Sort of OT - Child leashes

[autumnbaby9]

We leash our dogs to keep the safe and secure with us, I think our children are even more important.

Thank You!!!!!!

I'm sorry a two year old is not going to understand any better than a puppy no matter how good of a parent you are. If they are the running type, they are going to run, period.

I would much rather have to put up missing dog signs than make a missing child report.

 

[all4fun]

Hmmm Interesting. Says Coolio has 20 posts but when you do a search on his name nothing shows up. Maybe they were all deleted? Methinks we have a troll

 

[perdidochas]

Coolio,
OMG, You have no clue!!! " Back in the day" we didnt have cell phones, pagers, vcrs just to name a few. The crime and child predators were also much lower.

I doubt it. The reports of child predators were lower, but I doubt that there were many fewer of them. That said, if a leash works, go for it.

You cannot judge someone for wanting to keep their child safe. Not that I even want to think that there could be a bad person at Disneyworld but it can happen.
Several years ago we went on vacation and my daughter was 3. She was not a runner but she knew NO stranger. She would have gone with anyone who talked to her. I did not feel bad at all about having an action plan. We had a leash that she could ask to put on her wrist if she wanted to explore. We called it her " POWER BRACELET " If she had her power bracelet on she knew she had the power to be a few feet away from me. I explaned to her that I had the other end of the bracelet at all times. She felt like a big girl.
I thought I would get looks from people but I really didnt care. I had more people ask me where I got it and they wished they had one too.
More power to the OP!!!!

 

[SandrainNC]

We are taking my now 14 month old when he is 17 months old. When we are here at home, he has to hold our hands. However, we are tall and he is short. We have to stoop pretty low to hold his hand. I do not want to do that for 8 days in a crowded theme park

That is exactly why we are going to have to get one! My oldest was almost 4 his first trip. So we worked on hand holding and he did great! But my youngest will be 16 months and he is short and we are tall. And he takes off running! And it is just not comfortable walking bent over! And he is too heavy to hold constantly. I plan on bringing a soft carrier for when I have to hold him for longer periods. But it is either get a harness or he will have to be in the stroller all of the time. I think he would prefer the harness.

Sandra

 

[autumnbaby9]

But it is either get a harness or he will have to be in the stroller all of the time. I think he would prefer the harness.

Sandra

I know my DD did. She had a lot more fun being able to run around rather than being stuck in the stroller all day. And I didn't have to worry about a crowd of people getting in between and seperating us.

I have just never understood how someone can think keeping your child safe is a bad thing .

 

[Aristomommy]

I think it's funny that every time someone asks where to get a harness for their child, another poster feels a necessity to post their objection to these. I can understand if it somehow affected their life, but it really doesn't....

As far as not using harnesses in the past, I can tell you I was a runner and my mom had a leather harness for me. Granted it was white leather and "girly", but there was running away from her. Before me, mom had my oldest brother and then twins 18 months later and never needed a harness to take all 3 boys out by herself. But I had this urge to dash off and she wanted to keep me safe.

OP: I hope you find the kind you need before your trip.

 

[karenTX]

Back in the day, parents taught their young children to stay with them, totally defeating the reason for a leash. If you want your child to grow up, being a spoiled poodle just like ur pets at home, then go ahead and put them on a leash. Parents, using proper parenting skills, can make their children stay with the rest of the family.

I mean, leashes are for dogs, not people....unless young children are not people too in your book. That would be VERY sad. I'm not judging, and nothing against you, but IMHO, people who have a prejudice against young children are very stubborn and self centered. Just breaks my heart.

Spoken like someone who has NO CLUE OR IDEA of what having an active toddler is like!!! You say you're not judging...you're full of it!! You have no idea how anyone here parents their child, yet you assume we're all lazy, poor parents because, God forbid, we want to keep them safe in large crowds by using a harness. I guess you'd think it would be better parenting to leave them screaming in a stroller, thrashing about because they want to walk? Or would you prefer that we take them to obedience classes so they can learn how to "Heel" properly?

Wait...stop...I'm just feeding a troll. Go back to which you came...far far away from the DIS boards.

 

[Ebil Insanity]

I'm sorry; I didn't mean it in THAT way. But whatever...you were probabily never hugged by ur father so you wouldn't understand my perspective of life.

.....And you were obviously never read to by your father, so I think we're all on the same page here.

Personal attacks on the net are worthless. But with your spelling issues I just had to throw that one out there.

 

[reginaastralis]

To the OP,

The only thing about the backpack that I don't like is that it gets HOT! My DD is two and we have the monkey backpack for Disney, but sometimes she won't keep it on b/c it's too hot for her.

HTH

 

[portia9]

My mum always said she thought leashes were cruel and unnecessary.... and then she had me. I am 37

Yvette

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

coolio.... you are so cluelessio!!! Enough said.

