Tag Archives: child restraints

An Unacceptable Use of Duct Tape

Duct tape has been used to fix many things, and has dozens of uses. One thing that duct tape should never be used on, however, is a child’s shoes, especially if the purpose was to prevent the child from removing the shoes while she was at school. Sadly, this really did happen. Westlake Elementary School is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nate and Elizabeth Searcy have two children who were attending the school: their son, Riley, who is six years old, and their daughter Shaylyn, who is eight years old. Shaylyn has Down Syndrome. On Monday, February 4, 2013, the Searcy’s … Continue reading →

Because I’m a Perfect Mother . . .

Back before I had children, or rather, back when I had one child, a sweet little girl who never caused me any trouble (once she stopped waking up at one in the morning and screaming for an hour) I would see parents with their children on leashes and I would think, “How barbaric! I can’t believe any parent would do such a thing, treating their little darling like a dog. My children will never be put on a leash.” The other day, I sent my husband down to Wal-Mart to buy a leash. You see, last week my precious, well-behaved … Continue reading →

Restraining Kids in Public

Do you keep your little ones on a leash? No, I don’t mean that figuratively. I mean do you literally use one of those leashes or harnesses to keep your little ones from getting away from you when you are out in public? Seems like at one time they were very popular. You couldn’t turn around without seeing some child harnessed like a new puppy. Then poof!, either the popularity or the stares of strangers caused many parents to forgo the leash. Saturday while wandering through the mall, I found that apparently the leash was making a comeback. For a … Continue reading →