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Of course kids are going to have to learn how to behave properly and they may act up when you take them out (temper tantrums are a part of the process and no child is an angel). However, I still do not see the need of a restraint.
I agree with the earlier poster who prefered to hold hands with their child. If the child wants to run away correct the behaviour. If their "bad" behaviour persists... take them home. This may take 30 trips. It also may mean you have to get a babysitter...
Yes, it will be a great inconvenience but who said raising a child is easy.
As for giving attention to your child while you shop... it can be done. Involve you child in the shopping. Give them a list. Get them to complare prices with you... Let them be a participant rather than a passive (and rightly bored) observer. Keeping a child engaged is more than half the battle.
I sympathize with working parent... I am one too. I just see restraints as symptoms of a larger issue when it comes to child rearing in this day and age (not just lazy and bad parenting sometimes just stressed out parents who have too much on the go).
Question: are children in more, less or the same amount of danger from abduction than they were say 30 years ago? Why do we have this fear of our children being taken? Is based in reality?
Note: I've though about it and would say that a knotted skipping rope would be a good alternative. It isn't tied to the child and the child still has the choice to let go. The choice is the child's and it would allow you to go hands free without need of restraint.
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