over my head to get out of the back pack so it was
> pretty clear. :) Are there strollers for bigger kids?
>
> I found it best to just be prepared for them to want to do some walking and
> riding in different combinations. I used a harness, but you would not have
> to if your little one does not mind keeping his hand up for long distances.
> It did slow us down a great deal, but I would generally walk with one as
> long as he wanted and then help him back up into the back pack, on to my
> shoulders, or into the sling.
>
> My oldest could not have walked 3 miles until he was much older. His walk
> to
> school during pre-school was 5/8 of a mile from my house and I always ended
> up carrying him for at least half of the walk home no matter how slow and
> easy I kept the pace. My attempts to train my middle child to walk instead
> of being carried when he was two were an abysmal failure. I was highly
> motivated too as I was pregnant and was wanting him to be used to walking
> more before his brother was born. We had two attempts a day at this problem
> when we took his brother to and from school.
>
> This two to three year old time is really the most awkward for traveling
> with little ones for all moms, but especially so for those of us trying to
> walk or use public transportation. The whole toileting thing can complicate
> this too because it is just not reasonable to assume a little one will not
> need to go during this time.
>
> I hope I have not made it sound like a horrible ordeal. It is really just a
> matter of being realistic and flexible. Please let us know how you work it
> out as I am sure other mothers will be struggling with this same issue.
>
>
> Jennifer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisamaria
> Martinez
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:39 PM
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> Subject: [blparent] outgrowing strollers?
>
> Okay, this isn't totally a blindness thing but more a parenting thing
> ... so please forgive me ...
>
> I know some of you on this list have tall children. My son will be two
> next month and he's getting pretty tall. Is it possible to really
> outgrow a stroller?
>
> His head reaches the top of the stroller backing--which I guess isn't
> terrible since when I need to bring down the sunshade he still has
> about a 2 inch clearance. His feet are starting to get mighty close to
> the front wheel.
>
> He's only about to turn two and there is no way he can walk about 3
> miles a day. I'm not trying to rush him out of the stroller but I feel
> like I better start thinking or researching next steps for our
> commute. So when is a kid to tall for his stroller? and, when did some
> of you start making your kid walk more and for what distances?
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> LM
>
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