Kids on Leashes: Sensible? Or Silly?

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Originally Posted by Jack of Clovers

I've seen the ones that look like a monkey, or other animal, holding the childs back. Always puts a smile on my face.

If it works for the parents, more power to them.

If the parents cannot discipline their children and teach them that specific behavior is wrong, then they need to learn a thing called parenting. No leash is required.

[Jack of Clovers]

Well, yea. Parents should be able to teach and discipline their kids and raise them properly. Leash or no leash won't make any difference if the kid won't listen to their parents in the first place. I will agree that using a leash as a form of substitute discipline is bad parenting.

Parental issues aside, think about the benefit a leash has for the parent. Let's say for a 2 year old-- the leash becomes a safety net. The parents have a sense of security knowing their child is safe. That's the function I see a leash being used for: to protect a child. I've seen quite a few young kids on leashes and each time they have been well behaved and free to walk around, with the parent right behind them. Questional parenting? Who cares! Embarassing? Maybe for a 5yr old. Is it silly? Oh yea! However, from a safety standpoint, it works.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Would putting a child through an emotionally embarrassing situation every time they showed their face to the public actually be good though?

Bottom line is this. Parents do not need to use leashes. It is poor parenting and completely unnecessary.

[Phantom0990]

But on the bright side, more leashes means more laughs for us adults. Laughing is good for your body and mind. I support leashes because I support laughs. Only evil people support not laughs, cause not laughing is crying. Do you want to make people cry?















Just joking, geez.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Originally Posted by Phantom0990

But on the bright side, more leashes means more laughs for us adults. Laughing is good for your body and mind. I support leashes because I support laughs. Only evil people support not laughs, cause not laughing is crying. Do you want to make people cry?















Just joking, geez.

Just because you are not laughing does not mean you are crying.












I know that.

[Phantom0990]

Originally Posted by Pe2k Voices

Just because you are not laughing does not mean you are crying.

Hmm, true, what I meant to say was the opposite of laughing is crying.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

What if they are not doing the opposite?

[Phantom0990]

Stop ruining my funny!

[TheDarkEevee]

^Let im' have his fun.

But to actually ANSWER the topic: the idea of leashes is silly. A parent should be able to discipline their child if they disobey them, and keeping them nearby doesn't teach them not to do things. You can't keep your kid on a leash forever, and what happens when he goes out and steals something because the parent was silly enough to just keep the child on a leash?

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

He's a her. xD

[Lusankya]

The leash is obviously a temporary solution, not a permanent one. Criticizing it for doing not doing what it's not intended to do is silly.

[Kenny_C.002]

Originally Posted by Pe2k Voices

Would putting a child through an emotionally embarrassing situation every time they showed their face to the public actually be good though?

It isn't if it's commonplace and socially accepted. :P

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Originally Posted by Lusankya

The leash is obviously a temporary solution, not a permanent one. Criticizing it for doing not doing what it's not intended to do is silly.

What?

Originally Posted by Kenny_C.002

It isn't if it's commonplace and socially accepted. :P

Is it?

[Lusankya]

Originally Posted by Pe2k Voices

What?

The leash is not intended to be an element of reform, to train the kid to control himself now and forever. It's just intended to stop him from running around. Criticizing the leash for not being able to teach kids to control themselves is missing the point.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Breast feeding is temporary, yet some women continue to do it when their child is well beyond the necessary age. I don't criticize the breast, but the mother. Just like I never criticized the leash. I criticized the parents.