[Ansteorra] Little Ones at Events (how I do it)

[Alexandria Doyle]

 I've used the leash thing for my daughter who was just 15 monthes older
than her brother and she believed she didn't require hand holding, she could
walk just fine on her own thank you very much.  That ten foot leash gave her
just enough room that she was her indenpendent self and kept her from
dashing out into the street or running off in the airport while I juggled a
new born and all of their stuff...
And I've justed a long piece of trim tied round my granddaughters waist at
an event to help keep track of her when she was a toddler and I was
babysitting her.  It was interesting though when we had to untangle her
leash from two dogs' leashes...

And to add to this on a historical basis, I've recently gotten a copy of a
painting of James I 's children, two girls and a boy.  The youngest, one of
the girls, is perched in a chair with a doll (my interest) and her leading
strings being held by her older sister.  Guess they were having trouble
keeping that toddler still for the sitting...

alex


On 6 May 2006 at 14:59, William & Robin Willett wrote:
> snip
> >
> > I for one am a fan of the "leash."  I have 2 babies, I am outnumbered,
> and
> > I'd rather have people give me dirty looks than to have the horror of
> > running through an event wondering where one baby went while I was
> changing
> > the other's diaper.  Vivi is still too little to understand sometimes
> the
> > world is dangerous.  I remember reading _somewhere_ that sleeves were
> made
> > long with a hole for hands and then the sleeves tied to a belt.. I'll
> have
> > to surf for it again.
> >
> >snip
>