"Leashing" children?
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tankee:
we have actually seen before but more like teenage girl liao.IMO,
Absolutely no no if it is leashing by attaching to a collar just like a dog.
but ok if it is tied to a harness that the child wears like carrying a backpack.
she actually had a leash around her neck n was chained to a wall n was totally naked.
but she's not in singapore lah malaysia but dunnoe sg got or not? -
hi snowman,
i hv not seen the clip but why r u bothered if its not around the neck?
i dun leash my kids, bt to each his own .each parent knows their limts in keeping their kids safe.
how do u keep ur kids safe when out when their at that active age in crowded places? -
peh-boo:
huh? This sounds like absolute abuse!! Why should it be promoted in SG??? :?we have actually seen before but more like teenage girl liao.
she actually had a leash around her neck n was chained to a wall n was totally naked.
but she's not in singapore lah malaysia but dunnoe sg got or not?
Anyway, the leash for kids is sometimes essential especially for very active and not yet discerning kids. Also good for parents who love to shop and can forget about their children....so the leash still gives them freedom to move about but within limited areas. It is not ideal but good for \"engrossed\" parents and active kids. I think it is really the way it is handled. Handled with love is fine. Carrying in hands and putting in strollers are just other forms of \"leashing\" and probably worse cos the child is totally immobilised. -
I used to leash Little Boy when we travelled. He was between 2 to 4. It was a harness leash that he wore across his chest and under his arms. It was especially useful at crowded places like Disneyland and Universal Studios where once a child slips your hand, it can be a nightmare to find. I also leashed him right through the many connecting flights we took (because losing a child at airports is another nightmare).
Little Boy didn’t mind because it allowed him to explore the world within a radoius of 1m from me and because I attached the leash to my wrist, I could carry bags and such quite easily whilst holding on to him.
Most other times though, I let him hold my finger. We played a game called Catch the Fishy. My index finger was the fish and it would without warning decide to swim away from his little hand. And then he had to catch it all over again which was an occasion for plenty of giggles and squeals but the end-result was that he made sure he hung on to my finger really tight. -
I was one such child who was leashed many many moons ago. It was a sort of a harness that was worn around my chest. My mother leashed me so as not to lose me in crowded places. I find it ok to use this on kids who might wonder away on their own.
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I use the backpack leash on my 4 yrs old on recent trip to Tokyo Disneyland. Its is very useful and the backpack can carry a small bottle of drinks so its very convenient when she need to drink, I dont have to keep on digging into my bagpack. When she fall asleep in the bus or chair, it works as a pollow, neck support or even a chair cushion (Just nice in size). It also allow her to move around when I need to do some shopping. She loves her backpack so wheneven we at crowded place she will ask to leash her.
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Heh heh, looks like it is in 'fashion' to use backpack leash on kids in Tokyo
I did it when my DS was 4 yrs old and when we were in Tokyo. I didn't need to do it with my first born as she is not as adventurous as my DS.
He didn't mind it, and certainly is in no way 'traumastised'by it.
However, we didn't use it for long as DS figured out how to wriggle himself off the harness pretty soon...
SPI:
I use the backpack leash on my 4 yrs old on recent trip to Tokyo Disneyland. Its is very useful and the backpack can carry a small bottle of drinks so its very convenient when she need to drink, I dont have to keep on digging into my bagpack. When she fall asleep in the bus or chair, it works as a pollow, neck support or even a chair cushion (Just nice in size). It also allow her to move around when I need to do some shopping. She loves her backpack so wheneven we at crowded place she will ask to leash her.
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I visited Tokyo Disneyland last week, did not see any kids on leash leh.
I never put my kids on leash, even though I bought my kids to both Hong Kong and Tokyo Disneyland before. Actually Jurong Point is far more crowded and we go there many times every weekso I am used to it. I have a little boy who loves to run away on his own, so I always hold on tight to his hand. I feel that this way is much more loving and affectionate.
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tamarind:
We went on Nov it was very crowded.I visited Tokyo Disneyland last week, did not see any kids on leash leh.
I never put my kids on leash, even though I bought my kids to both Hong Kong and Tokyo Disneyland before. Actually Jurong Point is far more crowded and we go there many times every weekso I am used to it. I have a little boy who loves to run away on his own, so I always hold on tight to his hand. I feel that this way is much more loving and affectionate.
Yr little boy good, will let you hold his hand. Mine sometimes her hands are busy with her toys or busy with other things. -
MyBaby:
Heh heh, looks like it is in 'fashion' to use backpack leash on kids in Tokyo
I did it when my DS was 4 yrs old and when we were in Tokyo. I didn't need to do it with my first born as she is not as adventurous as my DS.
He didn't mind it, and certainly is in no way 'traumastised'by it.
However, we didn't use it for long as DS figured out how to wriggle himself off the harness pretty soon...
For my 1st child I also dont need to use it, he dont run that fast as compare to my 2nd gal. My 2nd gal is smaller in size and very fast in movement. It very useful when I was at Shinjuku looking at the train map and decideding which train to take and half of my brain woundering is my gal still with me while I am thinking. I can multi-task :roll: