Stroller for larger toddler/child?? | Autism PDD
No other children, either older or younger; I need something that will fit in my car (SUV) too. Picky aren't I?
My son is almost 3 and is very tall for his age. As with many other ASD children I will be putting him in a stroller for a LONG time to come due to his lack of listening and running off.
Any suggestions on a larger stroller for him? He is already 42 inches tall and 38 pounds. Anyone tried a stroller that you liked for a larger child? Any web sites to try? Thanks
I like my jogging stroller and it is designed to hold larger kids than typical. It was pricey, and it IS long ....Do you have any younger children? Those sit and stand strollers aren't too bad for that size. The can stand or sit on a bench on the back, while the younger child sits up front.
Oh, yeah. We use the jogging stoller as well and fits well in that. (It's a double).I have a mountain buggy, my daughter fits nicely and she is 42 inches as well. Expensive but one of the best purchases, we have a double and use it all the time.[QUOTE=kristys]I know all kids are different, but you may not have to keep him in the stroller as long as you think you might have to. It's something to consider when deciding how much to spend on another stroller.[/QUOTE]
I agree with this to a point, and my son did get much better at listening and not bolting as he got older. However, he tires more easily than other kids, especially in a crowd. If we go to something were there are a lot of people, he really struggles to deal with being overwhelmed while trying to walk and it wears him out. If I have the stroller for him, he can take a break when he needs to and pull the canopy over his head and just escape for a minute when it gets to be too much.
We do a sit and stand stroller, and although he is just starting to exceed the weight limit listed, the stroller is showing no signs of strain.
Also, my kid was off the charts in height and weight up until he was about 3ish. Was wearing a size 5 at that age. Now at 5.5 he is still wearing size 5. lol. He might all of a sudden level off in growth and stay at about the same basic size for a long period of time too.
Eventually she outgrew that behavior and she'll walk places now. I've held onto the strollers though (but am thinking of selling them now). When we went on vacation she did great walking everywhere. When we went to the zoo I wanted to take it and hubby said "no" and that if she gets tired we leave which makes sense because even though their legs are shorter they have 10x the energy we do.
Sorry to ramble but I just wanted to let you know that it does get a little easier.
At strollers.com, they have a choice in their quick browse feature for wieght
capacity. I was checking in to them for possibly hiking and taking to
disneyland.
If you do decide to go with a jogger (best bet, if you want the uppermost
weight limit) shell out the extra 20 bucks for the front swivel-wheel kind.
You'll be glad you did. It makes them MUCH more manueverable. regular
joggers with a fixed front wheel are really only good for jogging...not
navigating your way through crowds or stores.
Good Luck!
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As with many other ASD children I will be putting him in a stroller for a LONG time to come due to his lack of listening and running off.
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Just a thought on this. I got rid of the stroller when the boys were 3. C was not listening, was running off, and strongly protested holding my hand in the parking lot. However, we did get through it and he eventually started to listen better, hold hands without protest, and not run off on me in the store (or at least not run too far). We worked on this ALOT. In the grocery store we'd get a giant car looking cart that he could sit in and drive. In home depot I let him ride on the flatbed cart. We just made do without. I know all kids are different, but you may not have to keep him in the stroller as long as you think you might have to. It's something to consider when deciding how much to spend on another stroller.
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