How old was baby when you felt comfortable with them walking instead of stroller?

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The nanny that takes care of our daughter (14 months) and our friends daughter (7 months) has suggested that instead of using a double stroller which is annoying for her due to some logistics (theres 5 steps in front of our place), to  have the younger baby in a single stroller and to have our daughter walk along side her holding hands. We live in a metropolitan area where you walk everywhere. If she needs to run an errand, if they go to the park, or whatever, they walk, cross roads that arent empty, etc . I feel like shes still so young? Our winters are cold and rainy! What if she doesnt want to walk one day like a normal toddler? What if shes tired? What if its cold and they gotta get home fast ? 
Am i overthinking and underestimating my almost 15 month old or is this too much to expect from her so young?

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I feel that's too young to be without a stroller. My oldest is 2 and I still put her in a stroller when I go for a walk with her and her little sister.

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We used a stroller that had a step on the back for situations like that. My toddler was safely tucked between me and the stroller while walking, but the stroller was far more manageable especially on steep hills and stairs where the toddler could just hop off for a second.

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My daughter is 2.5 and I am still way too reliant on the stroller. She can walk a decent amount without it, probably like a good 1/2 mile with breaks. But when she needs the stroller she needs it. We can probably walk around my block and be ok. But again, she’s 2.5. No way she’d be able to handle it as young as yours. What’s the nanny going to do if she gets tired and throws a fit? Carry her and push a stroller. I wouldn’t risk it.

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Sounds like those are long walks: especially back from park kids are tired, I’d use a buggy. I live in London - we are driving but when not the distances are painful to walk! So I had a buggy that I kept in my car until my son was 3. 
I often used it just to get him out of the car if he fell asleep there - put him in the buggy- and walked upstairs to out flat…
Just easier

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I have three close in age so I’ve been aging them up out of the stroller pretty young, but not that young. It is possible though to take a sub-2 year old walking without one - I’ve been taking my 4 year old and 2 year old walking with the baby strapped to me for a long time now (we are poor city dwellers so we bus a lot). The biggest issue isn’t whether they would get tired walking, as much as how obedient they are and 14 months isn’t the height of obedience. My older girls know to hold Mommy’s hands - or immediately hold each other’s hands if I need to grab something. My 15 month old sits on the ground if we start going a direction she doesn’t want, and is not consistent about holding hands - and at this age their hands slip out fast.
It doesn’t have to wait until your baby is 3, that’s excessive. Do the baby wearing solution instead for a few months, it’s way safer.

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14 months is far too young to be walking everywhere. 
My eldest was a fast walker & loved walking everywhere from 18 months or so, I still kept a pram for long journeys. 
My youngest is a lazy bum lol he will walk if there is no pram but sometimes he wants to be in the pram or you holding him in your arms. He’s nearly 2.5yrs old. He has days when he’ll walk lots & days when he won’t walk at all. 
They’re still young. I think once they’re over 3 they should be walking a lot more.

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I'd definitely use a stroller that young.

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No that’s too young and doesn’t matter they are you children what you says goes not up to her. If she can’t handle it then she shouldn’t leave the house

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I use a double stroller daily I have a 5 month old and a 3 year old and sometimes on our outings my toddler gets tired and wants to sit or nap so I think the double stroller is a must but it’s really up to you not the nanny.

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Why can’t she baby wear the 7month old in a wrap or carrier and put your daughter in the stroller?

How old was baby when you felt comfortable with them walking instead of stroller?

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