Are reins really considered "chavish"?

[Gateau]

Have been looking into buying reins for my 16month old DS and have read that they are often considered "chavish" nowadays.
This - yet another example of - inane snobbery will not sway my opinion either way, but is this the way reins are viewed nowadays?
And if so, WHY???

bad manners to traipse comments from other threads gateau.i dont have to go to other threads i can see you getting on peoples tits right here

incidentally i am also not only person to comment on your irate manner here either

Agree combustible.
It can be a bit lazy on the part of the parents, I think, if the child wants out.

eh? Who said anything about yanking them up when they fall? I've certainly never done that. In the split second that it takes for a child to fall, the natural instinct is not to let go.

well, I guess there is a chance in anything yiou do
I have held my childrens hands. They have never pulled me into the road so I had to yank them back and they have never sustained injuries.

Just one opinion to add to this thread
I don't mind people disagreeing, it's colourful and i CERTAINLY WOULDN'T DISMISS THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH ME

If I get on your tits then that can only be a good thing, SM.

No, you don't let go but you move your arm in the same direction they are going?
AmI making sense?
Gateau- what is up with you? Very personal remarks to SM

oh lol pipe down gateau.stop scrapping for a fight.most unbecoming

You should do whatever you want to do-it doesn't matter what other people think because it is not affecting them in any way.

True AbbeyA. Will try my new reins out anyway. After all this, DS might hate them!

MrsRuffalo - yes, that's what I did. I don't think there's some special MrsGruffallo (?) brand of handholding that would have prevented the injury

And ScottishMummy - the doctors and nurses in A&E said that it was a common injury in toddlers, and that they typically see more than a couple most weeks (in the small hospital where I used to live).

returning to OP.yes i use reins.i like reins.without them LO would be road kill

The other argument against reins is that the child isn't "liberated."
I wonder is it these thinkers whose children run mad around restaurants and supermarkets being a real risk to themselves and everyone around them and an annoyance to other people?

my lo would like to be liberated to run around breakneck speed,crawl in/out shops,dashing off.

not good for my stress levels

I found that reins "liberated" my DDs as they could climb with us in the mountains in safety and we did not have to stress about them cutting their heads open on rocky crags.
My DD2 did sometimes become a little overconfident though and would run straight down steep hills feeling like she was on the moon! With me trying to keep up with her.

Ah ripeberry, you've opened up some new possibilities for us. never thought of mountain climbing with reins. Fab! We did a lot of that before DS was born - and can now bring him too.

Gateau, yes they are great for giving children confidence in walking on rough terrain.
Now DD2 is almost 4yrs old she is really confident when walking out in really rough terrain.
Last Easter we went to Snowdonia national park and did some walks in the snow and up really rocky paths and she hardly ever fell over.

Sorry mrsruffallo for misspelling your name twice!

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I sometimes out ds1 (aged 9, severely autistic) on big reins. That gets the Boden types gossiping.

Oh well, jimjam, at least it gives them something to do - prevents them from looking too closely at their own flaws.

boden Types?whats that then generally i am too busy with my own child to notice anyone else

and since mine can throw a red faced bawling big strop i ahve nowt to say about anyone else child

Well I admit to being a dreaful snob and a Boden wearer to boot, I even have the much derided on here MB butler (Although it was a gift)

I am currently searching for the Tomy reins which have a sturdy handle on the back, so when you need close heel work to you can hold this instead of the reins when the little darling is being really naughty spirited.

Didn't have them for DD but need them for DS, as he is bonkers impulsive.

Haven't had a chance to read all of this, but reins on ds are the only way my dh can go anywhere alone with ds; dh has to use crutches, and cannot hold ds hand, but unclips one end of the reins and ties it to his crutches. Had their first very successful solo outing to the zoo on Sunday; I was absolutely overjoyed for them both.

Very pleased for you all, hairybiker