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 On the site http://www.imperfectparent.com I am read as follow:  Some choices that parents have to make through the years as their children grow are hot-button issues. Most parents call them toddler leashes or children leashes because they consist of a backpack, usually in the shape of a cute animal, like a puppy or a monkey, and a detachable “tail” that clips on to the bottom of the backpack. The leashes are designed to be cute and snuggly for the child as well as utilitarian for the parent.

Many of them said when they brought their children in with shoulder dislocations, the pediatrician recommended the child harness instead of holding on to the child’s hand.

In one blog, a parent said she hated the idea of a leash until she had more than one child.

It’s those times that have caused me to rethink the use of a toddler leash.”

I haven’t, but never say never. If a leash can save a child from being lost, taken or hurt…then they are fine…whatever it takes to keep them safe,” said a poster named Jennifer on familycorner.com.

Another poster, writing under the name K.M., on the same thread, disagreed with the opinions of the other posters who said leashes were good for their children.

Whenever I see a child connected to a leash, it kills me,” she wrote. “(Our) children are not animals! While pediatricians agree that harnesses are safe and many parents have used them effectively, some people equate using leashes on children with child abuse or child neglect. In a comment on the blog jealousbrother.com, one parent said the leashes are inhumane and that parents should just learn to watch their children when they’re out in public. In addition, she said parents should teach their children to listen to their parents, so when a mother tells a child to stay right next to her, the child follows orders.

A comment on that blog entry, from a poster with the name Goddess Child, said that leashes can be both good and bad.

 http://www.imperfectparent.com
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