Things kids should grow out of

[Brown and Boris]

Walking passed my local primary school today and saw a couple delivering their child to school in a pushchair. Seemed a bit odd to me that a child of that age needed a pushchair or that the parents found it convenient to still push him about in one. They are local (have seen them at the village Post Office) and they live about 300 yards from school. I have also seen parents taking dummies out of kids mouths being let out of the car to go into school.

Reminded me of a story my Dad told about his youngest brother still breast feding when he went to school and coming home at lunchtime to 'top up' ( bitty).

Are these things kids should be out of by thie time they go to school? What impact does it have on them that parents continue to treat them in this way? What does it say about the parents?

Edited by Brown and Boris on Wednesday 10th June 13:02

[Steamer]

Peeing in the draw of their desk!

My folks soon made sure I grew out of that one!

[3sixty]

Clothes.

[Adenauer]

Brown and Boris said:

Reminded me of a story my Dad told about his youngest brother still breast feding when he went to school and coming home at lunchtime to 'top up' ( bitty).

And his Mum never cottoned on?

Edited by Adenauer on Wednesday 10th June 13:05

[Mattygooner]

Steamer said:

Peeing in the draw of their desk!

My folks soon made sure I grew out of that one!

Is that why you are called steamer?

[Dogwatch]

Peer pressure (aka ridicule) usually means the end of most pre-school 'habits'.

[shirt]

bitty

[Zod]

poor spelling (I'm looking at the first two posters in this thread).

I never cease to be amazed at the number of four and five year olds I see in pushchairs and with dummies.

[Adenauer]

Zod said:

poor spelling (I'm looking at the first two posters in this thread).

I never cease to be amazed at the number of four and five year olds I see in pushchairs and with dummies.

I thought that "peeing in the draw" was a form of piss combat

[Lemmonie]

I used to really look down upon parents whose kids were in pushchairs over the age of three untill a client told be she often still uses a pushchair for her nearly fiev year old as he suffers with Cystic Fibrosis and tires very easily.

I now dont judge


I'd like to to think most kids are well potty trained before school!

[Steamer]

Adenauer said:

Zod said:

poor spelling (I'm looking at the first two posters in this thread).

I never cease to be amazed at the number of four and five year olds I see in pushchairs and with dummies.

I thought that "peeing in the draw" was a form of piss combat

Trust me - my parents were just please I turned out to be a bad speller rather than a poor shot!

[Melman Giraffe]

Lemmonie said:

I used to really look down upon parents whose kids were in pushchairs over the age of three untill a client told be she often still uses a pushchair for her nearly fiev year old as he suffers with Cystic Fibrosis and tires very easily.

I now dont judge


I'd like to to think most kids are well potty trained before school!

Good point. However a five yr old with a dummy is a bit odd!!

[Pints]

Dummies
Our 14 month old has never used a dummy. I find it particularly disgusting seeing toddlers with one of those awful things in their gobs. Why anyone would encourage a child to use one of those things is beyond me.

Comfort Blankets
I never had a "blankie" or any sort of comfort item, nor does our little one. Surely it's simply a crutch to cope with security issues.

Pushchairs
Just as soon as they're old enough to walk any sort of distances on her own they should be encouraged to do so. Increase the distances little by little, and use a harness and leash. Seeing kids in pushchairs when they're past an appropriate age is just encouraging laziness and the associated obesity issues with which this country is currently faced.

[Melman Giraffe]

thegavster said:

Anal.

And you think that is acceptable in the first place?

[Eddh]

Zod said:

I never cease to be amazed at the number of four and five year olds I see in pushchairs and with dummies.

Same, as soon as my children can walk they are on their own!

I might have a leash though.

(I don't have any at the moment)

[Famous Graham]

thegavster said:

Anal.

Mentioning it at the drop of a hat as a "funny" gag? Yep, you're right.

[Adenauer]

thegavster said:

Anal.

[Jasandjules]

The Dummy.

Most things adult males still do?

[Brown and Boris]

Lemmonie said:

I used to really look down upon parents whose kids were in pushchairs over the age of three untill a client told be she often still uses a pushchair for her nearly fiev year old as he suffers with Cystic Fibrosis and tires very easily.

I now dont judge


I'd like to to think most kids are well potty trained before school!

fair point, but I don't think the nipper is disabled, as I have seen him in the post ofice with Mum and Dad, although I guess the conditon might make him unable to walk any distance in which case I couldn't tell if he was disabled.

[FoolOnTheHill]

Pints said:

Dummies
Our 14 month old has never used a dummy. I find it particularly disgusting seeing toddlers with one of those awful things in their gobs. Why anyone would encourage a child to use one of those things is beyond me.

Dummies are used because they are easier to wean the child off than their own thumb. Weaning can also be done in stages, i.e. remove it firstly during waking hours and then during sleeping hours.

I fail to see what is wrong with a little comfort toy or blanket. Sounds like you're being rather heartless. Our 3.5 year old has her favourite toy bunny, it comforts her when she needs it and she can take it places and play with it and read stories to it and occupy herself with it.