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I ran a in home day care for a number of years.
Doing the shopping, taking the kids to the park, and just going out in public can be a major project when you are trying to keep track of six kids at once.
I had a rope with hand size loops that the kids had to hang on to.
It was a leash in the sense that they couldn't get more then five or six feet away from me.
The kids liked playing the little engine who could.
We did get odd looks walking through the mall going "I think I can, I think I can."
I raised smart independent kids who question everything.
Sometimes that comes back to bite you since meek behavior doesn't fit well into that mold.
I go back to my original advice.
do what you need to and don't worry about what people say.
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