Kids on a leash

[Anonymous]

My nephew is alive today b/c of a leash.

Say what you will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A must read: Free-Range Kids.

I take it you don't have twins?

Or a child with sensory issues who cannot sit still and loves to run.

And I take it neither of you has read the book, or you wouldn't be asking those questions.

[Anonymous]

I personally hate it when I see kids on leashes. But one of mine was a runner as a toddler. We didn't use the leash, but I would totally understand if someone did use it with twin toddlers. Regarding the leash, I do get the "ugh" feeling when I see one, but I do understand that in some circumstances some people need them: twin toddlers, parents that can't physically run after their kids, etc, and I sure that there are other reasons. I try not to judge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally hate it when I see kids on leashes. But one of mine was a runner as a toddler. We didn't use the leash, but I would totally understand if someone did use it with twin toddlers. Regarding the leash, I do get the "ugh" feeling when I see one, but I do understand that in some circumstances some people need them: twin toddlers, parents that can't physically run after their kids, etc, and I sure that there are other reasons. I try not to judge.

If you understand then why the "ugh"? I think if it were called anything other than a "leash" people would feel better about it. If it were a "safety teather" or something like that I think people wouldn't have the knee jerk reaction to it. Leash makes you automatically think of a dog in a collar although that's nothing like the situation with the child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally hate it when I see kids on leashes. But one of mine was a runner as a toddler. We didn't use the leash, but I would totally understand if someone did use it with twin toddlers. Regarding the leash, I do get the "ugh" feeling when I see one, but I do understand that in some circumstances some people need them: twin toddlers, parents that can't physically run after their kids, etc, and I sure that there are other reasons. I try not to judge.

If you understand then why the "ugh"? I think if it were called anything other than a "leash" people would feel better about it. If it were a "safety teather" or something like that I think people wouldn't have the knee jerk reaction to it. Leash makes you automatically think of a dog in a collar although that's nothing like the situation with the child.

The "ugh" is because it looks like a dog's leash, even the teddy bear backpack ones. I also get the "ugh" when I see kids stuck in a stroller who are whining to come out and the parents don't let them.

[Anonymous]

I have a 3.5 and 2 year old twins. Yep...I'm considering a lesh (or "safetly teether').

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hold their hands. It's a lot more acceptable in this culture, where tethering anyone with a leash is pretty dehumanizing.

It is more dehumanizing to be dead.

proud leash user with 18m old twins. Lifesaver in the airport when you have 2 kids, 2 strollers, 2 car seats, and 2 diaper bags.

[Anonymous]

For all the moms who think that leashes are bad - would you ever say something?
I know what my reaction would be - here, take my kid while YOU try to pick up 3 things at target...then I'd laugh my butt off while they spent the entire time chasing after DS.
I think it's good to point out that people aren't leashing their kids all the time, just when they have to momentarily pay attention to something else or can't run after a bolting toddler (or, when the kid wants to wear the leash - yes it happens!). It's not like we're leashing our kids at the playground.

[Anonymous]

Geez - get comfortable with your own parenting choice and let it go already.

[Anonymous]

Mom of twins +1 just 18 months older. I have to believe that even parents that hate these things can understand when I am out with a 3 y.o. and twin 2 y.o this is a make the best of teh situation option. I actually found ones that link my arms to their arms, so we do try to hald hands when these are on but I ahve a safety net. Actually I often link two of the kids together just to keep all three from running in different directions........ Here are some other thoughts:

1) Kids are often restrained as others mentioned. If you for some weird reason think a restraint while walking is somehow different from the stroller, highchair, etc I wonder at that logic
2) If we put our dogs in strollers, we would instead think it weird to push kids around in them.
3) Kids on a harness are walking and being active - and safe. A win-win.
4) In my case, I could never allow DC to walk or never take them outside at all - can't see how that would be a better scenerio.



Live and let live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A must read: Free-Range Kids.

I take it you don't have twins?

Or a child with sensory issues who cannot sit still and loves to run.

And I take it neither of you has read the book, or you wouldn't be asking those questions.

So I need to base my parenting practices on the beliefs of a mommy blogger named Lenore. Why on earth would I give credit to a woman who put her eight year old on the NYC train system with a map. She is NOT a scientist, NOT an expert, NOT anyone I want dictating to me what is over-parenting.

I have read the book and I am still going to use a safety harness with my ADHD (inattentive/wanderer/runner) so that I can have peace of mind he isn't going to end up in the street.

Stop throwing Free Range Parenting around. It's like throwing Jenny McCarthy's book around in a vaccine forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mom of twins +1 just 18 months older. I have to believe that even parents that hate these things can understand when I am out with a 3 y.o. and twin 2 y.o this is a make the best of teh situation option. I actually found ones that link my arms to their arms, so we do try to hald hands when these are on but I ahve a safety net. Actually I often link two of the kids together just to keep all three from running in different directions........ Here are some other thoughts:

1) Kids are often restrained as others mentioned. If you for some weird reason think a restraint while walking is somehow different from the stroller, highchair, etc I wonder at that logic
2) If we put our dogs in strollers, we would instead think it weird to push kids around in them.
3) Kids on a harness are walking and being active - and safe. A win-win.
4) In my case, I could never allow DC to walk or never take them outside at all - can't see how that would be a better scenerio.



Live and let live.

EXACTLY! Point #2 is the best for this whole thread.

[Anonymous]

casually browsing around, thinking about the thread posted on off topic about "washington area class system"
from the blog "people of walmart" let's laugh together?


she's definitely not in shape to keep up with the kiddo...



and some of us think it's trashy to send the kid to day care wearing just an onesie... take a look at his boots lol



what about a teenager on a leash?



and the classic puppy:

[Anonymous]

My friend did that to her child, drove me nuts. Well when that boy finally got off the leash he was hell to go any where with and still is at 3 yrs old. He never learned to stay within a boundary.

[Anonymous]

My DD just found our dog's old puppy leash and insists on having us take her for walks around the house. And then makes us the puppy and puts the leash on us...

I immediately thought of this thread.