On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:12:45 -0700 (PDT), cjra <cjrohr31@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>On Jul 17, 5:04 pm, toto <scarec...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:51:26 -0700 (PDT), cjra <cjroh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>> >That is why, when someone says they want to take my kid to the bank,
>> >grocery shopping, etc, I will bristle. That's *not* what I'm paying
>> >them to do. No, they don't have to be glued to my kid all day. They do
>> >have to recognize that caring for a child requires their continued
>> >attention, however, and personal errands have to be put on hold.
>>
>> See for me this would depend on *how* the errands were done rather
>> than on the errands themselves. If a DCP takes children to the
>> grocery store or bank, I would expect her to be talking to the
>> children about what was happening. Getting her groceries would be
>> only a secondary goal of going. Of course, this depends on how many
>> children she is caring for and the ages of the children. We did
>> walking trips to the grocery store with our preschool cl***** and when
>> we did we had the children involved in planning a snack or meal that
>> we would cook and eat together.
>>
>> We also took a field trip to the bank with 3 and 4 year olds and they
>> got to see the vault and to ask questions about the tellers work.
>>
>> We also took a field trips to nearby parks, to the local library, to a
>> bakery, etc. All of these were planned so that the children got quite
>> a lot out of them.
>>
>> All of our trips, though, were walking trips rather than car trips.
>> We had everything close enough to walk to.
>>
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>Ok, put like that, it makes sense. It's a teaching experience and if
>the babysitter in question happens to get some groceries at the same
>time, fine. But I don't see this sort of field trip being something
>that needs to be done on a regular basis. It's the argument that
>babysitters do their personal errands and take the kids along that I
>have an issue with. My kid goes to the grocery store a few times per
>week already, with me. She doesn't go to the bank very often, because
>DH goes at lunch (it's on his work campus). She goes shopping. She
>goes to run all sorts of errands with me. Because she HAS to. We do
>our best to make it fun and a learning experience, but I'd feel pretty
>bad for her if she was going grocery shopping with DCP during the day,
>then again with me when I pick her up. IMO, she's entitled to do some
>other fun kids things too.
>
Well, of course they should do other fun things too. This kind of
walking trip didn't happen every day (frankly, it was a lot of work
for the teachers and even with walking, there were safety concerns).
With our younger kids, we had a large stroller and got them out for
walks, but not generally to the stores. Walking to the park or just
out for a stroll was the rule with those younger than 2.
>I'd also be more comfortable with walking, than driving.
I was more comfortable with walking too.
--
Dorothy
There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..
The Outer Limits
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