On Jul 17, 3:50 pm, Ericka Kammerer <e...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Banty wrote:
> > In article
<5c1e1e72-e796-4b13-a0c2-563514e86...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > cjra says...
> >> See, I would have assumed I didn't need to micromanage my first
> >> provider's time, because it would never have occurred to me she might
> >> want to drive my child to pick up their motorcycle or take her with
> >> her son (and other kids) to the doctor (although that did not require
> >> driving, it was on base). I would never in a million years have
> >> considered doing personal errands while babysitting even one child on
> >> a casual basis, so it didn't occur to me a licensed professional
would
> >> think to do this.
>
> > See, this is the thing, in the other thread too.
>
> > Especially if you're a new, fist time mom looking for daycare, it
wouldn't occur
> > to one that a daycare provider or babysitter may up and do something
like drive
> > the kid around hither and yon, or go off somewhere and get a
sub-babysitter, for
> > me to ever ask about it or "make my expectations clear"!
>
> > What else do I say?? "Don't hold him upside down out the window like
Micheal
> > Jackson did." "Oh, but you never SAID anything about THAT." What,
what??
>
> I think there's a world of difference between that and
> driving, particularly when we're talking about in-family childcare
> rather than a childcare business. I think it is *very* common
> for in-family childcare to be considered the same as the parent
> watching the child, such that the family child care provider
> can essentially do nearly anything with the kids that the parents can
> do (driving, errands, etc.). I'm not saying that's a requirement--
> I'm just saying that is something common enough that I'm surprised
> anyone would be shocked by it.
For a baby, I wouldn't expect my siblings or parents to just drive DD,
without my permission, or just assume it was fine if they were charged
with babysitting. I wouldn't do so with my nieces and nephews, without
their ok.
My sister DID drive my daughter around last year at a year old, it
wasn't a big deal, it was part of the plan....but it *was* discussed.
I would be hesitant if this was expected to be a regular occurence
though.
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