Kids on leads...LOL

[Patricia]

Have you seen Mums out shopping with their little ones on dog leads?

Well they look like dog leads to me....:hehe:

I suppose if it helps them to ensure the child's safety then it is good to keep them on a short leash (so to speak)..:P

I don't ever remember seeing anything like this when my kids were small. I remember going Christmas shopping with them and saying," Right you hold this hand and you hold the other and if you let go look out!"

It just looks so funny to me to see them trotting along out in front with the lead attached dragging the frantic parent behind them ...LMAO

[Leigh]

My mum used one on me when I was little, I have pictures of me at a dog show tied up to a tree :hehe:

I like the cute little backpack ones, that have a handle on them, not so bad.

I only used one once for my lot, I took the kids to an expo thing by myself on the train. It was going to be super busy and Katelyn likes to wander off so I was sure I would lose her in the crowd otherwise. Or she'd fall down the between the train at the station LOL

[Stormy]

I'm seeing them a bit more often now....I think they are a great idea really for toddlers who like to wander off by themselves. Especially now that it's closer to Christmas and the stores are so busy. :yes:

I did see them being sold somewhere in my travels as a kiddy walking harness and lead set but hey I think the puppia one would double quite nicely :hehe:

[jenr]

I used to use one on my son with no dramas he was a little terror in the shops!
I wonder if they make them big enough for husbands:hehe:

[Naomi]

We have a monkey backpack that has a really long tail/handle. We haven't used it much with Hugo ... he's not one for wandering off - truth is, he's not one for wandering at all, he would prefer to be in the stroller if given a choice :hehe:

I have a sneaking suspicion we will use it a lot more with Sophia 0:)

[Leigh]

What I would like to see..is some sort of hand restraint LOL Non stop with the touching :headh:

[Naomi]

like shackles? :hehe:

[Leigh]

Yes, something like that in subtle cute monkey backpack form :hehe:

[Stormy]

Forget shackles....a big old plastic bubble I reckon. :hehe:

[mummyof3babes]

My mum used one on me when I was little, I have pictures of me at a dog show tied up to a tree :hehe:



LMAO LMAO Really? :hehe: No she didn't really tie the lead to a tree??:hehe:

Jen, I bet if they did make them for husbands, Australia would be a better place! :yes: LMAO

No I've never used one, haven't had to, but if I did have to then I would. I don't think there's anything wrong with them if you have runaway, unruly children. The first time my SIL used one (b4 I had babies) I was disgusted! I soon learnt my lesson, he was a 'runaway', that child needed the lead for his own safety! :yes:
(He's now 12 and still running, wonder if they make them for teens?)LMAO

[Heather]

I was so against them before I had the TT....when he was starting to walk totally independently, little James Bulger was murdered in England. In a knee jerk reaction, I went a bought a little Winney the Pooh set for him.

[Rachel]

I have seen a few lately with the little teddy backpacks-they defiantely look more appealing than the ones I saw when I was a kid- with the leather straps and harness :hehe:
I wish we had one for my neice when she was about 3- She ran off in target when mum and I were looking after her and we couldn't find her for a good 5-10 minutes (which of course felt like hours) It was the most awful feeling!

[lisa2]

Yeah when I see the little ones on leads, I cant look away. Mind you, I understand the need for them, Id rather not use one, but is a good idea. Rather see that than a child getting lost or hit by a car though.:brow:

[Naomi]

How is it any different to a child in a pushchair? Often 3 or 4 year olds are strapped into strollers - but they aren't likened to animals being locked up. Why is a safety harness any different?

(Not stirring the pot, I genuinely want to know.)

[Rachel]

I have heard people say that about children on leads before too Naomi.. Just another case of what is and isn't socially acceptable based on very little actual reasoning... It is just what we are used to seeing I think..

[Mandy Moo]

I remember my Mum using one with me when I was little. And I used one for both my boys. The oldest, because his sister was born 17 mths after him, so she was in the carrier or pram and I had him on a lead so he didn't bolt away in the shops or on the road. With my youngest son, it was quite literally the only thing that saved his life. He was diagnosed as autistic when he was 3, hence no sense of danger at all. It was physically impossible to just hold his hand, so it made our lives a lot easier.

I do admit it looks weird, but if it works, why not?

[sandydee]

I was given one by someone it was a springy plastic coil thing with velcro straps on both ends one for the child one for the parent but I dont ever remember using it,but it had a better look then the harness types I reckon:yes:

[mel76]

i used to have one for my youngest but then he always managed to get out of it, so that went out the window.
Stuff the leads for the small children, i want to tie my older kids around the clothes line & it's not even holidays yet, i wonder if they sell them that big:hehe:

[Stormy]

I went to the Hyperdome not that long ago and when I was walking across the pedestrian crossing, I saw a young mum with a huge trolley full of groceries with her toddler. He just ran out onto the road in front of a car and fortunately there was another man walking across the road at the same time who scooped him up out of the way or else he would have gotten hit by the oncoming car. The mum was just frozen and the whole time she never let go of her shopping trolley. Even when the man brought over her son, who was crying, she didn't let go of the damn trolley.

Now if he had been in a walking harness and at least attached to the trolley, if not her hand - that would never have happened. We care enough to protect our dogs by walking them on leads so they can't dart out in front of a car - so why not take the same precaution with kids? :dk:

[grammyjo]

The schools use them on the lower grades & so do the larger Child Care Centers. They do come in handy.

[Supa]

i had a lead for my daughter as once she started walking she wanted to do it "by mine self" & would cross her arms so we couldnt hold her hand, so to save arguments & accidents I used a harness/lead. I got VERY offended & still do when ppl refer to the child as a dog on a lead. In fact one lady who said it to me copped a response of No she has 2 legs & no tail do you even know what a dog is. I got a very embarrassed apology

[Patricia]

Tina perhaps the woman was suggesting that the lead looked like a dog's lead not that your daughter looked like a dog?..:hehe:

[Supa]

No Patricia the comment was "oh walking like a dog"

[sehyang]

Yeah my neice used one when we were on holiday about 2 years ago as her little boy ran across the main road in Airlie Beach and was just missed by a car. So for his own safety she used 2 of those key things that you hang around your neck, as she couldn't find a harness at the time. It did do the job and he couldn't slip out of them, much to his disgust.

Go Tina, don't you just hate it when people make a comment when they really don't know the situation.

[dragonfly97]

i used one on our oldest one for awhile and it worked so he would not run away

[Arial]

I used to use one on my son with no dramas he was a little terror in the shops!
I wonder if they make them big enough for husbands:hehe:

LMAO hmmm now that's an idea !

I don't personally know much about those children's harnesses/leads, but if it means children being kept safer, i'm all for it ! :)

I've seen too many young kids run off from their parents , and end up in dangerous situations :(

[lucyloo]

I never had to use one with my older children, but I think that they are a great idea.:) My 2 year old, sometimes wants to get out of the pram, and this would be a good way to keep her near me. She is doing pretty well, and I think I would prefer to teach her to hold onto the stroller.:yes: She loves shopping, and most of the time, if the stroller is moving, she is happy. I just can't browse for too long in one spot..lol, and when her little legs have had enough, she jumps in and has a rest. What a life!!!:D

[kezabelle]

I've never used one, but bought a wrist strap the other day - simply because I'm pregnant and my hip keeps giving out and it isn't worth the stress of worrying about whether I'll catch my toddler before she reaches the road... I usually use the pram, but sometimes it's easier not to.