 

[undertheradar]

For what it is worth, we used a harness(people associate leashes with pets) with each of our 3. There are some who will criticize you for it but you will know where your child is. If you have not used one before, I would advise that you avoid the wrist type. Young hands can be very quick at removing these. Enjoy your trip!

 

[dyna]

I agree with PP it's way to easy for the (pets) to take off the wrist harness, not only that but for a pet to pull shoulder out of joint if they do bolt an you holding on to the other end.

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

I want to thank everyone for staying so civil on this thread. Even with the addition of a potential pot stirrer things stayed on track.

Thank you!

That said -- I had a harness for my older child. She's now 12. It was way better than losing her.

 

[Aubiesmomma]

Back in the day, parents taught their young children to stay with them, totally defeating the reason for a leash. If you want your child to grow up, being a spoiled poodle just like ur pets at home, then go ahead and put them on a leash. Parents, using proper parenting skills, can make their children stay with the rest of the family.

I mean, leashes are for dogs, not people....unless young children are not people too in your book. That would be VERY sad. I'm not judging, and nothing against you, but IMHO, people who have a prejudice against young children are very stubborn and self centered. Just breaks my heart.

ROFL Take my daughter out for a day then tell me your against them.I have a very well behaved 17 month old.90% she listens to me.But when we're in public she wont hold my hand,and all she wants to do is run.She is beyond hyper (i cant tell you the number of parents who have asked me if shes always like that).At home its not a problem,since she run around without me keeping an eye on her 24/7.She's loved her piggy packpack since day 1 (she often wears the back pack part without the "leash")..Im not lacking any parenting skills.Shes 17 months and her own person,I cant force her to listen to me 100% of the time..

 

[nessz79]

WalMart carries them. We have one that looks like a monkey backpack. DS loves it!

We bought one of these, too, and our then 1.5 year old DS didn't mind it since it looked like a monkey. Our 3 year old ended up wearing one, too (w/ the leash part taken off) b/c he didn't want to be left out! The great thing is that you can unclip the "leash". We got lots of nice comments- no negatives.

 

[Tikicampers]

We leash our dogs to keep the safe and secure with us, I think our children are even more important.

Best line about leashes I've ever read. You're absolutely right. I do not let my dogs run lose in public because they would likely be harmed if I did. So far I have not had to use a leash with one of my kids, but if it is needed to keep one or both of them safe, I would do it in a heartbeat. Before I had kids I thought child leashes were awful (although I kept it to myself), but once you've looked up from paying at the pharmacy and realized your child was nowhere in sight, you change your mind about these things.

I personally wouldn't go with a wrist one as I'm sure DS could get it off. I prefer the harness ones that don't have a backpack since I'm in the south and the ones with a pack look hot. Like several have said, Target, Walmart and Babies R Us should have them.

 

[PiperPizzaz]

My Ds has taken to falling to his knees if we start heading in a direction he doesn't like. I end up dragging him by one arm until I can get situated enough to grab the other one. I do have a doggie backpack harness but, I hardly use it unless we are at the zoo or something.

Sorry but, I have to say something:
Think about WHY pets have leashes. So they don't run away and get hurt/lost. To the people being rude do you think pets are more important than children?!

 

[flynnmnstr]

I am so tired of listening to people judge others for their parenting decisions. I am a let them cry it out, putting a crib tent on the crib when they started climbing out at 15mnths, never sleep in my bed, leashing parent. And I am a damn good parent. I also happen to be a parent of two wonderful boys whom have special needs. "BACK IN THE DAY"- the rate of autism was no where near 1 in 150. Sensory Integration and Auditory Processing-- what the heck is that? BACK in the DAY-- WDW did not exist as is does now. Trips were taken for a couple of days not a week or more. I think that the OP just wanted some information to help her with her own parenting decision. BACK in the DAY- weren't you taught if you didn't have anything nice to say don't say it at all.....

 

[Avonlady1001]

Back in the day, parents taught their young children to stay with them, totally defeating the reason for a leash. If you want your child to grow up, being a spoiled poodle just like ur pets at home, then go ahead and put them on a leash. Parents, using proper parenting skills, can make their children stay with the rest of the family.

I mean, leashes are for dogs, not people....unless young children are not people too in your book. That would be VERY sad. I'm not judging, and nothing against you, but IMHO, people who have a prejudice against young children are very stubborn and self centered. Just breaks my heart.

I don't know if you have kids, but I have a 2yr old.....and for places as crowded as Disney, she wears a harness. She holds my hand when we walk, but there are times she rips her hand away and runs toward something. The harness is there as a backup. It only takes a second for someone to scoop her up & run! Especially in a crowded place!

I think a harness is an extra safety precaution (like taking the child's pic every morning when you leave for the parks, God forbid something happens & you need a current photo and what they're wearing.) Kids are very strong - and there are many exciting things to run to in disney!

So stop being so judgemental- it has nothing to do with being a good parent -you're a better parent if you use a harness (and not for leading the kid like a puppy on a leash...) for safety!