View Poll Results: Would you use one of those leashes on you child(ren)??
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Yes, they're practical and keep my child from wandering off.
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No, they're constricting and undignified.
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I'm on the fence about them.
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06-17-2011, 12:32 PM
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Location: Denver area
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Originally Posted by OhioChic
lol if you were planning to nail the shoes to your childrens feet then that would be a problem but we dont so that gives no type of argument. 
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So...it's the method of attachment that's the issue? What about the wristband tethers? No dogs here have leashes velcroed around their legs. 
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06-17-2011, 12:34 PM
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Location: here
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Originally Posted by maciesmom
So...it's the method of attachment that's the issue? What about the wristband tethers? No dogs here have leashes velcroed around their legs. 
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well that's not an argument either because the harnesses don't go around the kid's neck!
I need confirmation - does Ohio have kids? How old?
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06-17-2011, 12:37 PM
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[quote=rkb0305;19633843]
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Originally Posted by Beans&Cornbread
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im assuming your posting this for me...im at work and cant access you tube
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06-17-2011, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rkb0305
well that's not an argument either because the harnesses don't go around the kid's neck!
I need confirmation - does Ohio have kids? How old?
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I have a step son hes 1 and im pregnant  and I also assist in raising my 3 year old niece. But she doesnt live with me.
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06-17-2011, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rkb0305
ohio, you say, ever so innocently, that you are only saying what you yourself would do, yet you keep coming back to belabor the point. Why? You aren't going to convince any of us that a backpack harness=a dog leash, and you aren't going to convince any of us to keep our preschoolers at home while we enjoy disneyland. Watch the video and tell me what, exactly is so bad about it. (i feel like i'm talking to sarah palin!)
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kids are not animals!!!!!!!!!! They should not be treated as such. Control ones children and they would not have to be treated as an animal. (excluding children with disabilities.)
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06-17-2011, 12:45 PM
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And im not trying to change anyones views or outlooks just voicing my opinion.
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06-17-2011, 12:46 PM
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Location: Denver area
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Originally Posted by OhioChic
kids are not animals!!!!!!!!!! They should not be treated as such. Control ones children and they would not have to be treated as an animal. (excluding children with disabilities.)
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Originally Posted by OhioChic
And im not trying to change anyones views or outlooks just voicing my opinion.
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Soooo....basically you're not trying to change anyone's opinion. If they want to be bad parents who treat their children like animals that's their business.....Got it. Thanks.
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06-17-2011, 12:49 PM
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Location: You know... That place
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Originally Posted by OhioChic
kids are not animals!!!!!!!!!! They should not be treated as such. Control ones children and they would not have to be treated as an animal. (excluding children with disabilities.)
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You can have fantastic control over your child and they still get separated from you. I am going to repost what I posted in post #62: Have you seen how quickly a child can get separated from her parents in a crowd? These kids are small and can squeeze between people where you think there is no space. Besides that have you ever been in a crowded place and suddenly a surge of people come through and no matter how hard you try, you get separated from your group for a minute? The crowd goes through and you are reunited with your group. It happens very easily. When it is a small child that gets separated like that, they can get very scared and run and hide.
They aren't used just to control children. They aren't a surrogate parent. It is a safety measure. I would really like to know if you have ever been in the scenario above.
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06-17-2011, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by num1baby
You can have fantastic control over your child and they still get separated from you. I am going to repost what I posted in post #62: Have you seen how quickly a child can get separated from her parents in a crowd? These kids are small and can squeeze between people where you think there is no space. Besides that have you ever been in a crowded place and suddenly a surge of people come through and no matter how hard you try, you get separated from your group for a minute? The crowd goes through and you are reunited with your group. It happens very easily. When it is a small child that gets separated like that, they can get very scared and run and hide.
They aren't used just to control children. They aren't a surrogate parent. It is a safety measure. I would really like to know if you have ever been in the scenario above.
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as a parent you should have eyes on your child at ALL times. ALL TIMES. If there is a big crowd and your young child is liable to get seperated either have a stroller or hold their hand until the crowd passes. DUH
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06-17-2011, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by OhioChic
kids are not animals!!!!!!!!!! They should not be treated as such. Control ones children and they would not have to be treated as an animal. (excluding children with disabilities.)
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How, exactly, are you going to control your children? Got any theories on how you are going to have the only kids on the planet that don't scoot off into a crowd? (Not taking them to Disneyland doesn't count. The same thing can happen at the mall.) Part 2: How many hands do you have?
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