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| Good idea | 52% | 317 votes | Total: 611 votes | |
| Bad idea | 48% | 294 votes |
Good idea
Created on: August 13, 2009 Last Updated: April 26, 2010
Experienced parents, especially those who have recently navigated the toddler years, will either
Created on: July 09, 2009
For a small child who is able to walk, using a toddler leash is a very good idea. Often toddlers want
Created on: September 28, 2009
Gone are the days where kids can safely wander off and have some helpful person bring them back to mom.
by Rebecca K.
Created on: July 21, 2009
Toddler leashes can be a matter of some controversy. At first glance it can appear like you are treating
Created on: September 23, 2010
When I was younger and not a mother, I saw a toddler with a monkey backpack attached to a leash and
by Belinda Long
Created on: July 08, 2009
The world has become an infinitely dangerous place for children. Parents have a bigger job to do and
by Joanna Wood
Created on: August 09, 2009 Last Updated: August 11, 2009
Child safety leashes have come a long way since they first hit the market. Plain nylon leashes that
Created on: January 18, 2011 Last Updated: March 16, 2011
“SARAH! SARAH! Where are you? SARAH!” a mother screams as she frantically searches for her
by Kate Flaxx
Created on: August 05, 2010
While out shopping the other day, I saw a little girl wearing one of these that looked like a little
by Rose Calder
Created on: July 07, 2009
When it comes to the matter of toddler leashes, one instance comes to mind. Back in the mid-1980s,
Created on: July 21, 2009
How the child feels
Toddler leashes are not, contrary to certain beliefs, bothersome to the children.
Created on: September 20, 2009
Toddler leashing will always be a heated issue. There will always be those strongly for or those very..very
by Dee Cain
Created on: September 04, 2009
Using a Toddler Leash may be one of the smartest decisions a parent can make. However, many people look
Created on: July 08, 2009
Toddlers are quick to move. They can take off like a rocket before a parent can react. These small people
Created on: July 09, 2009 Last Updated: July 13, 2009
Until I lost my daughter in a department store, I abhorred the idea of a toddler leash. Now, I know
by Shen-Li Lee
Created on: July 07, 2009 Last Updated: July 15, 2009
On the surface, putting a toddler on a leash seems like such a degrading thing to do to a child. It
Created on: November 06, 2009
Child leashes are a great idea. My youngest son preferred the leash because the chest harness had a
by Carla Raley
Created on: July 07, 2009
I always thought toddler leashes were so awful looking. I thought it was lazy parenting. I knew
Created on: July 08, 2009 Last Updated: July 10, 2009
I did not use a leash when my children were small, only because my daughter was 4 and 6 years older
by R Shimoda
Created on: July 09, 2009 Last Updated: July 11, 2009
Zoom! "What the heck?" Zoo-o-o-mmm! "Where? How?" These are all questions that course through the mind
Bad idea
Created on: March 06, 2010 Last Updated: March 09, 2010
There is no replacement for an attentive parent.
Ever.
There are so many different points to make there
Created on: March 17, 2010
Today, effective parenting has gone out the window for most people. Parents refuse to discipline their
Created on: August 06, 2009
The name says it all...toddler "leashes." They also sport more politically correct monikers...like
by R.A. Scott
Created on: July 14, 2009 Last Updated: October 03, 2009
It is a parent's absolute duty to protect their children. Not only is it the law but there is a higher
Created on: July 08, 2009
With today's trend towards helicopter parenting, and protecting your child from every single little
Created on: February 10, 2010
Here is a debate that will spark controversy all over the planet. I feel like this is a subject that
Created on: November 07, 2009
Toddler safety has come so far since I was young, I often look at my fellow mommy friends and quip,
Created on: July 08, 2009 Last Updated: July 10, 2009
Toddler leashes are not necessarily a bad thing for the child. They serve as an extra level of protection
by Ranne Sims
Created on: August 05, 2009 Last Updated: August 07, 2009
We live in a world where peoples perspectives, views, and presumptions are at the forefront. Toddler
Created on: July 11, 2009 Last Updated: July 13, 2009
I looked on sadly at a lady the other day with two small children running under her heels. She looked
Created on: July 08, 2009
Toddler leashes shouldn't even be sold in stores. They ARE degrading to children and the "lazy
Created on: July 12, 2009 Last Updated: July 14, 2009
I think toddler leashes are degrading. They make it look like your child is your pet and a disobedient
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