Summer is carnival time, and I can’t wait for the Deschutes County Fair over here! My kids rode a camel there last year, and loved the boat ride, the balloons, the elephant ears, the animal exhibits, the Fun House, and the rodeo. Not so fun was making the Ferris Wheel operator stop the ride midway so I could remove my hysterical, scared-to-death daughter. This year, she says, she really wants to try it again. And I think I need one of those rope halter things for my two year old to wear - will I look barbaric? I almost lost a child there last year.
Here’s the carnival roundup in the blogosphere:
Use the leash. It gives kids a sense of independence & protects them at the same time. It’s silly to risk your young child panicing because they step away while you’re buying something and then get separated in the crowd.
To give a personal example -(both I and my children learned what to do at a very young age with the aide of a leash). Anyway my almost teen daughter and her friend came with us to a state fair. Sure enough they stopped to browse as I kept moving and we were separated. The other pre-teen ran in a panic back along our route. My daughter’s response was “Why didn’t you stand still & look around?” (We did eventually reconnect because we’d set up a meeting spot in case we were separated, but still.)
Jen June 26th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Okay, leash it is! Obviously, my pride over anyone thinking I’m strange can take a back seat to my child’s safety. And good reminder about always setting up a meeting spot in advance in the case of separation.
Summer is carnival time, and I can’t wait for the 
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Use the leash. It gives kids a sense of independence & protects them at the same time. It’s silly to risk your young child panicing because they step away while you’re buying something and then get separated in the crowd.
To give a personal example -(both I and my children learned what to do at a very young age with the aide of a leash). Anyway my almost teen daughter and her friend came with us to a state fair. Sure enough they stopped to browse as I kept moving and we were separated. The other pre-teen ran in a panic back along our route. My daughter’s response was “Why didn’t you stand still & look around?” (We did eventually reconnect because we’d set up a meeting spot in case we were separated, but still.)
Okay, leash it is! Obviously, my pride over anyone thinking I’m strange can take a back seat to my child’s safety. And good reminder about always setting up a meeting spot in advance in the case of separation.
I always put my toddlers on leashes. People turn and stare but hey at least my kid is safe!
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