My MIL just bought my baby a set of reigns and I am horrified. What to do?

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I think they are horrid?!

fruit in cheese! oh lawks

this thread too cerebral for me

What about damson cheese then?

DS wears a little backstrap with a strap attached - reins by any other name. It's for his own safety.

3littlefrogs that is awful.

We also have one of those little life rucksacks with a 'handle' . They are essential. I live near an extremely busy A road in London and am often shocked at how many people I see with toddlers freely walking on the pavement. It only takes a second and they could be straight in front of a car.
In fact my health visitor was so impressed with the little life reins she ordered catalogues to give out. She also finds it worrying how carefree some people are.

And the handle is great for hauling them back up when they decide to fling themselves on the pavement in a tantrum!

Plus they can carry their own spare nappy

Damson cheese sounds nice

I have never heard of damson cheese. I don;'t like the sound of it

Yes Littlelapin. Of course it was dreadful for the family, but my poor friend had nightmares and flashbacks for years. There was an inquest, and she was absolved of any blame, but she still felt terrible.

I have to drive past a nursery on my way to work - I slow down to about 10 mph, but it is still terrifying. Little children running all over the place while their mothers gossip and pay no attention to their little ones. I am not saying all mothers are like that, but a lot of them round here are, unfortunately.

lol imagine - didn't see that.

It sounds bowfing, though

I tink they are the best thing ever. A friend bought DS (2yo) and DD (1yo) them as a christmas gift.
DS loves his and puts things into it himself when we are going out. I find it can hold a cup, cereal bar, a couple of toy cars, a book and a jumper!

Heehee
I just remembered , there is an entry in our 'Red Book' by our health vistor which reads ''mother uses reins - she is very wise''

I agree, there is no point in taking the risk to give your child 'independence'.

Just googled it Pointy - dissapointingly turns out to be more like jam than cheese with damsons in - feel very let down

damson cheese

oh, you;re keen. More like lemoin curd then. I see. That would be alright

Reins were fab, I used them to clip dd in the supermarket trolley as well as for walking. I never ever saw anyone else clip their child into supermarket trolley but I did see some fall out

I hated reins too before i had kids.

Have saved many a potential accident. Being horrified is slightly over the top. It's not she bought her a bra or a lady shaver.

A real example of a gift to be horrified by is one we received when my DD was born from a friend of my mum.
An age 2-3years pink t shirt with 'I'm hot - So what?' printed on it and some size 7 shoes with fairies all over them

Supermarket trolley, carseat if you have a Houdini, highchairs (or hook the handle over a chair in restaurant!), walking, stopping littlies tripping over etc etc... there is a long list of uses for reins lol

My DS had a leather set - they were brilliant and stronger than material/plastic ones (he is big for his age so was too heavy and all the material ones snapped!) The leather ones also had a bigger breastplate so looked more comfy than the tiny plastic square some have. DS loved them - used to hand them to me as I got him ready to go out anywhere or try to put them on himself!

My friend's DS had just come in from the park, she had gone to the kitchen to get a cuppa and all of a sudden she heard "mamma, mamma - duck, duck" (stuck, stuck)...

Her DS had managed to get the handle of his reins stuck on the door handle and couldn't escape PMSL!

PS what's with the cheese?!

Maybe the OP's MIL is a bit unconfident about walking with the child, and the reins are really for her use?

Havent read thread, but FFS! tis better than your child wandering off!!!!!

I once horrified my SIL when I put reigns on my DD1....she commented that it made her feel like I was taking a pet for a walk.

she soon changed her mind when her DS2 ran in front of a car as she had let go of his hand to grab her DS1 as he had fallen!. with reigns you can loop over your wrist when another child has fallen over!!

I don't understand the "my child is not a dog" argument about reins. Dogs wear coats when it's cold - would you use that as an argument not to put a coat on your child? I think not.