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I have a big (~22#) very active 14 month old daughter who has been walking for several months. She's very fast and usually fearless -- and she will readily zip off to explore the world on her own, leaving her parents in the dust! <smile> We purchased the first harness about a month ago. The first time we put it on her at home (-- a "test run" --), she didn't like it -- but that's not unusual for small children. However, she got used to it quickly and it has become standard-operating-procedure for her to put it on before we go out to the car and go anywhere. While she likes to explore things, she also recognizes/respects the boundaries it establishes. I also find that the waistband makes a good handhold when giving her piggy-back rides. Unlike another reviewer, I have not had any difficulty with the velcro not holding or the child opening the velcro -- however, that difference might be caused by the difference in the age or temperment of the children. The two suggestions that I would offer other parents are: (a) Allow the child to become accustomed to the harness BEFORE going out in public -- take the child for walks around the house or in the yard -- and (b) keep the shoulder straps very loose -- as the harness is much, much easier to put on and take off that way, and there is no functional reason that the straps need to be tight. The only suggestion I would offer to the manufacturer is to include padding sleeves to put over the shoulder straps where they go along the neck. This would prevent chaffing if the shoulder straps are kept tight. (However, as a note to parents, if the shoulder straps are kept loose, chaffing is not an issue.)