Japanese Children

yep! when i was a kid our teacher had the the same thing. dnno if they still use this thing thou...

Not anymore, rather they put them in high vis jackets and walk the streets with the to school. ^_^ Not sure about in Hackney....perhaps they needed to be tied together >_<

That's such a cute sight, they're so adorable walking together holding on to the rope.
I have never seen such a thing in Australia, although I do remember there were these leashes which were designed to strap on to toddlers like a belt. It stops them from wandering too far away. Just like people walking dogs using leashes..

Just holding hands, no rope.

Those little kids are more stylish than me!

seems a bit excessive lol, we just walked :

We just paired up and held hands following the teacher like ducklings ^^

I always wanted to be with the teacher... she was cute ._.

This is cute, the rope has little safety rings.

Not in schools, but there are some parents here that have their kids on leashes. These leashes are actually either on their belt or their neck, which I think is horrible.

That, however, with the ropes and safety rings thing, is cute.

I know much worst scenarios, especially aggressive children. There are cases in Canada where children become so aggressively disruptive that their parents had to tie a harness to a piece of rope where the other end is on the parent's hand in fear the child might become so disruptive, it could really damage stores. I'm glad these children are happy and aren't wondering off like some North American kids.

No uniform huh? Is that normal at that age?

Tied together o_o; shocking ^^; but I guess not all kids listen to the teacher/caretaker :P

I have not seen that in my area.

Havent seen that here... usually, teachers have kids form a line with their arms holding the shoulder of the kid in front of them...

Well, I have seen some parents here having their kids on a leash when shopping... i think its quite weird, since it'll look like you're treating your kids just like the way to do to your dog...

Having to babysit my little brother so often has made me not enjoy being around young children that much. That being said, I always respect the teachers that can be around them year round and put hope in their hearts at such a young age. These kids look adorable! <(^_^)>

Here in the states, elementary kids get out of line by acting their age and risk being shocked and tased by the police officer on duty.

I don't have a local school that serves young children, so I;ve never seen that personally.

first time i am seeing children being lead around by using a rope what surprised me is that the rope have handles that children can hold O_O

Not where i'm at, right now...
it is a good idea tough! it is safe for parents and children, teach kids discipline and they look cute....

It's similar here except they're tied by the waist XD

nope...haven't seen that growing up. something missing in that pic. Don't japanese kindergarteners wear smocks and tiny yellow helmets as well?

No, we tie a leash around their our children in the US.
I'm not joking, I've seen kids tied up with some special kind of leash that ties around their bodys or their hands. You usually see them running around trying to free themselves.

good morning! you get up pretty early. ^^

when i was in elementary school we got to hold hands with someone of the opposite sex.when there was an unequal number of male/female then the left over males/females had to hold hands with each other.i always made an excuse to hold the female teachers hand

Pre school here still uses that method.

I second the thought. How cute.

I've seen that before at places like theme parks, big malls, etc...Also reminds of a time when I was very young and went to a Renaissance Festival and saw for the first time a kid on a leash, I thought it was the stupidest idea ever. Mostly because I was afraid my parents would use it on me.

I've seen holding to a hope (with no links), holding hands, holding to each others shoulders.

Actually, scrape that... I didn't SEE it, I DID it as a kid.
Can't remember seeing kids doing that nowadays. But probably because I don't see lots of kids much.

Streets aren't very safe in Brazil, and since I don't go to museums/zoos/other places kids go with their classes...

Ive never seen that before.Reminds me of prisoners in chains ^^
Over here we were parted in groups of two people that have to hold hands and they lined up in a big snake with one teacher in front and one teacher in the back

I don't see this but it's always funny to see toddlers on baby leashes. XD

When I was little my parents kept track of me with a harness thing. lol

Haha, its like they leading a pack of dogs XD
Some toddlers in UK did have 'Leashes' but I think it all a little weird, too animal like.
I would LOL if i saw that haha.

I saw this where I used to live in Wisconsin once or twice, I'm pretty sure they were tied together though..

Those kids are cute hahaha! There's nothing like that in my country to lead the kids. Unfortunately the situation of insecurity in Costa Rica has made us try not to let the kids out our houses.

Wow. We were just herded like cattle. Two or three teachers would ride herd on 40 kids or so. No hand-holding, no ropes. Just teachers yelling at us to stop screwing around and stand quietly.

NO, it's worse! They put them on a leash! There was one at my school the other day and the poor child wanted to run free but the mom yanked on the leash and he fell! Poor poor child! D:

This is a super picture. I've never seen anything like that in Japan or the UK.

My wife and I always put our daughter on a harness+leash when she was a toddler. It was good for when she fell over or to stop her wandering off. Once we let her off the leash in Kew Gardens and Blam! she was off like a rocket, running for the horizon. I got a great picture of it.

Anyway, leashes are a good idea. If Jamie Bulger's mother had put him on a leash he would not have got murdered.

Not in my area - kids still use the buddy system. But I've seen it before in other places.

My mom would tie my sister and I together at the wrist...I can't remember the name of those arm things that moms put on their kids. Although that just meant she would either lose both her kids or none.

i don't really remember my childhood that well, but i might recall having to hold onto a rope during elementary school. I do remember holding hands clearly. Now I don't see any of these old customs in the current gen

That is SO choukawaii. Really cute. And I mean really xD

Here you often see daycare groups with children tied (think like a harness around their torso) to a rope, being lead by an adult.
Seems kinda inhumane to me, and my mom is always like "I paid extra so you wouldn't have to go through stuff like that".

