Leaving sleeping kid in hotel room....

[Anonymous]

I've left my kids (oldest being a 12yo with quizzing on what he should do in various situations) for 20 minutes. I wouldn't leave a sleeping 3yo to go for drinks.

[Anonymous]

Yes, the chances of anything happening are small, but if in fact something happens, you would be lucky to only lose custody of your child.

Here are some of the state laws that govern leaving children alone.
https://www.workingmother.com/when-can-you-leave-your-kids-home-alone#page-2

Despite being hazy, should there be a problem, like if your child woke, crying and a neighbor in the next room or a passing employee heard it and was worried, you could be charged with child neglect and most likely at a minimum have your child removed from your care, and possibly be sentenced to jail time. If your child can get out of bed on their own and walk into the hallway, like if they needed to use the bathroom and couldn't find you, so went looking for you, who knows what could happen before you find out about it. Yes, your child never wakes at home, but children do all sorts of things differently when in a different environment. Like wake up at unusual times.

Just don't do it.

[Anonymous]

No never do this.

[Anonymous]

I’d be more worried about some helicopter mom calling the cops on you

[Anonymous]

Remember the couple who left the sleeping in the car near GW a few years ago - but they left the monitor so they could see them when they were having drinks across the street.


Here is what I think is interesting about this thought process.
- No to a house with lead - too risky
- No to anything that is plastic
- Only organic
- No used carseats - the plastic may have aged and be too brittle to keep child safe
- Cloth diapers are the only OK option
- Cleaning products that are organic only
- Daycare only with constant video stream - and full top secret background checks on all who might come one contact with your child

...... but can I leave my kid while I go get a drink?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't say how far away it is. One floor? Two? If it's on the same floor and kid could just step into the hallway to find you, then yes - go for it. Anything further, no

OP here, we're not there yet so I don't know the layout of the hotel. We got a suite so we have a living room, I'm also wondering if our friends could leave their 3 yo in the crib and come to our room. Again, I don't know how close we'll be.

I’d also be surprised if your child falls asleep before 8. Kids out of their element usually take an extra long time to get to bed.

My child is really a good sleeper, she'll pass out by 830 and sleep the whole night.

If you have a suite, have the kids sleep in the bedroom and treadmill hang out in the living room. Then when it is time to go home, the other couple takes their sleeping child to their room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't say how far away it is. One floor? Two? If it's on the same floor and kid could just step into the hallway to find you, then yes - go for it. Anything further, no

OP here, we're not there yet so I don't know the layout of the hotel. We got a suite so we have a living room, I'm also wondering if our friends could leave their 3 yo in the crib and come to our room. Again, I don't know how close we'll be.

I’d also be surprised if your child falls asleep before 8. Kids out of their element usually take an extra long time to get to bed.

My child is really a good sleeper, she'll pass out by 830 and sleep the whole night.

If you have a suite, have the kids sleep in the bedroom and treadmill hang out in the living room. Then when it is time to go home, the other couple takes their sleeping child to their room.

adults not treadmill. Have no idea how that happened.

[Anonymous]

Please don't do this. I wouldn't even leave my kids sleeping in the dark to go next door to my in laws room. Just imagine how terrified they'd be if they woke up, or if a for alarm went off, if anything happens. No.

[Anonymous]

Not in one million years would I do this.
If you have a young kid and want to talk to adults while travelling- you get adjoining rooms or an Air BnB. It's just that simple

[Anonymous]

No way. Can't believe you are even considering. Baby monitor is NOT parenting.

[Anonymous]

DCUM consensus that this should not happen.

Think about it - It needs to be pretty extreme for DCUM to agree on something parenting related.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCUM consensus that this should not happen.

Think about it - It needs to be pretty extreme for DCUM to agree on something parenting related.

I don’t agree. No Consensus!

[Anonymous]

Three is such an awkward age. Old enough to get around an into unsafe places like out the door, way too young to have judgement. So sadly no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCUM consensus that this should not happen.

Think about it - It needs to be pretty extreme for DCUM to agree on something parenting related.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s questionable if the monitor would work at the bar. And even if you saw someone abduct your kid or there was a fire, there isn’t much you could do about it.

I’d also be worried about a CPS investigation. I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. Just not worth it.

Why are you pretty sure it's illegal?


http://www.freerangekids.com/laws/

You’ll see that 19 states have specific laws about when it is legal to leave a child in a car. Five states have laws that specify what age a child can be home alone, and 10 states have “guidelines.” For states that don’t have these, the child neglect laws are the next most relevant sources of information. You can find those here.