Angiebaby
I'm just trying to get opinions on Child Safety Harnesses (backpacks w/connecting strap)
Bad or Good? What do you think?
Thanks!
I'm not sure if I want to use one or not. My 15 month old daughter doesnt like her stroller much. She wants to walk, but as toddlers tend to do, she walks away. Serious answers only please.
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We use the backpack "Minnie Mouse" harness with my daughter and she loves it..although we have only had to use it twice, once when we went to the zoo and another time at a fair...both were crowded places. I don't use ours on a daily basis or in places like the grocery store, at home, etc. but in crowded places where she is likely to want to walk around out of her stroller seeing as how were at those places for long hours I use it. She won't really hold our hands just yet and after a minute or two she starts to drag her feet or she resists to walk with us, but with the harness we don't have a problem. I don't see any harm in them what so ever..if your child will walk with you and hold your had without a problem, then that is great and you probably don't need one, but all kids are different, so parents who are quick to judge or make comments like "just hold the kids hand", need to realize not all kids are like theirs and some do resist..like mine. I would rather see a person have a child with a harness on then to see them dragging their kid by the arm or hand if he or she is refusing to walk..that looks worse to me. I don't get the whole "dog" comparison to child harnesses either. Leashes are attached to a collar that is worn around the neck....this is a backpack, so I don't agree with that argument. We harness young kids into everything...car seats, strollers, high chairs, etc. so what is the difference. Someone could be just as quick to say that putting a child in a crib is treating them like a dog as well, because it resembles a cage to keep them confined...when really we know that its all about safety, so if it keeps the kid safe and he or she doesn't mind it, I don't know why others have to make a big deal out of it.
We use our stroller always when on long trips or when an outing requires a lot of walking and our daughter is mostly in her stroller, but in crowded places like the time we went to the zoo, we spent 6 hours there (it was a big zoo), so my question is...would you want to sit for 6 hours straight and not be able to get out some and walk around..considering my kid won't hold our hands..so I use the harness in that instance and I will continue to use it. Hand holding is great if your kid cooperates, I agree, and yes, to someone who said "how many children do you know that have been hit by a car when holding their parents hand?", I know one....she was an almost 2 year old who got loose from her mom's hand and ran into the road..she was hit by a car and killed instantly. Do whatever works for you as a parent, whether it be by using a child harness for your child or by simply holding your child's hand, its all about safety anyway, that is the real aspect of the matter, so I really don't know why some make it a point to judge a parent on how they restrain their child....I say mind their own business, raise their child the way they want and leave others alone, ....its none of their concern. There is far worse in this world than a parent using a harness to restrain their child...at least they do have safety as a concern, they wouldn't be using it if they didn't. I'd be more concerned about the parent that lets their child run around like a chicken with its head cut off.....now that something to worry about.
We use the backpack "Minnie Mouse" harness with my daughter and she loves it..although we have only had to use it twice, once when we went to the zoo and another time at a fair...both were crowded places. I don't use ours on a daily basis or in places like the grocery store, at home, etc. but in crowded places where she is likely to want to walk around out of her stroller seeing as how were at those places for long hours I use it. She won't really hold our hands just yet and after a minute or two she starts to drag her feet or she resists to walk with us, but with the harness we don't have a problem. I don't see any harm in them what so ever..if your child will walk with you and hold your had without a problem, then that is great and you probably don't need one, but all kids are different, so parents who are quick to judge or make comments like "just hold the kids hand", need to realize not all kids are like theirs and some do resist..like mine. I would rather see a person have a child with a harness on then to see them dragging their kid by the arm or hand if he or she is refusing to walk..that looks worse to me. I don't get the whole "dog" comparison to child harnesses either. Leashes are attached to a collar that is worn around the neck....this is a backpack, so I don't agree with that argument. We harness young kids into everything...car seats, strollers, high chairs, etc. so what is the difference. Someone could be just as quick to say that putting a child in a crib is treating them like a dog as well, because it resembles a cage to keep them confined...when really we know that its all about safety, so if it keeps the kid safe and he or she doesn't mind it, I don't know why others have to make a big deal out of it.
We use our stroller always when on long trips or when an outing requires a lot of walking and our daughter is mostly in her stroller, but in crowded places like the time we went to the zoo, we spent 6 hours there (it was a big zoo), so my question is...would you want to sit for 6 hours straight and not be able to get out some and walk around..considering my kid won't hold our hands..so I use the harness in that instance and I will continue to use it. Hand holding is great if your kid cooperates, I agree, and yes, to someone who said "how many children do you know that have been hit by a car when holding their parents hand?", I know one....she was an almost 2 year old who got loose from her mom's hand and ran into the road..she was hit by a car and killed instantly. Do whatever works for you as a parent, whether it be by using a child harness for your child or by simply holding your child's hand, its all about safety anyway, that is the real aspect of the matter, so I really don't know why some make it a point to judge a parent on how they restrain their child....I say mind their own business, raise their child the way they want and leave others alone, ....its none of their concern. There is far worse in this world than a parent using a harness to restrain their child...at least they do have safety as a concern, they wouldn't be using it if they didn't. I'd be more concerned about the parent that lets their child run around like a chicken with its head cut off.....now that something to worry about.
Thoughts on a child backpack harness?
sarah beth
I have use of 1 hand. I have 2 boys ages 1 and 2. My 2 year old doesn't need to be in a stroller all the time. He loves to go for walks with mom and dad and explore. But when dads not with us it's hard for me.. Pushing a stroller and walking w my oldest whether he gets in between me and the stroller and helps push his brother, or holding my weak hand. (which he's stronger than) he's a very good boy about walking like that but a little puppy or monkey bookbag harness would make us much easier/ safer which is my priority!! I was just wondering thoughts on them. As I know pol in the neighborhood not knowing us will talk.
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I think it sounds very sensible. And, honestly, so what if people talk? What are they going to say -"can't that woman hold her child's hand instead"? Well, no you can't, based on what you've written here!
But it is important to make sure your child also understands about walking safely (which it sounds like you are doing) - a harness should be an emergency backup in case he makes a toddler mistake and forgets the road safety he knows, not the only thing stopping him running across the road every 5 seconds.
I think it sounds very sensible. And, honestly, so what if people talk? What are they going to say -"can't that woman hold her child's hand instead"? Well, no you can't, based on what you've written here!
But it is important to make sure your child also understands about walking safely (which it sounds like you are doing) - a harness should be an emergency backup in case he makes a toddler mistake and forgets the road safety he knows, not the only thing stopping him running across the road every 5 seconds.
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