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Old 07-23-2009, 12:43 PM
 
Location: TN
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i used one...actually two..when my twins were littler...it is hard when you are outnumbered with them and I'd rather have my children alive and safe, even if it means I have to put up with looks from other people. It only takes one time of them not minding you and running away to loose them forever. better safe than sorry, IMO. strollers are great but double strollers can be really really cumbersome and not even fit in some stores.
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Old 07-23-2009, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Bay Area
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My opinion, if you have so many children that you have to put them on a leash, dont have so many.
If its just one, there is no excuse or reason for it, just laziness. I consider it very tacky.
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Old 07-23-2009, 02:27 PM
 
Location: TN
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My opinion, if you have so many children that you have to put them on a leash, dont have so many.
If its just one, there is no excuse or reason for it, just laziness. I consider it very tacky.
I"ll take tacky over unsafe any day.
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Old 07-23-2009, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Minnesota
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the world has changed I will go for tacky as well these days
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Old 07-23-2009, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Cleveland, OH
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My neice throws herself backwards when you carry her and wiggles and kicks and screams. So you really can't carry her because she will end up being dropped. She does the same thing when you hold her hand. She throws herself on the ground, she twists herself around so you lose your grip. So yes, I can see where some parents would need to use a leash. I would rather see her leashed than get run over by a car or lost and kidnapped.

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Old 07-23-2009, 06:13 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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I was shopping for a birthday gift yesterday at Metropolis, (The local mall) and happen to look over to the other side of the square at the playground and saw a parent with her little boy and she had him on a leash. I( not even close to being a parent yet because I'm 17) thought it was terrible. I know little kids can be a little rambuncious but are they so bad that they have to be put on leashes? It was just one lady with nothing else but a purse and her kid. It's not like she had her hands full and couldnt keep her kid close.


What do you guys think?
If it keeps them away from me, I'm all for it.

20yrsinBranson
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Old 07-24-2009, 09:30 AM
 
Location: In the real world!
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I would certanly use one in todays world! It may look tacky but I too, would take tacky over loosing a child. Parents turn kids loose in public and just ignore them these days, it only takes a second for something bad to happen that you would regret for the rest of your life.
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Old 07-24-2009, 11:35 AM
 
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If dogs had never been put on leashes it wouldn't look tacky. People seem to think children on leashes is treating them as if they were dogs, not true, the same reason we put leashes on dogs is the reason people put kids on them...to keep them safe and keep them from running around bothering other people.
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Old 07-24-2009, 12:20 PM
 
Location: CITY OF ANGELS AND CONSTANT DANGER
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ive seen the "leashes" that are stuffed animal back pack looking things.

i think they are fine. if used properly and under close supervision.

putting a leash on a kid still does not keep them safe. it has its benefits but also creates other issues.

im fine with it. its their kid not mine. sometimes i wishd i could put mine on leashes, but a quick arm grab and slap in the face usually calmed them down...

i jest, i jest. i would never slap their face. effective parenting requires invovlement. in the case of behavioural issues, some more drastic steps are taken (leashes). i can get with that.

no biggie.
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Old 07-24-2009, 02:55 PM
 
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I have used the animal backpacks with the tail as the leash for both of my kids. When my oldest (currently 4) was younger (bit over 2 1/2) I have to travel to upstate NY with her and my almost one year old son. My son was in the stroller and she was in the harness. It was the best thing. She absolutely loved wearing it. In places where there are alot of people it is needed. Kids have a tendency to get side tracked by items in stores, other kids, pets, etc. and start to wander off. This keeps them nearby.

My son is not a big fan of it and he is much more likely to run off than my daughter. I have used him in it at places like the zoo because he does not want to sit in the stroller.

It is most helpful because I have more than one child. When I only had the one it was not a big deal. However, if you are focusing on one of them at least the other cannot just run off.

I do not think it affects their self esteem. Maybe if you put a 7 year old on it. But my almost 2 year old is going to wear it when I deem necessary. I would rather people look down on me; than me looking down on a grave or not even knowing what happened to my child. It is BECAUSE I love them that I put them on a harness.
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