Can of worms ZF... Can of worms! Be prepared for a whole raft of responses...
I have one for DD. I hated the idea of it but my fearless DD runs. And I was too terrified to not have one. I just wanted to keep her safe.
But I haven't used it in ages. She's old enough now to understand a bit better.
The only problem I found with using them at places like the zoo is if they dart off into the crowd, it becomes a bit useless really as you have to drop it and give chase through all the people!
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I see both sides of the story, i never wanted a LEASH for my child either but SAFETY COMES FIRST and this might be what i need.
OP - You've seen A first hand now, she's fearless and while she's never really been a 'bolter' i want to give her a little freedom with the option to walk around without me having to worry too much about her, i can hook it onto the pram or hold it.
I was thinking of just the plain backpack for her as then it's a little more 'practical' as she grows as opposed to having a cow or monkey stuck to her back
I don't really like the idea either, but i recently bought one! I get the impression that my LO is going to be a runner. She looks all innocent, but watches out for doors to be open and then Wham- she is off! For now, i can get to her before she goes too far, but when my Mum is looking after her OR she gets faster (or i get slower) i have to go for safety rather than looks. I haven't used the backpack yet, except around the house for DD to get used to it, but have it there.
I have one. The animal backpack kind.
Because I only have the one LO, I use it- slip the loop over my wrist, and hold her hand at the same time.
I'm not leading her around like a dog, but I have it for extra safety.
However, if DD wanted to go one way- and I wanted to go the other way, she would just sit down on the floor anyway- harness or no harness.
I don't see the problem with them. If you're teaching your LO about safety & not running off etc what's the harm in using one in the meantime. My sister had one for her LO for a cruise they went on.
My MIL bought one for DS (without asking of course) and uses it for him while they're out. I didn't like the idea of them until I was carrying him around the shops after forgetting his pram/stroller and he refused to walk around. It was something like that, that made me wish I had one, because he's so independent and just wants to walk everywhere if he knows your close by
we have one for DD - it lives in the car for when we go to markets and things where she wants to be walking with us, but we may have hands full of shopping etc so just don't have hte same reflexes if she darts off. she's never done it while out an about, but she does do it at home sometimes, so the fear is there. the local farmers market is in island in the middle of a major road - awesome central place - but also surrounded by traffic, so a worry! we used it when we went on holidays - she asked for her puppy dog and then held our hands. i dunno, i think maybe she felt more secure too - so if she did stop to look, she could feel us just as much as we could feel her
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