Opinions on kid reins?

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I have these you can either use the backpack or attach to you with just the links. I find them helpful for busy areas and stores that don’t have double carts.

my parents used them on both me and my brother

We have a cute little backpack that’s shaped like a monkey. The tail is the “leash”. We actually used it for Halloween too and had him dress as the man in the yellow hat so his backpack could be curious George 😂. It was fantastic. We use it at farmers markets and the zoo. I find it super helpful because even though my son doesn’t really run away a lot; if and when he sees something exciting or refuses to hold my hand I don’t want to worry about him getting too far away, especially if I’m with him on my own.

Oh I 100% plan on getting my daughter a backpack that I can hold onto. No way am I risking anything.

Use them for certain situations, but not all the time. Really focus on stay here, hold my hand, or you sit in the stroller. Lots of boundaries, whenever you step out of the house, out of the car, arrive at a new spot... If you are consistent, they will learn.

whatever keeps them safe but still parent them ofc. I would use them if i was going somewhere where there’s a lot of ppl like disney or sum.

I don’t use them but that’s because I have an 8 year old and 16 year old! My son has asd and was a runner and they did not work on him. My daughter loved them but she didn’t need them and I ended up hiding them as she kept giving them to me to communicate she wanted to go out. Do what works for you.

I had an early walker too, and while it’s never too early to start teaching holding hands the fact is at 13 months it takes a while for them to learn that. So reins are a great way for them to explore their walking skill safely. My LG got the concept of holding hands and walking nicely within a few months, and reins became redundant very quickly but were extremely useful initially.
Safety is key. We built up with lots of small walks to our local shop and back and now at 2.5 years old she knows when she has to hold my hand and also I trust her to walk along the pavement without holding my hand knowing she won’t run into the road and will come to me to take my hand when it’s time to cross or if I ask her to.

I used harness reins and now have backpack reins for my son. He's also very quick and loves to run and I'm disabled so can't keep up. He actually has enjoyed them because it's given him a degree of independence to walk and explore. He loves to pick up leaves and stuff from the ground as we walk and point out flowers we see etc. It doesn't give limitations that forcing him to hold my hand would (not that he is keen on doing that). It may only be 1 meter lead but it's enough for us both to feel confident about exploring the world around us safely

My boy broke the backpack straps trying to run away, he's got the full harness now. We've worked on boundaries and him not running in the road now but he still wears them just in case as he's not 100% especially in crowded places. Not ideal but I'd much rather him survive long enough to learn not to try and run into cars lmao

I use them all the time with my 2.5 year old. We have the backpack style ones and she asks to use them when out. She's a runner, so we rely on them. We also insist on holding hands in car parks or near roads.

We use them, we didn't used to on quite roads but he ran to the road twice. Safety first

IMO use them or not, you need to teach her to hold your hand and that it’s not an option to let go. She’ll fight at first but it’s a very important thing to teach that’ll serve both of you in the future.