Do you or did you hold your child's hand?

Umm yeh mostly I hold their hands sometimes they dont want to but im always watching them god id hate to think people are thinking im not watching them or something just cos im not holding their hands!!! Its easy to judge walking past etc but sometimes my 4 year old runs ahead etc maybe to someone driving past it could look bad but I adore my children and would never purposefully put them in harms way!

My own kids hold their kid's hands when walking around..none of them get to go out on their own...so when I have the little ones they automatically reach for my hand..they are used to it. I have seen the same thing and just get sick...if they bolted into traffic there would be no way to save them...or even could have a good spill and get seriously hurt.

I hold my son's hand most of the time when we are out and about. Sometimes I let him just walk along beside me and hold onto the shopping cart if we are shopping, though. He's still within my reach, and I keep a very close eye on him. He always thinks he can get away when I'm reading a product label but I tell him to grab back onto the cart if he doesn't want to ride in it within seconds of him letting go.

I held my son's hand always - but my daughters did not care for their hands to be held and would struggle awful. Though, they always walked aside me. my youngest I can get to hold my hand when I convince her that it is *I* that needs the hand held, and not her. The girls must like their unrestrained freedom more than the boy... or maybe the boy just likes his mamma more than the girls...hehe.

I always hold my childrens hands when we are out as my 2 year old loves to run off. He does not like holding my hand very much so i also have walking reins for him as well. But he is still in the buggy, so is usually in his buggy. My 7 year old is completely different he loves to hold my hand all the time. It only takes a minute for a child to get run over or snatched you have to be so careful

I have always held my childrens hands and now I do the same with my grandchildren I have always been so scared that they would run into the road.

I'm petrified of letting go of my kids hands when I am outside. And one more thing I've noticed is when people walk with kids on the road...they hold them on the said in which traffic is moving. God forbid if they slip or something happens.....and the parents have the traffic coming from behind them! I once stopped a lady and asked her to hold the child on the other hand because she couldn't see the lorry coming from behind!

i see that too, where the children are walking behind their parents and all. for me, it's natural to hold the hands of my kids. in fact, when my son and i go out for some grocery shopping, he always hold my hands. i don't even have to tell him or something. it's natural for both of us. you never know what can happen.

I too have noticed children left unattended. I've seen a child put in danger's path without the mom even knowing. I never took my eyes off my kids when they were young. Kids that age can get in trouble within minutes. Before we stepped off a curb, I asked all the kids 'are you holding someone's hand?'

I always hold my kids hand whenever we go out. I'd never let them out of my sight. You'll never know accidents happen unexpectedly.

I always hold hands with my son when crossing the street or in any place that I think is dangerous for little ones. I don't want him to get run over or fall down when busy people are rushing. But in supermarkets or malls, I allow him to walk a few steps infront of me, where I can clearly see him. Kids sometimes want to be independent and walk by themselves. If I'm not in a hurry and we're just strolling, I'd allow him so he can discover the place on his own. But of course, I'm not too far behind. I dont wanna cry later and go nuts because my son is lost. And it's true that nowadays kidnapping is rampant. I'm not rich so my son would be lost forever if I can't pay..Allow them and give them some slack. But must be always aware to the direction he's going.

I don't have kids because I'm not married :-) but on the otherside, I hate to see the negligence of parents when they dont hold their kid's hands while crossing the road, or walking in public places etc. Infact I try to observe the kid for sometime and if I feel it's quite dangerous for the parent to ignore attention, I do make the effort of walking up to the parent and advising them on holding their child's hand or paying attention to their kids. I don't care if they mind it or not, but I do care to avoid such weird accidents!

my son is very naughty i cant let him go...i always hold his hand if he cries to go some place unreasonable i pick him up....all parents know wt is best for their child...no one would wish bad...since children are so vunerable we need to b extra careful with them.

I do not have a child.So I do not know the situation.But I see that,I think child is a trouble thing.If you pay more attention to him or her,he or she will hate you because of your love .If you do not pay more attention to him or her,he or she will also hate you because of your not companying with him or her.

I did and do hold the hands of little children. You just never know what they are going to do next.

I must be overprotective, I always held my daughter's hand. They disappear so quick you can't let them out of your sight for a moment.