[Ansteorra] toddler tethers (was: Feeding toddlers at events)

[Coblaith Muimnech]

Lady Grainne Kathleen NicPadraig MacDaniel  asked:
> . . .I'm appealing to you all for advice on what to feed a 16 month 
> old child at an event.

Lady Kaitlan wrote:
> you might also think of how to keep track of him... I know that when I 
> was in public with my children when they were little, I used a large 
> dog collar and leash. . .

There's a 16th-century illustration at 
<http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/MI05036f02a.jpg> that shows a young 
toddler being supported by a strip of cloth slung around his chest and 
under his arms, the ends held by a caregiver.  Their use is similar to 
that of leading strings <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_strings>, 
which were a common part of life in the 17th through the early 19th 
centuries.  I would think you could use or adapt that approach to 
something that would keep the kid in arm's reach without being 
obtrusively modern, if you felt you needed it.


Coblaith Muimnech
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