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[Pennyfarthing]

I was looking through some very old postcards today(I collected them for years). One of them was a young girl pushing a pram with a small child sitting up in it.

It got me reminiscing because when I was young once you got to about 11 or 12 we all used to go and ask neighbours if we could take their babies out. There was never any shortage of kids to wheel out.

That’s something you never see nowadays.  Unless of course you know otherwise!

[Marchlove]

Yes we did indeed Pennyfarthing!
Young mums were never short of willing little helpers, it was like a natural progression from dolls to the real thing.
A bygone world… x

[Salad]

It was one of my favourite things to do! I wouldn’t want anyone that young taking my grand daughter out these days.
I also remember buying a lolly for 5p and crisps for 2.5p - ah, good times x

[CLKD]

I too collect post cards .......... I have several that my Dad sent when he went to Geneva in 1947/8 so have his hand writing.  I have intended to put them into an album with an explanation ........ Note to Self ;-)

[Pennyfarthing]

It seems that taking babies out just for a walk in the fresh air is not really done now. when I had my dogs I walked miles and also cycled miles and I hardly ever met a Mum or Dad with a buggy or pram unless they were just walking to the shop. 

Some of these prams and buggies cost thousands so it seems odd to not use them for what they are intended.

[Taz2]

We have a lot of babies and toddlers being taken out in buggies and prams here but very few are with parents. Childminders or the local nursery are usually in charge. I used to love taking mine out but it was different times then where women weren't pressured back to work maybe?

My neighbours teenage girl often took my youngest out in the pram and very grateful I was too!

Taz x

[CLKD]

I think years ago people knew their neighbours having watched the kids growing up?  So there was an element of trust involved.  Many in our locality had 5+ children so the kids knew what to do with babies.

[getting_old]

My friend always wanted to tkae babies for a walk but I didn't as I thought they were boring. I had the same opinion on dolls too, but my mother insisted on buying them for me because girls didn't play with train sets 

[CLKD]

  that's why my eldest cousin, a boy, wouldn't let me play with his Mechanno  - he's 71 and I've never forgiven him 

[Ju Ju]

My friend always wanted to tkae babies for a walk but I didn't as I thought they were boring. I had the same opinion on dolls too, but my mother insisted on buying them for me because girls didn't play with train sets 

I wasn’t allowed to play with my dads train set. He got it out once. It was given to my cousin. I hope he appreciated it! I made up for it by playing with my childrens Brio train set and later my son’s electric train set, but only under his supervision! I bought my daughter a toy plane and my son a boy doll, when they were toddlers. He played with the plane and she played with the doll! I think as parents you should let your children make up their own minds what they want to play with.

When I was 17, I did work experience in my old primary school. I was left alone with a class of 5 years olds at times. Obviously they trusted me, but think of the insurance implications these days! What if something happened?