Do you belive in child-leashes??

Question

Today my mom and I were walking down the street and we saw a man and woman, also a child....... on a "child leash"!!! It has a harnes 2 go around your child then on the back a leash. I DONT BELIVE IN IT NEITHER DOES MY MOM. ***The man yelled at the kid "watch out were your going"! Then TUGGED ON THE LEASH 2 GET THE KIDS ATTETION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was only (aprox) 3-5. THIS IS ***NOT*** RIGHT

WOW I GOT SOME GOOD ANSWERS THANKS FOR ANSWERING THIS AND GIVING YOUR OPINION

Answer 1

I agree with you! Moms and dads throughout our history have always managed to keep their child(ren) under a watchful eye without much incident before. I think using leashes seem to be a bit lazy.Our children are not our pets! They need to be taught to act and respond as a human -being and a person.Not by tugging on some leash like some misbehaved puppy.

Answer 2

I have 2 kids. My first son had a learning disability with a great lack of impulse control. He wore a harness with a leash when he was small. If he wasn't wearing it he would dart off. Small children are so fast.

I worked in early childhood education for years and I would much prefer a child on a leash then one that has been kidnapped. My kids and I are very close and it didn't seem to hurt my son (now 16).

Everyone has their own circumstances and reasons for using one. I have no comment on the man that tugged on the leash, I personally didn't do that to get my son's attention.

Once again .. better safe than sorry.

Answer 3

I agree that it isnt right and it has nothing to do with the child. That is all parents and they need to learn to teach their kids manners and morals. I am a big guy and because parents dont know how to teach anymore I sometimes like that they have control of the kid so i dont run into them or they dont run into me. But i still feel it is wrong to have a kid a leash. I think having a mental control by teaching morals and manners is much superior to a physical control which these leashes give the parents.

Answer 4

Child leashes are for an animalistic mentality. Anyone that puts a leash on a child should probably take a parenting course. But it is better than letting the child get hit by a car! Pun intended!

Answer 5

I would say yes, if you have a situation like Elizabeth, then I'd say that that would be acceptable. For parents who just are lazy and say, "Come on, we're going to the store," and then slap a leash around them, then I would say no. Face it, people do stare, and if I was a parent, I wouldnt want someone staring at me thinking god knows what. If youre not willing to put the time into teaching them morals and values and how to behave, then dont bother having them in the first place. Plus, as the child gets older, it could become very embarrassing for them.

Answer 6

As a victim of this, I can definately say NO! I was never a bad child whatsoever. I was not hyper, stayed where I was supposed to and never talk to strangers. Yet whenever my mom took me anywhere she insisted I wear it. It was so dumb. It was basically two wristbands attatched to each other with a twirly phone cord type thing. It was absolutely ridiculous, and I have never forgiven my mom for it. But they have no parenting skills whatsoever. I hate them.

If parents need to put their kids on a leash to "keep an eye" or to prevent them from being too hyper, then they shouldn't have had a child in the first place.

Answer 7

It's kind of unnecessary, I mean damn raise the kid right and he shouldn't have to be with a leash! The dumb parents just have to have solutions that are fast and easy, so heck why not just strangle the kid with a leash?

Answer 8

if you have a child with adhd ,the leach is the only way to give them freedom and not spending 2-3 hours ,playing chase the kid
in stores. i have spent 3 hours trying to catch my younger son in the mall [when he was 5 yrs.] ,just when you think you have him corned he would put on a burst of fast running and be gone
like a flash .thank god, i always was able to finally catch him...
he is 16 now and does not sit still from first light of the morning
till 12midnight[ he wares out 1 pair of shoes a month]

Answer 9

The leash and the parent's behavior with it is not just not right, it is abuse. People can believe in them all they want, but it is abuse. And it is parental laziness. People want kids, but they don't want to deal with them every minute of every day even though that is what having kids means.

Answer 10

I agree this is horrible, I would never do that to my child. My dog doesn't even need to be leashed she behaves properly. However I do leash her when in places where it says I must.