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Kids on leashes
- Thread starter MakiSupaStar
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I don't get much of a chance to correct your grammar, Relic. So I have to relish it when I can
LOl ok you're off the hook!
I agree 100%. If you don't have enough parenting skills to control you kids without putting them on a leash, then I don't believe you should have kids. Sorry if that offends anyone, but it's the truth. Some parents are so lazy.
IBTMonet flaming: I just wanna say that I think the leashes are silly in most cases, but I'm not hitching myself to Monet's post. All right, carry on
I agree 100%. If you don't have enough parenting skills to control you kids without putting them on a leash, then I don't believe you should have kids. Sorry if that offends anyone, but it's the truth. Some parents are so lazy.
Doesn't really offend me but it does make me wonder how you assume to know every single parent's situation with their kids?
Things may not always be as simple as they seem.. sure, there are probably way too many lazy parents out there but a kid leash may not necessarily be a good barometer of who's lazy and who's not?
I agree 100%. If you don't have enough parenting skills to control you kids without putting them on a leash, then I don't believe you should have kids. Sorry if that offends anyone, but it's the truth. Some parents are so lazy.
Yep - one size does fit all, doesn't it?
Seriously, though, I'm with Maki. Sure there are circumstances where it's a necessity. But in the usual case, I do think it's a lazy alternative to teaching a child to listen and to mind. When our kids got to walking age, one of our first priorities was teaching them to freeze when we said, "stop." In parking lots and such, we hold hands, and if I'm pushing a grocery cart, the kids "help push" (which they always thought was great fun, but I knew kept them close and out of traffic).
This is pretty much what I did with my boy too.
there are times I wish I had a tether for my kids ... and during those times i have made them hold a beltloop
Seriously, though, I'm with Maki. Sure there are circumstances where it's a necessity. But in the usual case, I do think it's a lazy alternative to teaching a child to listen and to mind.
+1
If I started to wander away from my parents as a kid a little "Where do you think youre going" and a stern eye is all it took. I understand there are some circumstances that warrant the use of a kid leash, but in general they just make me feel bad for the kids.
+1.
Circumstances like with Bart are in my mind the exception to the rule.
I don't seem to remember any child leashes when I was growing up, and we all made it through trips at the mall and the grocery store just fine.
All this presumes a 'prefect world' where parents never have a momentary distraction. All it takes is one good distraction - even the best parents with the most well-behaved kids have those.
Again - a tether is no substitute for vigilant parenting. But the idea that parents who use a tether are bad parents is misguided. IMO, of course.
Back in my day sonny!
I wanted to post something like this, but refrained. Thanks for doing it for me
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Definitely loving the pics.
There are places where I think leashes for kids are a good idea. Big dense crowds are one. I draw the line at choke chains, though.
Maki, it sounds like the parent you encountered would have injured her kid (probably without malice, but injured nonetheless) without the leash.
There are places where I think leashes for kids are a good idea. Big dense crowds are one. I draw the line at choke chains, though.
Maki, it sounds like the parent you encountered would have injured her kid (probably without malice, but injured nonetheless) without the leash.
Way to put words into my mouth. I dont believe I said anything about the parents using them as being bad parents. It doesnt presume a perfect world, it presumes a world where a parent has enough authority over their children to keep them from wandering off and pays enough mind to keep watch over them. And again, I said "I understand there are some circumstances that warrant the use of a kid leash".
Not so much you, dude. You're one of the last guys here to ever make blanket statements and such but there have been a few in this thread IMO who's been trying to imply that leash automatically = bad/lazy parents.
I think that there are just waaaay too many variables to make that call for those who seem to be trying to do just that.
It depends on the situation, the kid, where you're at, the child's physical or metal health etc. It's way to easy to look at a parent and make a snap judgment. The world 'aint that black and white...
Yeah I agree, and I'm beginning to see that my initial reaction to this phenomenon might have been off-base. I'm not going to choose to use one for my child (although he's 8 now so...), but I'm beginning to see parents have their reasoning and most often it's always in the kids' best interest. This was the reason I started the thread. I see a lot of them, they're not that uncommon, but I failed to take into account not all kids are the same (even one's that are healthy), and parents adjust accordingly.
I draw the line at choke chains, though.
Why?
Once you've crossed the line into treating your kid like a m***********g DOG instead of a human being, why should there be any objection to a choke chain or perhaps even one of those electric shock collars that zaps 'em' if they try to leave the yard?
