Opinions on child leashes.

I am a mum of 5 so an authority on everything about parenting ()..

in a general context, yeah -- but at heathrow airport when you have three children and four bags to look after with just the one pair of eyes and hands, i think it's the safer option by far. plus, we made the same trip annually (we were living abroad at the time) so she'd been doing it since the older one started to walk. it was equal parts habit and security by the point i mentioned, as well as the security generated by habit

but yeah, i don't remember her using the leashes much outside of airports regardless of my siblings' age.

Yes you are. You trump me by +1 child

We sort of draw as one is a step child!

So I've heard a lot of people complain about parents treating their kids like dogs and how it's disgusting etc. but I really don't see the problem?
It's better than keeping your kid in a pram or carrying them if they want to walk around. And if you're holding their hand constantly then it's not really allowing them much space to do it. Not to mention that having your kid run off around streets and such is not a pleasant idea.
I'd agree that when I see them on some older kids it's ridiculous and restrictive. But when they're at the age when they're just starting to want to walk around on their own I think they're fine.

I just wanted to hear other people's opinions on this. Obviously I've never had to care for a child myself so I'm open to changing my opinion.
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I'll give you that as a 0.5

Wait, do you mean leash (something tied around the neck), or one of those harness things that everyone uses?

A harness, they're quite regularly referred to as leashes though.
Obviously noone's condoning parents walking around strangling their children.