I am 100% anti toddler leashes

BetchySprout · January 2011

when the kid is leashed to a chair in McDonald's.

That is all.

ckolak:-) · January 2011

Um. Yeah. That's super klassy.

PinkBackPack · January 2011

She wouldn't sit still. I had to eat my Big Mac. I think you would do the same.

Jake Ian's Mommy · January 2011

Wow. That's pretty trashy.

robbie3982 · January 2011

LOL

cpb79 · January 2011

Wow! Now that is special!

mcwhittaker · January 2011

Two words

Duct Tape

lynn97 · January 2011

Oh my. Nice parenting on someone's part.

jazzyag · January 2011

mcwhittaker:
Two words
Duct Tape

OMG I hate to say that I actually know someone who Duck Taped his 3 year old into bed one night because he wouldn't stay in his bed. I rented a room from them for a bit while in college...If he'd just taken the time to find out the poor kid was afraid of the dark and gotten him a night light then the little guy wouldn't have kept wandering out to sleep (naked) on the hallway floor. Needless to say this guy doesn't have his kids anymore.

Lisa102304 · January 2011

Weird they chose to do that. When I eat out, even at McD's, I just leave my kid in the car. I lock the doors, crack the window and enjoy my meal in peace.

heathert323 · January 2011

We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

BetchySprout · January 2011

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

Let me clarify: I am only against leashing them to chairs. I am in no way against toddler leashes, especially now that I have a toddler who is a runner and a sneaky bugger to boot.

Soontobemrspaulding · January 2011

Both my husband and I are legally blind so yes we will be using a toddler leash in very busy situations to ensure her safety HOWEVER I can guarantee she will NEVER be leashed TO ANYTHING that is just the antithesis of terrible parenting.

MiraclePending · January 2011

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

You obviously don't have a toddler. We'll see what you say when you do have one constantly running away from you when on the ground or screaming in your arms if you choose to pick him/her up. I don't have one yet, but I will be purchasing one this weekend.

Lisa102304 · January 2011

MiraclePending:
htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.
You obviously don't have a toddler. We'll see what you say when you do have one constantly running away from you when on the ground or screaming in your arms if you choose to pick him/her up. I don't have one yet, but I will be purchasing one this weekend.

LMAO, someone missed the point of this post.

While I have never leashed DD1 (she has always been *really good* in public), I am not one tiny bit against doing it if a parent feels it is in the best interest of the safety of their child. When we went to Disneyland, I brought one, just in case.

mcwhittaker · January 2011

Fear of the back of my mother's hand always kept me from running off.

I guess we'll see what "modern" kids are like soon enough

heathert323 · January 2011

Lisa102304:
MiraclePending:
htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.
You obviously don't have a toddler. We'll see what you say when you do have one constantly running away from you when on the ground or screaming in your arms if you choose to pick him/her up. I don't have one yet, but I will be purchasing one this weekend.
LMAO, someone missed the point of this post.
While I have never leashed DD1 (she has always been *really good* in public), I am not one tiny bit against doing it if a parent feels it is in the best interest of the safety of their child. When we went to Disneyland, I brought one, just in case.

Let me clarify. They have their child (that is clinging to the parent's leg) and the parent is ignoring the child totally, pushing an empty stroller and shoving their faces full of food.

Seriously, I can't even count the number of parents that do this. I'm totally ok if the toddler is running all over the place or is distracted and would wander off.

BetchySprout · January 2011

htuzzi323:
Lisa102304:
MiraclePending:
htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.
You obviously don't have a toddler. We'll see what you say when you do have one constantly running away from you when on the ground or screaming in your arms if you choose to pick him/her up. I don't have one yet, but I will be purchasing one this weekend.
LMAO, someone missed the point of this post.
While I have never leashed DD1 (she has always been *really good* in public), I am not one tiny bit against doing it if a parent feels it is in the best interest of the safety of their child. When we went to Disneyland, I brought one, just in case.

Let me clarify. They have their child (that is clinging to the parent's leg) and the parent is ignoring the child totally, pushing an empty stroller and shoving their faces full of food.
Seriously, I can't even count the number of parents that do this. I'm totally ok if the toddler is running all over the place or is distracted and would wander off.

I have never once seen a parent do this. I have seen thousands with kids in strollers do it though, while text messaging and fixing their hair.

MaybeBaby2 · January 2011

Did the poor kid have a muzzle on or were they at least feeding him/her at the same time?

BetchySprout · January 2011

MaybeBaby#2:
Did the poor kid have a muzzle on or were they at least feeding him/her at the same time?

Nobody was at their table and I didn't see any parents nearby.

(I was in line at Walmart, my WM has a MCd's in it)

MaybeBaby2 · January 2011

Pattypoundcake:
MaybeBaby#2:
Did the poor kid have a muzzle on or were they at least feeding him/her at the same time?
Nobody was at their table and I didn't see any parents nearby.
(I was in line at Walmart, my WM has a MCd's in it)

Lord that makes everything 1000x worse.

heathert323 · January 2011

Pattypoundcake:
htuzzi323:
Lisa102304:
MiraclePending:
htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.
You obviously don't have a toddler. We'll see what you say when you do have one constantly running away from you when on the ground or screaming in your arms if you choose to pick him/her up. I don't have one yet, but I will be purchasing one this weekend.
LMAO, someone missed the point of this post.
While I have never leashed DD1 (she has always been *really good* in public), I am not one tiny bit against doing it if a parent feels it is in the best interest of the safety of their child. When we went to Disneyland, I brought one, just in case.

