Child Harnesses/Leash?

Vaas

Is it just me or is it the funniest s**t you've ever seen? Although I do feel bad about the kids being brought up like that by their parents.

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Feel bad about what? My kid loves his. Don't waste time feeling bad about something he likes. It offers more freedom than holding my hand & he feels like a big boy that he has a backpack on.

I think the funniest s**t I've ever seen is people wasting time feeling bad for kids that wear backpack harnesses rather than feeling sorry for kids whose parents don't care if they run off or leave them at Chucke E. Cheese because they don't keep track of their child. Or feel sorry for the babies screaming baby in a carseat while mom is busy shopping & talking on her cell phone. Don't waste time feeling sorry for my child who is grinning ear to ear & so proud of his backpack. It is a waste of your time..unless you just have nothing better to do, then I guess feel free to waste your time on it. ;)

Need your opinions... Baby 'leashes' ?

Xan & Zaqs

I have a 9 month old that stood for the first time a couple of nights ago, and is beginning to learn to walk.

I decided to post on my Facebook that he had done so, and my father and I had a joke about bringing the leash out.

A girl my age completely went spastic at me calling me a lazy mother and that I should learn to carry my child not restrain them with a leash as this is morally wrong.

I believe that if your child is capable of walking, it won't be long before they can actually get themselves out of their pram, even with restraints on and begin to walk off. The last thing I want is my son to be snatched or hurt because I listened to the taunts of another girl.

Lately, I have been given a leash that is like a backpack on the child, but has a restraint system in case you need to grab the child to stop them running off. Is it wrong to use this, or is at as the other girl said, lazy?

I am also 20 weeks pregnant, and it will be even harder to carry both children, or put them both in a pram.
Exactly, allow them to explore, and follow, do not lead them. =D
The sling would be used to for the second child for a little while, my son is still too young to really run off, but he is a non listener. If he wants to crawl, he will be off, and will not stop, no matter what is in his way, or how much you tell him no.
Spastic was the only word I could really think of.
She is pro abortion and believes that no one under the age of 20 should have kids. She used to be a friend before she began hounding me about how I raise my son.

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my sons 18 months and hates being in his pushchair, he just wants to walk everywhere.

i've had a harness for a while but hadn't had to use it of yet. my son has a genetic condition that effects his eye sight, so when he walked he never let go of my hand because he couldn't see that far ahead of himself.

the last couple of weeks though that's all changed, he's gotten braver and doesn't want to hold my hand anymore. so a harness or "leash" is a must for me, its a god send. he's a bit weary of it, and tugs on it trying to get away, but he's slowly getting used to it.

i've had a few other mothers preach to me about restraining him, i take no notice. i have to use one for my son, he doesn't have good depth perception, doesn't see small steps or curbs til the last minute when he's tripping over them, or know how far cars, people etc are away from him. i can honestly say if my son didn't have his harness on he would have walked out in front of a car by now. and he's a good child and always listens to me, its just he doesn't realize theres danger there, because it cant see it.

i've been told many times by people i should "keep" my son in his pram (by other mothers who know of his condition) but i want my son to grow up with some independence, not matter how little he can see.

even if my son didn't have this condition, i'd still use one. a few years ago a woman was shopping at our local supermarket with her toddler daughter. her daughter was standing right next to her, the woman turned for a second to pay the cashier and when she turned back her daughter had gone, someone had snatched her. luckily security manged to find the person that snatched her right before they left the store. but that story has always stuck with me, if she'd just had a harness on her.

i also agree with previous statements, they should be used to follow while your child investigates, not used to lead your child.

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