Tara Nykyforiuk

Children don’t need leashes

When kindergarten becomes the off-leash kiddie area, we've got problems By Tara Nykyforiuk Photos by Mark Burnham The bus ride to class has introduced me to an unsettling but increasingly common sight. What at first appears to be a group of dogs on a walk are really groups of young children being restrained by leashes attached to their backs. These leashes are by no means a new innovation; we’ve been using them for decades to maintain control of our canine companions, and there have been parents using them on their children for a number of years now. In the past,…

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