Safety Harnesses

A child safety harness is easily obtainable from a baby supply store or via the Internet. Yet when you venture out with your safety harness attached to baby, you will be in for some incredulous stares and perhaps a comment or two. Some parents feel that the use of a baby safety harness is akin to putting the little one on a leash like a dog and these same parents will not be shy in telling you so. Of course, those parents who have lost a child in a crowded store only to spend agonizing minutes or even longer running through the aisles calling wildly for their child, will applaud the use of a safety harness for kids – albeit quietly.

While safety harnesses are not for everyone and most certainly not every child needs them, the safety harnesses which are attached to the child’s chest and loop over the shoulder are worthwhile when you are taking a small baby swimming for the first time. While in a sedate pool there is perhaps not much use, the first outing to the beach will make the use of safety harnesses worthwhile, especially if there are waves. It is easy for a wiggly child to slip out of your arms, and the added security of safety harnesses will ensure that you can hold on to your child and pull her or him to safety even if the little one succeeds in slipping from your grip.

Safety harnesses are of course not only associated with the use of a leash. Every parent knows about the child car safety harness that keeps an infant, toddler, or tot firmly in her or his seat while traveling. The child safety harness for sleeping children in a car is especially vital since the child may slump into an unsafe position were it not for the Kid Keeper safety harness that makes certain your child will not be in dangerous position should you need to stop the car suddenly.

Anther kind of safety harness child experts suggest parents utilize is the one that is attached to highchairs, feeding chairs and any other device you use when feeding an infant. Babies wiggle, giggle, and squirm, and while you might be trying to reach for the strained peas or get the strained carrots out of reach, you child could easily fall out of the chair and onto the floor. Trays are not enough of a barrier to keep the child safe! There is some discussion about a safety harness for children in cribs, but by and large the danger of strangulation has overruled the safety that might be associated with such a device.