When did you stop picking up and carrying your kids

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Im having a bit of an issue with my bonus daughter. She still likes to be carried but only by me. The problem is she is about to be 7 and is small for her age but is half of me in height and weight as i am a small woman. I only weight 90lbs and am very thin. I can still pick her up but it is getting harder. We have explained that i wont be able to carry her anymore but she seems sad about it. She is very affectionate with me and always wants to sit on my lap, snuggle with me, and have me carry her so she is close to me. I need ideas to help the transtion for her?

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When they start running. My daughter is 8 years old and she only 64pds. Most of her weight goes with her height. I wouldn't carry her or pick her up but I do make sure she knows she is loved. She started walking at  1 1/2years and running around 2. When she was 3 there was no more picking her up or babying her because she didn't want that. She wanted to explore everything and felt that me holding her was holding her back. Lol

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If you carry her while walking around try holding her hand while walking around. Or if you hold her just to hold her get down to her level and give her a big hug. You can give her affection that way without picking her up.

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I stopped picking ny girl up and carrying her around about when she turned 4

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Shes 7 she needs to use her feet explain to her that she is not a baby and only babies get carried around

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I still cuddle my kids on the couch or recliner but my 6 year old doesn't sit on my lap anymore cause she's got a boney butt. I think we stopped at about 4 years old when I was pregnant with her sister. My son is 4 now and only time I pull him into my lap is when he's not feeling good. But I stop full on picking them up and carrying them around at about 3 because it's too much strain on my back. I tell them it hurts mommy and ask them if they want me hurting. Usually after a couple pouting fits they accept that they are getting too big and being picked up by daddy is only for fun.

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I pick up my 5 year old sometimes but he is getting really heavy. He is more than half my height already. I have begun to joke that he should carry me since he is a big boy now. He attempts to but tells me I am too heavy and I tell him he is getting too heavy for Mommy now.

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My daughter is 1 but is still crawling but when she starts walking ill stop carrying her im a small women and she is to heavy for me plus im pregnant with my second

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My son is 3 but has always been a big kid, so he weighs about 40 lbs. looks like he's a year older and I am pregnant with twins so i can't lift him anymore. So my compromise is that I will hold him in my lap when I am sitting down but not standing and carrying. He gets sad still but it's better than nothing.

When did you stop picking up and carrying your kids

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