Kids on a leash in public

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Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. ugh

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OP doesn't get that not all kids are the same and some run like hell regardless of what you ask them to do.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are all of you feeding the troll? The OP is obviously just trying to start a flame war (frequently does this) and is sock puppeting along the way as well.

i'm not OP n i also find it ugly n abusive. i wish people used their brain instead their physical power to educAte their children.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are all of you feeding the troll? The OP is obviously just trying to start a flame war (frequently does this) and is sock puppeting along the way as well.

i'm not OP n i also find it ugly n abusive. i wish people used their brain instead their physical power to educAte their children.

Serioulsy, why use strollers! Why cant my toddler sleep in a bed, not a crib! Why on earth cant this 8 month old sit at the table, stpid high chair! Physical power? You are funny.

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Anonymous wrote:Judge not. Unless you're done having kids. Your next one could be the one who legitimately needs a leash.

Took the words right out of my mouth! Also, my baby album has a number of pics of me in my grungy harness-style leash...ha! As my mom says, she never lost me and I never got hit by a car. I don't find them offensive or weird in any way.

Yeah...never used a leash and my son never got hit by a car and I have never lost him. He bolted from me in a store about 6 weeks ago and I talked to him about how dangerous that was...I didn't leash him like an animal. And he is 3.

You are very lucky. Nuff said.

I am not lucky...I just work on keeping control of my kid. And no we don't live on a dirt road. We spend a lot of time in the city and other busy settings and he knows that we hold hands or we leave.

Great for your kid, "You either hold my hand or we don't buy the toilet paper we are out of" or "You either hold my hand or Mommy stops trying to return this item" -- I don't get it. You have things to do, don't you? Does your child get to dictate whether or not you get them done?

LOL! Obviously she must also be able to do EVERYTHING with ONE hand!

Oh come on -- it's easy! One hand for the older child, one hand for the younger child, one hand for the groceries, one hand for the dry cleaning, and one hand for the car keys! Anyone can do it.

Another poster from Quagnool!! I had no idea there were so may of us on DCUM. Where do you go to get your antennae dipped?

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Anonymous wrote:OP doesn't get that not all kids are the same and some run like hell regardless of what you ask them to do.

That's because their parents haven't thought of simply saying "No" in a firm voice. (Kidding.)

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I was always a parent who said I'd never use a leash. Then I had a 16 m.o. and a 2 m.o. and its not fair
r to the older kid to be confied all the time, but its difficult to chase her and she is too young to really understand "danger". She thinks running away is quite funny. But if she wants to walk in the mall, instead of sitting in the stroller, the leash is nice to have for both of us.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are all of you feeding the troll? The OP is obviously just trying to start a flame war (frequently does this) and is sock puppeting along the way as well.

i'm not OP n i also find it ugly n abusive. i wish people used their brain instead their physical power to educAte their children.

Serioulsy, why use strollers! Why cant my toddler sleep in a bed, not a crib! Why on earth cant this 8 month old sit at the table, stpid high chair! Physical power? You are funny.

And you should come out here to the real world more often.
I grew up in a place that doesn't have car seats, strollers, harnesses (sp?) and high chairs. Kids grow up happy and healthy there. They go to school, pursue higher education and some come to the US to have some more fun and enjoy a successfull life while others prefer to stay back home and enjoy a laid back life style.
Yes, we do have cars and busy roads but parents are encouraged to teach their kids how to behave in public.
Sorry to bother. I'll put the rock back in place as I walk away.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are all of you feeding the troll? The OP is obviously just trying to start a flame war (frequently does this) and is sock puppeting along the way as well.

i'm not OP n i also find it ugly n abusive. i wish people used their brain instead their physical power to educAte their children.

Serioulsy, why use strollers! Why cant my toddler sleep in a bed, not a crib! Why on earth cant this 8 month old sit at the table, stpid high chair! Physical power? You are funny.

And you should come out here to the real world more often.
I grew up in a place that doesn't have car seats, strollers, harnesses (sp?) and high chairs. Kids grow up happy and healthy there. They go to school, pursue higher education and some come to the US to have some more fun and enjoy a successfull life while others prefer to stay back home and enjoy a laid back life style.
Yes, we do have cars and busy roads but parents are encouraged to teach their kids how to behave in public.
Sorry to bother. I'll put the rock back in place as I walk away.

Yes you can use a leash irresponsibly - or you can use it as a safety mechanism.

As for where you grew up - I don't see what bearing that has on the conversation. The majority of children in previous decades grew up happy and healthy - but a far greater *percentage* were killed or seriously injured in car accidents before the widespread use of car seats. The world can be a dangerous place. There is nothing wrong with using different gear to help keep our kids safe while we teach them how to navigate it on their own. Using a leash doesn't mean you *aren't* teaching your kids how to act responsibly - just that you don't trust they've completely learned the lesson yet.

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The idea that you would keep your child on a leash in case someone tries to grab them is simply ridiculous.



no it's not--kid goes running off into crowd, disappears before you catch up. happens all the time--check out the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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The leash thing always bothers me when I see it. The worst time was when I was at a playground with my kids, and and overweight mom showed up with her overweight toddler/preschooler on a leash. She let her bigger kids play on the playground, but not her toddler. He was confined to the leash and had to just sit there while she gabbed away with her friend. Then of course they went and ate ice cream and left. The poor kid didn't even get to play!

And if you're wondering why I mentioned "overweight", it was because this mom's habits and the way she was treating her kid were causing them both to be overweight.

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Anonymous wrote:The leash thing always bothers me when I see it. The worst time was when I was at a playground with my kids, and and overweight mom showed up with her overweight toddler/preschooler on a leash. She let her bigger kids play on the playground, but not her toddler. He was confined to the leash and had to just sit there while she gabbed away with her friend. Then of course they went and ate ice cream and left. The poor kid didn't even get to play!

And if you're wondering why I mentioned "overweight", it was because this mom's habits and the way she was treating her kid were causing them both to be overweight.

Because you know so much about her life or their health issues outside of the vignette you viewed at the playground that day . . . . right . . .

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Why don't we see nannies with kids on leashes?

How can you tell if the adult with the child is a nanny or a mother? Last time I checked, nannies blended in fairly well with the general population. There probably are nannies that do this.

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I agree with the previous poster that it is abuse. I saw a mom in Bethesda Row who was simply wanting to enjoy her time to chit chat. her kid was on one of these stuffed animal harnesses. He was about 10 to 14 month old. Clearly learning to walk and explore. she was sitting on a bench and holding the leash like he was a dog. As soon as he got about 2 feet away from the bench, she would yank him back. It was terrible and my husband and I could barely watch it. It was a circumstance where most moms would let him walk or cruise and watch him so that he did not wander into any danger zones. If it was really that problematic, why not push him in the stroller.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with the previous poster that it is abuse. I saw a mom in Bethesda Row who was simply wanting to enjoy her time to chit chat. her kid was on one of these stuffed animal harnesses. He was about 10 to 14 month old. Clearly learning to walk and explore. she was sitting on a bench and holding the leash like he was a dog. As soon as he got about 2 feet away from the bench, she would yank him back. It was terrible and my husband and I could barely watch it. It was a circumstance where most moms would let him walk or cruise and watch him so that he did not wander into any danger zones. If it was really that problematic, why not push him in the stroller.

Anything can be done wrong if you try hard enough or are dumb enough. That doesn't mean everyone who uses a leash does it the dumb ass way.