I Hate Child Leashes

[AttackFish]

My mom used one on me tied to my belt loop when I was 3.
This was at LAX airport though, place was packed and I didn't want to be held.
I don't think my mom is, or was a bad parent for doing so.

The woman in the video, is.

 

[ozz465]

I really think child leashes are for lazy asses.

each situation is different , but i agree dragging ure kid like that is child abuse.

Unable to control your child = inadequate parenting
Using a leash on your uncontrollable child = inadequate parenting
Dragging your uncontrollable child across the ground with the leash because it's easier than teaching him/her why their actions are wrong = bad parenting.

I agree with ure last part , but some children cant be controlled for various reason , doesnt equal a bad parent 100% of the time.

not for full time use though. I think they should be used when in crowded places a child could get lost in.

I agree 100%

 

[Lupin]

Good grief! I have never seen such extremities especially leashing a child. If you think your child might get lost in a crowded place, it would make better sense to simply avoid the crowd all together for your child's sake. This is not that difficult to figure out. I admit I also got lost in the mall myself when I was 3 and the concerned security guard and information center lady paged the whole mall about my whereabouts but it was my fault as I was simply not paying attention to where my mother went as I was mesmerized by the mall stocks.

If you think this is also one good way to discipline your child, to me, it is not. How would it feel to be leashed yourself if you do it on your own child? I can understand spanking and scolding as I had went through them but to the point of leashing a child, no. Reserve that to pets but not children. Children do not deserve such treatment. I feel sorry for the kids who had to undergo through this.

 

[swede]

i would have to fight the urge to slap the woman. i feel really bad for the kid..... if she does that out in public that brazenly, just imagine what happens behind closed doors

 

[swede]

whats even sadder to me is that if it were a dog being dragged unwillingly and sliding across the carpet, people would probably have more sympathy than a human child being ill treated

 

[ozz465]

To me the harness wants a way to discipline my boy but to slowly get him used to crowds as he doesn't like to be in them . then again i would have never done what this women did.

 

[HarlanAshmore]

i feel sorry for the kid but i found that quite amusing haha

 

[Natural_Born_Killer]

I had a child leash when I was younger that my Mom used when we went to really busy places.

The fact is kids walk off, you cannot control them all of the time, most kids have their own minds and interests and if something catches their eye the can wander. Its not bad parenting, its just how it is.

Now, dragging a child across the floor in a shop is totally extreme. But lets not point the finger at all parents who use child leashes as bad just because of one woman.

 

[cichlid2006]

what is wrong with those harnesses that have been out since before i was born that my mum used with me and my sister. much less humiliating for the child and the child cant wander as far. who the hell decided that a leash for kids was a good idea?!
leashes are for dogs IMO.

 

[SFury]

I've known some awfully hyperactive kids that would run away just because. They were too young to be left home, and their parents shouldn't have to be running around the store full tilt because their kid has an extreme overabundance of energy. This applies to a small percentage of kids.

Then there are the natural wanderers. I think if my mother would have seen a kid leash she would have bought one and used it on me. This applies to a lot of kids who are too naive to know the dangers out there. They are just too young.

Kid leashes do have a place where they make a positive difference. The reality is they can be abused like anything else.

I still believe they are not needed for most children most of the time.