Tips required on how not to lose your children.

[wdwdvcdad]

Originally posted by kazd
There in lies the problem, its in the name you guys give what is basically a means of not losing your most beloved possessions.

LEASH - Immediately make you think of a dog lead. In the UK we call them Toddler Reins, soon as you say that I think of cute little babies stumbling around on their first steps. The reins are great because you can stop them falling flat on their faces. The wrist strap that I have is a slightly more grownunp version for those youngsters who think they are far to grownup for reins.

Once again, calling the a cutesy name like "toddler reins" doesn't change the fact that it is a leash. You could call them, "loving arm extenders for really wonderful parents & their equally lovely children". They're still leashes. The problem lies not in what they're called, but in what they are.

Originally posted by kazd
So no matter how sad you think it is to see these children on a 'LEASH' it would be even sadder if they were taken and abused or even murdered.

carefully watching & tending to your children will prevent that scenario.

 

[wdwdvcdad]

Originally posted by xraydave


WDWDVCDAD- You are entitled to your opinion but we all want to enjoy our vacation so don't let the harmless actions of others ruin yours by obsessing over them.

Don't worry:
1. I am not obsessing, just responding to posts.
2. The actions of others, unless the directly impact upon me, do not ruin my vacation
3. Harnesses are not "harmless".

 

[alecam]

Originally posted by babybunrab
I know I'm very new to the boards, but...

The nice thing about harnesses or the wrist strap is that the child can get a bit of his own freedom, and doesn't have to walk around with his arm up over his head all the time. That said:

I did lose DS on our first trip to WDW when he was 2. It was during the fireworks. However, we had told him how to spot an employee and to go into any shop and say 'I'm lost.' He did this, and they took him right to the (I want to call it town hall, but I don't think that's what it's called) It's by the railroad bridge to the left as you walk into MK. At any rate, he was safe, and they asked me for at least 3 forms of ID before they gave him back to me.

The point? Take the few moments it takes in each part to help them spot the Disney employees and point out where the stores are. This, of course, does not address someone trying to be malicious and take a child, but it will keep them from getting totally upset if they are accidentally separated.

That story is so scary!!
I am so deathly afraid of my children getting lost. I am already explaining to my sons about the oval name tags that Disney employees wear, and plan on showing them a hundred of them there.
I'm SO GLAD that your son is OK!!

 

[xraydave]

Another "Perfect" Dad with "Perfect" kids. How sad.

This is getting a little too uptight for my taste. I'll take my name off the e-mail list.

 

[my3kids]

You can put your name and resort information into the collar of your children's clothes, or your cell phone number or some other idenifying information.

You could also print little "business cards" with the same information and place it in your child's pocket each morning. They could be instructed if they became lost to give the card to the nearest employee.

 

[wdwdvcdad]

Originally posted by xraydave
Another "Perfect" Dad with "Perfect" kids. How sad.

This is getting a little too uptight for my taste. I'll take my name off the e-mail list.

Thanks! My kids ARE perfect...I'm close, but I keep getting better!
And, yes, you are sad if you cannot keep an eye on your kids unless you treat them as less than human by leashing them like an animal.

 

[SnackyStacky]

I warned you all.