Anywhere to buy a child leash or alarm quickly? (baby, toddler, toys)

[jco]

I have a flight this week with my toddler, and as usual, I'm having nightmares about keeping him safe in an airport. Does anyone know if stores like Target or Wal-Mart sell child leashes or similar products??? I just don't have time to order one online.

[sskkc]

Target sells the leashes

[jco]

Oh, thank God! I'm getting one tomorrow!

[vergla]

walmart sells them too

[crazyma]

My granddaughter had one that was like a backpack, the leash was attached to it...sorry no idea where she got it

good luck , safe trip

[okpondlady]

Toys R Us, Wal Mart, Target... alot do. Basically anywhere you can get child's stuff. The chest harnasses are better and not as easy for the child to remove.

[RebeccaLeigh]

We have a leash for my brother it looks like a monkey and the tail is a leash, we got his at wal-mart in the baby section. I love that thing.

[treeg26]

Don't buy the one that goes around the wrist. Get the harness looking one. Then the child can't take it off themself.

I had to use one with my youngest when we went to crouded places, like the zoo or the time we went to Bush Gardens....she would take off!

[anadyr21]

Why do you all need a leash?

[kimmieyky]

Originally Posted by anadyr21

Why do you all need a leash?

I would imagine, with times as they are, to keep them from being grabbed. When my older boys were little, even though I had control and they were behaved, it was not unusual for them to walk several steps ahead or hold my hand loosely, or bolt off to look at something a few steps away.
I didn't worry then (maybe I should have) because things were different.

Today, I can see a child being snatched from a mothers hand, or lured away, and that would be that. A leash would curtail this quite a bit. Plus, it is easier than carrying them or keeping them in a stroller, especially if they are bigger.

I never imagined I would use one and always thought they looked ridiculous - and, shameful as it may sound - I wondered why the parents couldn't control their child to the point of needing a leash. Now that I am a mom again after 19 years, this handy dandy tool is on my list of 'to buy's' as soon as he starts walking. It's not a matter of control now - I would die if something happened to that child knowing I could have done more.

Boy, do I miss the old days...