Let me clarify. They have their child (that is clinging to the parent's leg) and the parent is ignoring the child totally, pushing an empty stroller and shoving their faces full of food.
Seriously, I can't even count the number of parents that do this. I'm totally ok if the toddler is running all over the place or is distracted and would wander off.
I have never once seen a parent do this. I have seen thousands with kids in strollers do it though, while text messaging and fixing their hair.

I have actually seen parents dragging their kids around on them.

Mommieof2soon2b3 · January 2011

Pattypoundcake:

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

Let me clarify: I am only against leashing them to chairs. I am in no way against toddler leashes, especially now that I have a toddler who is a runner and a sneaky bugger to boot.

This. Once you have a toddler who is very active and a toddler leash is actually in the best interest of the child's safety then you may reconsider. You should never judge the situation because one day you may find yourself toddler leashing as well.

JaqiDec04 · January 2011

Mommieof2soon2b3:
Pattypoundcake:

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.
Let me clarify: I am only against leashing them to chairs. I am in no way against toddler leashes, especially now that I have a toddler who is a runner and a sneaky bugger to boot.
This. Once you have a toddler who is very active and a toddler leash is actually in the best interest of the child's safety then you may reconsider. You should never judge the situation because one day you may find yourself toddler leashing as well.

My mom had a toddler leash for my little brother. She used it a few times, in mostly at places like Disneyland. Its too easy for the child AND the adult to be distracted. And its too easy for someone to walk up and snatch your child without you noticing.

heylee · January 2011

Wow...why not just bring the food home and eat it??

normajeane6126 · January 2011

SO cousin's once used a belt to tie his 1 year old to a chair so he could eat.

True story.

normajeane6126 · January 2011

Lisa102304:
MiraclePending:
htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.
You obviously don't have a toddler. We'll see what you say when you do have one constantly running away from you when on the ground or screaming in your arms if you choose to pick him/her up. I don't have one yet, but I will be purchasing one this weekend.
LMAO, someone missed the point of this post.
While I have never leashed DD1 (she has always been *really good* in public), I am not one tiny bit against doing it if a parent feels it is in the best interest of the safety of their child. When we went to Disneyland, I brought one, just in case.

We bought one when we took SD to Disney. More often than not, she ended up holding it herself.

augustjam16 · January 2011

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

Not to make this a leash debate but we used ours with DS for the first time at a fair. Was the perfect scenario for why we needed one. DS was 1.5 years, active, wouldn't sit in the stroller for long but certainly wasn't old enough to grasp the "always hold my hand" concept. Bought the leash and it was a godsend for the fair. I think we used it 2-3 times total, in crowded situations after he was done riding in the stroller. We just wanted him safe from running off or being grabbed. Without it, we wouldn't have been able to be in those situations.

I would be careful being so judgy. I'm usually not the "you just wait" kind of responder but when you have a toddler that likes to run, you're just going to want them to be safe.

Luv-a-Bug · January 2011

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

Amateurs. Obviously they don't know that if they were to bring some liver snacks in their pockets their child would trot along next to them so closely that the average passerby wouldn't even notice the leash.

maddiemoon43 · January 2011

Luv-a-Bug:

htuzzi323:
We have a fair in my town and it never ceases to amaze me the volume of parents that have their children attached to a leash like a dog.

Amateurs. Obviously they don't know that if they were to bring some liver snacks in their pockets their child would trot along next to them so closely that the average passerby wouldn't even notice the leash.

3rd Place...

maddiemoon43 · January 2011

PinkBackPack:
She wouldn't sit still. I had to eat my Big Mac. I think you would do the same.

2nd Place

maddiemoon43 · January 2011

Lisa102304:

Weird they chose to do that. When I eat out, even at McD's, I just leave my kid in the car. I lock the doors, crack the window and enjoy my meal in peace.

AND.....My fav. quote of the evening. Night ladies!

MrsD1 · January 2011

I'm 100% against them, in general. DH is for them and says he is getting one and going to use it. I'm going to agree to disagree on this one for now. I'm sure it will come up later when our daughter starts walking.

babyxmas · January 2011

Glad you clarified. I've considered super gluing my little man to my hip to keep him safe. It's amazing how fast they are.

SAHM4EVA · January 2011

WOW!

enough said

MCH77 · January 2011

This was a fun morning read. Thanks ladies.

KhloesMom · January 2011

Very good read indeed!

I never had a hard and fast "I'm never going to use one" feeling on them and we ended up getting a lion "backpack" for K for our trip to DC over Memorial Day. K LOVES it and ends up holding the "tail" most of the time herself anyways. It came in VERY handy in DisneyWorld when we went in Sept/Oct, especially when she didn't want to be in the stroller and we were in crowds or when we were waiting in lines and the stroller was in the "parking" area.

beccamcafee · January 2011

Lisa102304:
Weird they chose to do that. When I eat out, even at McD's, I just leave my kid in the car. I lock the doors, crack the window and enjoy my meal in peace.

LOVE it!!!!!!

Lisa102304 · January 2011

Whoops - forgot to quote. See post below.

Lisa102304 · January 2011

MrsD1:
I'm 100% against them, in general. DH is for them and says he is getting one and going to use it. I'm going to agree to disagree on this one for now. I'm sure it will come up later when our daughter starts walking.

The one thing I have learned about parenting is to never say I am "100% against" something until I am actually faced with that situation. You never know what you will do until it is actually a real live issue.

bride042305 · January 2011

Wow! I was anti-leash until I had a toddler. I have a 17 month old and am 5 months pregnant. We have only used it once but it was to look at Christmas lights at a very busy Gardens place. He wanted independence of walking everywhere and I was not about to chance him getting lost or grabbed in the dark! I will not use a leash every day, but in those circumstances I think it is more of a safety issue! And his leash happens to be a monkey backpack with a really long tail!

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