cjra wrote:
> 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.
>
With an infant the permission or lack thereof seems to be automatic since
you need the parent to obtain the car seat.
> 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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