Today on sale you can find another rather exotic thing for our country - a leash for children. In appearance, it resembles a safety belt for a stroller, to which a soft, appropriate length handle is attached. A leash for children is, first of all, a means to preserve the life and health of a small child, and not a thing to restrain his aspirations and restrict freedom.
Of course, there are different opinions on the use of this accessory. Therefore, deciding whether you need to buy a leash for a child or not, you should weigh the pros and cons. The main argument put forward by those who consider it improper to use this tool is a negative impact on the development and character of the baby. In their opinion, a leash for a child limits his freedom, makes him non-independent. The result of this may be that he grows up infantile, afraid to make decisions, hoping for others, not for himself. In addition, they think that the mechanical restriction of freedom at this age will develop complexes in the child and inhibit the creative development of the individual. Another argument put forward by the opponents of this remedy is the unaesthetic look that a mother and a baby walking with her on a leash have, reminiscent of the owner and pet.
Perhaps there is a small amount of truth to this. But this is the case if the leash for children turns from a safety tool used in necessary situations into an object that parents use constantly because of their laziness. Those who decide to purchase this accessory for walking need to understand that they need it when mom or dad does not have the opportunity to provide security in traditional ways.
In particular, this is when the baby is so mobile that parents are physically unable to keep track of him. Especially in those places where it is associated with a risk to his health and life. And almost everything can be dangerous for the baby in the external environment at this age. For children, solid uneven asphalt, littered broken bottles, moving vehicles, open wells of storm sewers, and various bumps pose a threat. Enumerate this list ad infinitum.
Why is all this dangerous? Yes, because due to poorly developed coordination of movements, their curiosity and little life experience, a baby can easily get into trouble. So why endanger it. Isn’t it better for mom or dad to stop the child in time and try to explain theoretically the threat than the baby learns it from his own experience and gets injured. True, someone may object that without his own mistakes he will develop poorly. But their price is different. To fall on a soft carpet in an apartment or on the sand in a playground is one thing, but on uneven and very hard asphalt is another. Here you can find yourself in a hospital in traumatology. And if this is a very crowded place where the child can easily get lost, if the parents do not keep track of him, or even worse - the border of the sidewalk and the roadway. Therefore, if there is an objective need for such protection for the baby, then it is better to purchase a leash for children, so that later it will not be excruciatingly painful.