I have not seen it before in my own eyes, whether it's in Hong Kong or in the UK, but I did remember a news article showing a housewife tying her two children's hands to her waist so they don't run away. Some people think it's not right to do so, but she claimed that she does so because she has no better ways to keep them in range on busy streets.

They're damn cute lead around like that.

One memory I have of Asakusa was seeing Japanese kindergarteners, enough cuteness to make my head explode! So cute! ^^

I saw a whole class of preschoolers tied to one one leash. It was like watching some sort of caterpillar made of children.

one of my younger cousins was always on a rope like this cause he would always take off whenever we went anywhere. It's not excessive in my opinion.

ah, kawaii...but where are the matching yellow hats?

lol, I've seen leashes on kids before. The moms usually do it to keep their crazy kids under control.

Aww, that's a cute thing to see on the streets, and would definitely lighten up people's days.
Here in the states, pre-school/kindergarten kids don't usually walk out in the public like that. When I was driving around the city, I noticed that a daycare center has their own beautifully painted buses, driving the kids around.

The above picture reminded me of a picture of kids being in carts, being pushed by the care taker. xD

Nope, nothing like that here, but that's a cute a good way to keep them safe ^_^

Awwwww! =^-^=

That's such a cute and heartwarming sight. I don't see very many little kids doing that. They're usually out in their own streets playing. When a car comes, they all run over to the sidewalk.

hmm hotties teachers from the looks of it if you ask me.

no, they use cages and boxes ...*scary~~~~

very cute. in the states they just put the kid on a leash and walk the kid like a dog...hahaha. now they have gps tracking for kids....

here they just hold hands or walk alone behind each other.

I think I'm having Deja vu, I think saw this post yesterday only to have it up and posted today. ^^; but to answer the question, nothing like that here, but children in a field trip usually have a large group of escort teachers herding them around like cattle. ^^; but I have to say this seems more effective. ^^

reminds me of walking dogs but in this case your only walking the children. heheh. and no, we don't do that here :D

Nope! It's even cuter here. There is a day care center / pre-school on the campus of the college I go to, and when I eat lunch outside I see the teachers and kids walking across campus from the classroom to the playground. There are teachers at the front and back of the line of kids, then a line of pairs of kids holding hands. It's so cute.

I remember they did this at the elementary school I attended.

Nop, I haven't seen any children being lead by a rope.. They do wear yellow reflector vests.

Wow that's one way to keep the kids in line...closest thing to this was kids pairing up and holding hands and walking in a straight line...

we either put em on a leash, or let em roam free...and i seriously mean a leash @.@

I see that from one day care

That's very diffrent and cute ^^
Over here, they walk in a line while holding hands. I guess that's also pretty cute >.<

High tech rope with handles, at least the kids wont get rope burn this way if teacher runs...

I actually still remember when I was in preschool, we had a rope like that and would sing songs on our way to the park ^__^

Over here they either walk in single file or they pair up and follow the teacher.
I've seen a lot of those harnesses for children and some of them are dressed up so that it looks like a monkey is hugging your kid and your leading by the tail. But I still think that children shouldnt be put on a leash.

that is so awesome

Look at that kid with the blue shoes. Those are awesome shoes
i bet they are velcro laces too

That kid knows what's going on

This is the first time I saw something like this...?
I've seen "stop" signs in movies... but not this lol.
MY doesn't have such things..
We have the zebra crossing tho. ^^;

Back in kindergarten here, the boys and girls held hands and marched with the teacher.
I'm not sure if I used to do that though; I used to stand behind everyone else. =P

Whoa. I've never seen anything like it, but I do like it! It makes big trips with lots of nephews and nieces managable.

This scene is new for me. They look like prisoners tied up together with a chain LOL x_x

I'm not sure if I've seen this before but I've seen children leashes before.

Nope. We just had to walk in twos, holding our partner's hands.

Interesting... Kids here just walk as per normal...

The woman all leading them (to the right) looks Hispanic.

That's so cute.
Children here walk normally, with their parents leading them.

LOL.

You won't see that here.

Although my friend once said when she was young her mother put her on a leash so she won't go anywhere.

I've seen something like this where I grew up, I think it is so cute, and a good idea.:)

Oh yeah! They do that at my church, when I was little I believe I also held onto a rope. I sometimes see schools around here still do it. It's very cute. X3

Near my working place there is a day care center that uses that everyday at about.... 9:30am. Sweet kids, they pass by this dinner and wave to the workers and I every so often. KAWAII DESHOU?

I seen something like this around here where i live but I find it rather disturbing. The kid would be wearing something that makes him or her look like they are on a leash. I think they tried to make it look cute by taking the strap around the kid look a monkey but I don't find it cute at all. its more sickening. kids are not animals. here is a picture i found on google http://transitlibrarian.com/uploaded_images/monkeyleash-743513.jpg

They make us stay in a straight line over here, but not connected by a rope or anything. Not sure about nowadays, but when I was little, everyone pretty much obeyed the rules and stayed in the line.

The kids hold hands, while teachers and police escort the children. I just used to wait in line when I was little while waiting for my parents or the bus.

What if that is actually a kidnapping scene °_°;;;

Never seen anything like that before ;p
Doesn't exist in Belgium, but it looks handy.

Children tied to a rope? Never seen any!

that one in the red is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute!