cjra wrote:
> 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.
No. But I would certainly assume that it was no ok if it wasn't left! And
where siblings or parents come in, I would think it would be an autimatic
catalyst for a conversation.
> 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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