Why does no one use reins for toddlers anymore?

Loads local to me use them, plus if weve gone on holidays, ive seen people use them, its a personal preference I think

Personally they are not for me as I prefer to teach holding a hand and stopping when asked. But I don’t judge anyone who uses them for their child x

Personally I’ve never had a need for them, my daughter doesn’t like leaving my side. If I had a “runner” I could see them being very useful!

We didn't need them with our son as we didn't go anywhere overly crowded. He was also really good about holding hands while out walking. We used to live at the intersection of 2 highways.
We'll see with our daughter.

We found we dont need to use them as my toddler stays by my side but if I had a runner then we would definitely use them

I think the problem is when parents use the rein consistently and never try to teach their child.. it’s caused people to look at them negatively. I think the best is when you use it for safety. If I ever felt like I needed one, it would be so my child is not snatched from me or lost in a crowd.

I’ve had 2 runners and never used them even living next to a main road, I prefer to hold hands and teach to walk ‘next to’ not ‘infront of’ and it my youngest starts being silly I pick up. I don’t judge who use them though

I do! Bloody love them

As a former daycare toddler teacher, I definitely don’t judge people who use them. It depends on the parent and the kid. Do what you gotta do to keep your kiddo safe.

I still use them now and again for my 3 year old. For the most part, she will hold our hands but if it's just me and I also have my 7 month old, I'll put them on her so she doesn't run off

I have and still use a reined toddler rucksack with my nearly 3 year old. He has no concept of danger and limited speech, he has a tendency to just run when we are out so it allows me to keep him close as he gets cross holding my hand! He loves his little rucksack and I feel it’s a more child friendly option x

I used the backpack with reins for my boy when he was younger and I couldn’t give a shit who judged me because he was a runner and it was better to be judged than him run off into a road🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

I used a backpack with reins for my son if we were anywhere busy and he went through a spell of running away. We did still teach him about holding hands and stopping when told even with them on so I think you can do both if the reins give you more piece of mind xx

I feel like I’m missing something here, what’s the downside? Why would one be judged for it?

I tried on my toddler, but he face planted continuously so I had to stop.

I had an early walker and used them. Then she quickly got the concept of holding hands and safety, I would say we only used them sparingly for 6 months. But if we’d needed to I’d have carried on using them as much as necessary, sod what anyone else thinks 🤷‍♀️