Help me to get my 17mo DD to like her stroller again!!!!

[meow]

so it was the safest option was to put her in the main compartment of the trolley (which I know you aren't meant to, but who friggen cares!!!! LOL)

I'm sorry but *sigh* We've all been there!

My son is a bit of a nightmare at the shops these days too. I rarely go unless I HAVE to and I make it quick. I do all supermarket shopping at night.

[*TripleJ*]

damn i was hoping someone had a resolution lol im getting a double pram for #2 but DS doesnt like the pram probably coz we hardly use it if it a toy usually works at the moment though

[~Kim~]

Ergh I hate the 'stick thing' they do. Both my two have done this on and off. Now DD asks to go in the stroller and let DS walk lol.
One thing Jenn taught me when DD was little and refusing the car seat was to get her to help. Worked well with her in the stroller too. Let her climb in herself and put the straps on. Even DS is OK if I let him put the belt on himself.
Neither of mine did the sit in the trolley seat thing. I am 'that' mother, who sings through the grocery shopping (yes out loud) - I will dance if its required too , I have bubbles in my bag too....if not to keep my kids amused then to distract other patrons from my kids lol.
Hang in there babe.

[didispunk]

I personally, put the kids in the stroller from when they were old enough and they knew to sit there until they were allowed out. I never had a problem with them sitting there, as if they cried or complained, I wouldnt get them out so they knew quickly not to complain and winge as they wernt getting out and WINNING..

I wasnt going to get a 2 year old tell me what they are doing.. I am the parent!!

Good luck

[fionas]

I personally, put the kids in the stroller from when they were old enough and they knew to sit there until they were allowed out. I never had a problem with them sitting there, as if they cried or complained, I wouldnt get them out so they knew quickly not to complain and winge as they wernt getting out and WINNING..

I wasnt going to get a 2 year old tell me what they are doing.. I am the parent!!

Good luck

For DD and I'm sure for a lot of people in this thread, it's not just a case of a bit of crying or whinging though - if it was JUST that, I would have made DD stay there too. My DD would physically try to get out and she could get her buckles off. As I said in my previous post, she would also lean right forward with her hands dragging against the pavement and virtually headbutt the floor putting herself and passers-by at risk. I had to put her in a close-to-the-floor stroller at that stage because I couldn't lift her (the pelvis stuff) to put her in a higher pram.

[Shanti]

I personally, put the kids in the stroller from when they were old enough and they knew to sit there until they were allowed out. I never had a problem with them sitting there, as if they cried or complained, I wouldnt get them out so they knew quickly not to complain and winge as they wernt getting out and WINNING..

I wasnt going to get a 2 year old tell me what they are doing.. I am the parent!!

Good luck

I think it depends on the child and how vocal they are going to get, because perhaps your kids aren't as vocal as my DD, when she's mad, she can get pretty loud and screams and screams VERY high pitched so it's just simply not worth keeping her in the stroller when she's clearly trying to communicate with me that she's had enough (yes we used same stroller since she was very little too btw).... whether it be in a park or busy shopping centre, there is no way i can continue on walking with her screaming blue murder (and I mean murder!!) continously at me.
That doesn't mean I'm afraid to be in charge and be the parent.... I'm just aware that when my DD is letting me know she wants out, she wants out.....I can handle the whinging and sooking they do, but when it escalates and continues going up, change needs to occur. I'm sure most parents would agree with me!!

DD doesn't get out of the straps so that's not a problem, just getting her IN the stroller to begin with is the problem!!!! Never mind, we've just been doing very short trips to the shops when absolutely necessary and I'm only really going now when DH is with me.

[didispunk]

Ya i still wouldnt let them win, they might want out but if I want them in there to go shopping etc, they need to know that I am the parent and they need to sit there till I am ready to go onto something else.

They could scream the house down for all I am worried about but, I dont give in, probably had this happen a couple times and well they learnt, if i scream I wont get let out so I am going to sit here until its time to move on.

I wont allow either of my children to determine what they will be doing at their age, as if i cant control a 2 year old.. how will I manage controlling a 13 year old if they don't know I am the parent that is who they listen to.

[fionas]

We had the same problem with DD too so not much advice here I'm afraid I think I gave up after she was virtually headbutting the ground from her stroller in the middle of Melbourne and almost tripping up other pedestrians. That wasn't a good day!)

However, at almost 3 she has now become fascinated by her big pram which we haven't used for about 18 months and only just got out of storage for DD2's impending arrival. She keeps climbing into it and wants to be wheeled around the house in it. That's A LONG WAY off for you guys though and I'm sure no comfort at all.

We used the harness - had to, she was a bolter.

[Shanti]

Great news!! Lately I've been taking out our 3 wheeler jogger pram and DD seems to like that one!!!! So the stroller has been put aside for now, and we're back to using the 3 wheeler pram. She won't let me strap her in but that's okay as I just put the front bar up and just watch her closely. Yay!!!! She will only stay in for up to about 20mins but that's okay, its a huge progress!!!! I can go walking again with my mothers group!!

[Arimeh]

Haha I'm just reading this now!! I'm glad its all sorted out

FWIW, DS never liked the pram, and we didn't have any carriers for him so we carried him everywhere.. our arms got very sore.

Now - at 3.5, he loves both the pram and the carriers - probably cos he doesn't get much of a turn in them anymore cos someone smaller is always getting a go - and he has to walk!! haha!

[rufalina]

Great news!! It is so hard when they get vocal about their likes and dislikes... Glad you have found a compromise that works! xo