I saw a very unhappy kid tethered to a leash held by his dad at Story Land in New Hampshire. He looked absolutely miserable and thoroughly embarrassed. The saddest thing was that he was probably about 4 or 5 years old. I kept picturing his dad walking him up to a ride and unleashing him, \"Go ahead. Go ahead, boy. Ride the Bamboo Shoots, boy. It\'s okay...\" Terrible.
I wouldn\'t put pacifiers in the same category as the kid leash, though...
noodad
· 3 years ago
Wahoodad, pacifiers as a whole are a good thing.(when used appropriately)
But when you see kids who are 4 or 5 years old and a parent slaps a binky in their mouth at the first sign of trouble: That\'s a muzzle.
wahoodad
· 3 years ago
Ah, yes...need to cut off their use way before 4 or 5. I stand corrected.
wingnut
· 3 years ago
Last year at the state fair I saw a dad with what I would call a reverse leash. He had a piece of bungee cord tied to his belt and his son just held the other end. If there was slack or the cord was let go it would signal the father. While I still believe that keeping an eye on your child or even just holding your child\'s hand is the best bet, this does seem better than the inhumane leash.
BmoreDad
· 3 years ago
To quote the greatest show of all time, \"This leash demeans us both \"
redhawk
· 3 years ago
I think the worst aspect is the time the kid figures out he\'s untethered and *really* takes off.
rupertz
· 3 years ago
I hate leashes...they truly are for dogs. One of my favorite leash experiences was when flying recently with my wife a two (young kids). We were waiting at the airport at 10 in the morning to board the flight. There was a mom there with a two-year old whose only words were \"pepsi\" \"pepsi\". Each time the kid said it his mother put a bottle of pepsi to his lips. Of course the kid was tethered...who wouldn\'t be if you jacked your kid up on pepsi? Unreal.
Latia
· 3 years ago
Geez, I post a lot on here...this is the only honest parenting I see-and I\'m a mom. I try to look at things as practically as possible. I hates tha frou-frou (sometimes). As someone who has lots of experience in dealing with toddler aged children (I have worked with toddler-12 year old children since I was 16...) I find it very difficult to totally cut out the idea of a child leash. It sounds harsh, I know. Hopefully, my child will be easy to contain and keep by my side. However, not all parents have it that easy. I have tried to take three children onto their porch in their local safe neighborhood only to find that within the blink of an eye, one child has run up the street and another to the backyard. Have you ever seen hyperactive children with overworked, overtired caretakers/parents? It is already hard enough to stay awake let alone run after one or multiple children. What would you suggest? The idea of tethering your children seems really mean until you have multiple hyperactive children to take care of. I think that the whole slingshot-body strap-thingy seems a little cruel. I had a neato Elmo wristband that had a short phonecord like connection to my parent\'s wristband. It looked like a bracelet with a string attatched. Would you say that is a little cruel? Oh, and again-I\'d use this things only in the case of an hyperactive, hard to contain child.
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I wouldn\'t put pacifiers in the same category as the kid leash, though...
But when you see kids who are 4 or 5 years old and a parent slaps a binky in their mouth at the first sign of trouble: That\'s a muzzle.
As someone who has lots of experience in dealing with toddler aged children (I have worked with toddler-12 year old children since I was 16...) I find it very difficult to totally cut out the idea of a child leash. It sounds harsh, I know. Hopefully, my child will be easy to contain and keep by my side. However, not all parents have it that easy. I have tried to take three children onto their porch in their local safe neighborhood only to find that within the blink of an eye, one child has run up the street and another to the backyard. Have you ever seen hyperactive children with overworked, overtired caretakers/parents? It is already hard enough to stay awake let alone run after one or multiple children. What would you suggest? The idea of tethering your children seems really mean until you have multiple hyperactive children to take care of. I think that the whole slingshot-body strap-thingy seems a little cruel. I had a neato Elmo wristband that had a short phonecord like connection to my parent\'s wristband. It looked like a bracelet with a string attatched. Would you say that is a little cruel?
Oh, and again-I\'d use this things only in the case of an hyperactive, hard to contain child.