as I was walking through the mall this afternoon, I happened to notice a mother and father walking their two kids around. I'm guessing both kids were somewhere near the age of 3 and both kids were wearing leashes.
Yes. Leashes. The kind you put on your dog....sort of like a harness.
I was thinking, isn't it better to hold thier hands or put them in a stroller? or does the lesh help kids to become more independent? now i don't have any kidlets of my own, so i really am not familiar with all the benefits having ones kids on a leash would bring, however i can't help but think that leashing your children up and walking them around similar to how many people walk around with their dogs might just have some sort of long term effect on the kid.
has anyone looked into this? what are the psychological ramifications?
Yes. Leashes. The kind you put on your dog....sort of like a harness.
I was thinking, isn't it better to hold thier hands or put them in a stroller? or does the lesh help kids to become more independent? now i don't have any kidlets of my own, so i really am not familiar with all the benefits having ones kids on a leash would bring, however i can't help but think that leashing your children up and walking them around similar to how many people walk around with their dogs might just have some sort of long term effect on the kid.
has anyone looked into this? what are the psychological ramifications?
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Re: all tied up
Mon, July 18, 2005 - 9:08 AMI once saw a girl who had to be at least 8 with a piece of yarn tied around her wrist attached to the stroller her mom was pushing.
I could see it being a very effective form of punishment for an 8 year old. But if it is something her mother did all the time, I could see it having some type of psychological ramification.
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Re: all tied up
Mon, July 18, 2005 - 12:23 PMi hope that the leash isnt around their neck. i think that there is too much of a parallel with that of dogs. harnesses and little wrist ties? i dont know. i think it could be alright for a time if there is a problem. i would just get worried when restraints are used for longer than necessary because of convenience. any parents out there have anything to say? -
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Re: all tied up
Mon, July 18, 2005 - 3:10 PMwell at least leashes and wrist ties are better than shock collars... lol -
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Re: all tied up
Tue, July 19, 2005 - 10:32 AMi work at as a barista, and there is a woman who comes in with her kid and says 'sit' before breaking off a peice of biscotti and handing it to him while he sits on the floor. it seems like a game the kid came up with, but i always try not to witness it. -
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Re: all tied up
Tue, July 26, 2005 - 9:21 AMI had a good friend who had a 3-year-old kid who was so hyper-kinetic that he loved to just take off running for the fun of it, and I would always see my 6 ft. 3 friend lunbering down the street after him,,Many times she swore she was gonna get him a leash. Moms use leashes on their kids to that they can have their hands free and not always have to focus on holding on to the kids....who very often would judt love to take off running in any direction.
The other day I saw a large group of children and two mothers...we're talking 6 small children between 2 mothers...and this little girl who might have been a small-for-her-age 3year old kept running away from the group...which meant running out into the street. Her mom was holding a baby and pushing a stroller and kept having to stop the stroller to run out and grab her...
so in some situations leashes are ok.
...but I have seen disturbing leash scenarios too...
like a mom hitting her child who was on a leash..
the 8-year-old thing sounds pretty bad...
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