Child Safety Harness for your Baby and Toddler
If you are looking for a strong, well-made, well-designed Child Safety Harness for your little toddler that won't fall apart after one tantrum, then you've come to the right place.
If you are looking for a cute little harness with pretty fabric and stuffed animal backpacks, plastic d-rings with plastic snap hooks and leads the length of your arm that don't give your child a step of freedom, then please keep going because you won't find anything like that here.
This little girl is 19 months old. She is wearing my pink Child Harness and did so for their entire trip the Mom said. The picture was taken during their visit to the Grand Canyon.
My Child Harness is simple, effective and very well designed. No other toddler harness on the market uses an O-ring at the child's back to connect the shoulder straps, the chest strap and the lead.
I designed a new Child Harness out of necessity and to save my sanity. It effectively and comfortably holds onto;
- babies who have just learned to walk
- toddlers who can run faster than you
- toddlers who have decided never to listen to you again (my son was in this category)
Reviews of my Child Harness
I have been blessed with so many wonderful customers who have taken the time to send me an email and let me know how much they appreciate their new harness. I've always known I wasn't the only one out there who was unhappy with a store-bought harness but this Mom did an exceptional job of summarizing the experiences of so many of my customers who spent money on a store-bought harness before buying one of mine:
"Hi Elaine, I have to tell you that before I committed to buying one of your harnesses, I picked up one from a department store (for $10) to see if I
thought it would be good enough. The only two they had had obviously both been opened & re-taped closed, and once I got it home I saw why.
The construction was really cheap, and on top of that, one of the clips where the tether attaches to the harness was already broken. And the
tether was so short that my daughter wouldn't be able to go anywhere. I had researched & come across your harnesses before buying the other
one, and seeing how poorly it was constructed sold me on yours! I'm excited to give it a test run. Thanks!
Hi Elaine,
Our harness arrived yesterday, thank you! And the moment I took it out of
the package I could tell it was WAY better than the
first one I bought. Even
though you said on your site that your webbing isn't as soft as others, it's
actually softer than on the other harness,
I was pleasantly surprised (I
wasn't concerned anyway because I figured there would always be clothes in
between). We gave it a quick test run
around the living room today & my
daughter thought it was hilarious that Mommy kept trailing along behind her!
Then I'd stop and she'd pull a bit,
and then sit down in fits of giggles. I
think this is going to work out great! We'll keep practicing so that by the
time we have to go to the
airport maybe she won't sit down every time she
gets to the end of the line.
I got a full refund on the other harness, so no problem there.
I will
definitely recommend your harness to my pregnant & already-with-kids
friends!
Thanks,"
Sabina
, Ontario
And this Mom does a great job describing how simple my harness is to use - she ordered a 7 foot lead for her daughter's harness:
"Hi Elaine!..... just a quick note to say how much we love your harness!!! I can't say enough how delighted we are with your product!! It fits
our daughter wonderfully, so easy to put on our daughter. We put it on her just to run around the house and get used to it just one afternoon and
she really didn't take any notice of it. We took her out to the mall the next day and it worked beautifully, she was comfortable and the design is
so easy to put on and we love the length we chose is perfect for her to roam a little with out disappearing within seconds, we have a runner!! :)
Thanks again Elaine, I can't express how thankful I am as a mom with having this peace of mind knowing my child is safe with us no matter where we
go now having your harness with us.
I have suggested your harnesses to all my friends and even a couple of my siblings who are now considering harnesses for their children.
I cannot praise your harnesses enough!
Thank-you so very much!!!"
Carrie, Ontario
"p.s God bless your mom!! She's doing a wonderful job!! :)"
How much does the Child Harness cost?
My Child Harness costs $35 (Cdn or US) plus shipping and differs fundamentally from other toddler harnesses on the market:
- the harness buckles at the child's back, not across their front
- a long 5 foot, 8 inch non-detachable lead gives your child plenty of freedom. The longest lead available with other toddler harnesses on the market is 2 1/2 to 3 feet, which is pretty much the same as holding hands.
- if you would like a longer lead on your Child Harness (e.g. 7 feet, 9 feet, 15 feet etc.), just tell me when you order. A small charge will be added for the extra webbing.
- the chest strap circles the child under their armpits and around their rib cage (the strongest part of their torso), not around their waist and the soft organs of their stomach like other toddler harnesses
- I sew the lead to an O-ring which is located between the child's shoulder blades ABOVE the chest strap. This feature makes my design unique from all other toddler harnesses on the market. Other toddler harnesses attach the lead to the chest strap/waist strap and if this attachment is below their centre of gravity, they could tip face forward when they pull on the lead.
- each Child Harness comes with it's own stuff sack for easy storage in a stroller and to keep it contained when in the washing machine
You can read about why I designed my own Safety Harness if you would like to know about my struggle with a store-bought toddler harness and why I eventually found it necessary to design my own walking harness to keep my children safe.
Description and Features of the Child Harness
- easy to put on and remove (see How to put on the harness)
- the buckle that secures the harness on the child is located at the child’s back
- the chest strap is expandable to approximately 28" so you will get years of use from your Child Harness. It can be used with new walkers (age 10 months or so) right through the toddler and pre-school stages. The expansion allows for fitting over sweaters and winter coats as the seasons change and the child grows.
- a long 5’ 8” non-detachable lead allows the child a sense of freedom. However, the lead can easily be shortened to keep the child close to the adult, e.g. on a busy street or in a mall.
- a strip of velcro at the adult's end of the lead allows it to be easily rolled and secured to a shoulder strap during stroller and/or car rides
- large hand loop for the adult fits over mittens and/or a man’s hand
- reinforced zig-zag stitching on all seams
- two strap adjusters on each shoulder strap prevent slippage during a tugging match or tantrum
- the shoulder straps, support straps and lead all loop through a central O-ring at the child’s back. Any force exerted by the child is sustained by the ring rather than the buckle that secures the chest strap.
- two rows of reinforced stitching secure the lead to the O-ring and also secure the hand loop for the adult. This feature ensures extra strength and durability during ‘tugging’ matches.
- each Child Harness comes with a mesh storage/laundry/stuff sack that can be used to store the harness when not in use and to keep the harness contained while in the washing machine
- all my harnesses are made of 100% polypropolene strap material which is easy to fold or bundle
- a detachable lead can be ordered for an additional $2.50 (Cdn or US) (cost of the light-weight metal snap hook). If you order a detachable lead, the O-ring at the back of the harness will be replaced with a metal O-ring so it's metal on metal. The metal O-ring may seem "excessive" on a Child Harness but I'll never use a plastic snap hook on a plastic ring, especially after the stories I've heard from some of my customers.
- my Child Harnesses are available in black, denim blue, hunter green, army green, red, yellow or pink. I am discontinuing the hunter green but I have a few left in stock.
Still have questions? If there is any description you don't understand, please ask me.
Thinking of ordering a Child Harness?
A $10 harness from the local Wal-mart or Target may be perfect for your child, it may not. And if you can get a Wrist Link for 99 cents on eBay, why spend $35 + shipping getting a harness from me? Who can afford to spend more money than they have to?
I'm a big believer in comparison shopping, doing my research and trying to get it right the first time.
Unfortunately I couldn't use that strategy when I first wanted a toddler harness because there was no selection - I had to choose between a harness I didn't like or nothing at all. I chose The One I Didn't Like, it broke, and the rest is history (as they say).
Obviously I would love it if you ordered from me but ultimately it's more important that you try to make the right choice the first time and not waste money on the wrong product like I did and many of my customers have done. Be smarter than us!
If you have finished your research and ended up here, that's great. You can use my order form to order your Child Harness.
