“soft signs” of ADHD.If you see a child with a leash, please don’t assume that the parents are horribly controlling — or negligent.
Assume that the child is wildly impulsive and hyperactive, just like mine was. He’d dash into the street to collect shiny pebbles or make a run for the playground from two blocks out, all while his postpartum, sleep-deprived mother carried his newborn sibling in a Baby Bjorn.I had three different leashes for my active toddler.
In my first desperate foray into the leash industry, I purchased what looked like a standard dog leash or surfboard strap. It didn’t work so great, because my son would wrap himself around trees and undo the velcro.
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