On Jul 17, 5:13 pm, "Stephanie" <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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.
Nope. I wouldn't assume because a parent left a car seat, that it was
automatic approval to take the kid out.
Lots of people leave their non-walking infant in the seat when they
bring them inside. Gives the baby somewhere to sit.
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