Does any one know where i can buy a harness for my five yr old for when we are in busy places.
I got one of the monkey backpack ones but just takes it off when he wants too.
Thanks
2007-01-20 17:20:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I dont see how putting him in a stroller will help him to learn to walk next to me.
And i dont beleive there is anything wrong with using a harness i like to keep my child safe thank you. With two children the harness was the best thing i have ever used it keeps him safe i know where he is and he likes it too. Just that he can take it off when he feels like it is the problem.
There like a seat belt in a car you might not need it but one day you will and can save his life.
2007-01-20 17:32:06 · update #1
Thanks for your comments and links but i think the ones shown are ment for smallet children and with the chest clip at the front he can still see it to undo it. And some are just velcro i can see that lasting 5 mins. I was hoping for something at the back of him.
I cant beleive people say becuase a child has a harness there treated like a animal. There a child they are still learning right from wrong do and dont.
2007-01-20 18:49:44 · update #2
I use harnesses but I don't like them. I have to use them because I have a seizure disorder and I don't want them running off if I have a seizure (yes the thought of them being tethered to their seizing mother haunts me). The problem with getting a better harness is that you make a better escape artist. I saw a really good one at Toys R Us with a chest clip. I would also try "Stay with me training". Taking small trips without a purpose (don't tell him that) to teach him the rules. Going to the library without the harness and if he steps out of sight, it is straight home and into time out. If he doesn't hold your hand through the parking lot, straight home and into time out. Three little trips a week and I bet the harness is just a precaution before you know it. (If he removes the harness, straight home and into time out.)
He will be going to school soon and needs to build some personal responsibility for his own safety. Make sure that you have hard fast rules that you can write down about going out in public and that the basics don't change (do not leave my side, do not talk to someone without me, do not touch anything, do not eat anything, always hold onto mom (mom's coat, the shopping cart) when in or near a road or parking lot, etc)
It is hard to do, but ultimately your FIRST job is to teach the boy to be a man. Teach the boy to protect himself, not just keep the boy protected.
2007-01-20 17:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(Not to the asker) The purpose of a harness or leash is to prevent a person or animal without sufficient self-control to be protected while still maintaining a certain level of freedom. Also, I would like to point out that humans are, in fact animals.
To the asker:
This is the style you need with the additional strap across the chest. You can either buy it from an online store or keep looking. You could also just modify the one you have if you sew.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.safetymatters.com/images/products/200jpgs/170.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.safetymatters.com/bigimage.cfm%3Fsku%3D506&h=152&w=200&sz=10&hl=en&start=27&tbnid=3i-IhObofg_NTM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchild%2Bsafety%2Bharness%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN
Hope that helps, sorry I can't find any more stores that sell it.
Personally I think 5 is a bit old for a harness. However I am sure 5 is far to young to die, be seriously injured or kidnapped.
2007-01-20 17:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
You can buy one at Babies R Us. Just ask where they are, and they are about $6.99. I bought one for my son who likes to bolt off in the mall or airport. I don't see anything wrong with wanting to protect your child and keep them safe while they are learning to stay with you. Some people are just lucky that their kids are born perfect, and the harnesses are for the rest of us - LOL!!
2007-01-20 17:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by mom-knows-best 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i know this isnt really the question, but some people think their creul and i disagree, it sounds appalling, but its got to be a lot better than carrying them, and what is it but a stroller that lets them move themselves?
2007-01-20 17:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by ♥katie♥ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I usually wouldn't use one, but you're allowed to have your own opinion, babycenter sells them and amazon too.
http://www.amazon.com/Securestrap-Harness-Children-Support-Infants/dp/B000HED61Y/sr=8-15/qid=1169361165/ref=sr_1_15/104-0184568-6203142?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products
http://store.babycenter.com/product/kid+keeper+safety+harness.do?search=basic&keyword=harness&sortby=shortdesc&asc=true&page=1
2007-01-20 17:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by mycloud 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'M SORRY BUT I HATE TO SEE KIDS IN A HARNESS...THEY LOOK LIKE DOGS OUT FOR WALK.
2007-01-20 17:42:41 · answer #6 · answered by boss 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
those are horrible things! if your child can't be taught to stay near you, strap him in a stroller. he needs to be taught to walk near you.
your child is not an animal.
2007-01-20 17:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 10⤋
Well, I'm prepared to get my "thumbs down".....
HOLD HIS HAND!!!!!
2007-01-20 17:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by Honesty given here! 4 · 2⤊ 7⤋