Post by juliette21 on Aug 13, 2015 13:26:53 GMT -5
I shamelessly used one for DS1, who was a runner and hated the stroller and also didn't listen for shit. Flash forward 3 years later and he was recently diagnosed with hyperactive ADHD. (not saying kids who need leashes have ADHD, just that it's funny you couldn't contain him back then and not much has changed LOL)
I still have the backpack leash in the kids' closet, but haven't had to use it once with my almost 3-year-old DS2. He listens really well and has no interest in running off. He actually asks to sit in the stroller or hold our hands. So I say it's totally kid-dependent.
I once used an actual dog leash so to make a harness so my 8 month old could sit in the double stroller at the super market next to her sister. Took some finagling but it worked well.