https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:04:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360870 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:08:08 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1360870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only use a stroller at the mall or expos. For things like shopping, Deere Boy walks, but we lost him at a HUGE AG expo last year (he was 4) and for now I keep him in a stroller at those things, just because it's easier to keep him reigned in. He's definitely older and more mature and knows better now, but that was the longest, scariest 10 minutes of my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360862 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:04:03 +0000 T-Mom 1360862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My five year old still will sit in the stroller occasionally when we are out, but only because we already have it available for the 2 yr old. Also toward the end of the day, she still gets really tired, so I don't have issue with it, except when they fight over it. I guess my limit will be 6 but who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360842 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:56:20 +0000 kjpugs 1360842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also meant to add- I think if you have a younger child who NEEDS the stroller, it's harder to make an older child walk. At which point a double stroller is probably the best option for certain trips, otherwise they'd take twice as long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360835 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:54:03 +0000 kjpugs 1360835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us- not living in a walkable city- I'd say 3. But city living is completely different.</p> <p>I saw a girl who HAD to be 8 SPILLING OUT of a stroller at the mall the other day. I was dumbfounded. She was too long, too tall, and too wide. And DEFINITELY old enough to walk. I couldn't believe it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360820 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:48:14 +0000 hilsy85 1360820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: exactly this! </p> <p>Around 4 or 5 probably, but honestly if I have a younger one and a double stroller, I'd be ok with a 6 yr old riding in it if it's faster and we're in a rush! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360753 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:06:40 +0000 Dandelion 1360753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped using it around 2. I think it was cause he was mostly uninterested in using it and it became more of a hassle than anything. We'd get halfway through the zoo or something and he had long ditched it and then I am pushing a big bulky stroller around. We were usually doing stuff with my dad or DH so they would just end up carrying him on their shoulders. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360750 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:05:16 +0000 Rubies 1360750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think age 4 for long trips/walks. D1 is 2.5 years old and she likes to walk but sometimes asks for her stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360739 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 07:56:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1360739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say for a day trip with no car that 5-6 is ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360709 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:37:51 +0000 Anagram 1360709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think for city dwellers who don't use cars, 4-5 or however long they will ride in it because most kindergartner a aren't capable of walking several mikes a day. When I just walk to my dentist, it's a 2 mile round trip walk. Same thing with my pediatrician.... So I'd use it for a while. It's not just about capability, it's about speed. When I have an appt, I don't have time to wait for a 4 year old to walk a mile. </p> <p>If I lived in car driving culture, I would stop much sooner because at the most the kids are expected to walk around the grocery store or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360705 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:32:33 +0000 Andrea 1360705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped using the stroller at 18 months except for long walks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360646 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 02:17:21 +0000 Kemma 1360646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm thinking three would be my max? And I think that regardless of whether or not you use a stroller it's still important to work in some chill out time for LO's when out and about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360634 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 02:02:39 +0000 googly-eyes 1360634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about three max...probably less and less after two. Once they are four they can walk. I don't live in place where we walk everywhere though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360605 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:51:39 +0000 jedeve 1360605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two? We don't live in a city, so I get that that is a different ball game. If you were doing a ton of walking I see that being a pain. But I sometimes wonder about obesity and late stroller use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360601 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:43:52 +0000 sarac 1360601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, that's a tough one for me. I'll admit to having some judgement for older (4+) kids in strollers, but on the other hand, I often walk 3 or 4 miles in a day with my daughter. I really can't imagine her being willing to do that for quite a while, and I certainly wouldn't have the strength to carry her. So, who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360598 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:38:36 +0000 MamaJ 1360598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know but we were at the farmers market today and I was surprised to see so many older kids in strollers. I was thinking "dang how do they manage to keep a 5 year old in the stroller?" I figured they would hate it by that age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360577 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:14:24 +0000 brownie 1360577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 years old. Though, we don't typically use the stroller in general. I usually just wear him and I think that would end around 6 years old as well. At Disney Land he typically just runs around all day long and we only wear him home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360575 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:13:44 +0000 autumnlove 1360575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fourish </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360574 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:13:39 +0000 birdofafeather 1360574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think 4-5 but depends on the trip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360569 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:11:13 +0000 mrbee 1360569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: it's not unusual for us to spend hours walking a day! A few months ago, we walked 5 miles... usually though, it's a lot less!! Today we probably walked about a mile all told.</p> <p>Just sharing some data points and wondering if that impacts the calculations here... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360566 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:09:11 +0000 Kimberlybee 1360566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 or 4?? Not sure. My niece and nephew started living with us right after they turned 5 &amp; 4. They were out of strollers completely by ages 3 &amp;2, maybe even younger than that but they are exceptions. They had such a hard knock life early on.</p> <p>Edit: changed my answer to include 4 too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360565 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:09:10 +0000 NurseMommy 1360565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like 3? But my LO isn't there yet and I may very well change my tune. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360559 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:07:13 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1360559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see myself ever using it after 4...unless it was like Disney World where we walk for 6h and I want to keep him contained. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360555 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:05:56 +0000 Running Elley 1360555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm probably 4ish? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360553 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:03:52 +0000 Weagle 1360553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been wondering about this as I try to decide if we'll buy a double after September. We have a hybrid city/'burbs lifestyle, but I don't know if we need the stroller that I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-mental-age-limit-for-strollers#post-1360549 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:00:08 +0000 mrbee 1360549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took our 2 year old and our 4 year old out today without a stroller. We walked 5 blocks or so to a bus stop, took the bus to the museum, walked a few more blocks... and then reversed the trip a few hours later.</p> <p>It wasn't so bad! However, the trip would have been soooo much easier with a stroller. That said, Charlie is 4 years old and we'd like to start using the stroller less and less over the coming years! I'm ok with him being in the stroller for long trips, but for short trips I'm hoping he can walk and use public transportation. At some point though, I'd like to ditch the stroller entirely... just not sure what that point should be.</p> <p>What's your mental age limit for strollers? </p>