child injured due to the inattention of a caregiver - what would you do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son broke his leg at a playground.

He was under nanny supervision.

He is only 4 and he won't be able to walk for the next 6-8 weeks.

What would you do if you were me?

I hear you OP. It's awful. It happened to my daughter 2 months ago. She broke her arm on nanny's watch because nanny was texting her friend... We fired her the same day.

Did you also punish you daughter severely like with a belt ? Clearly your dd did something wrong if she was being so bad she broke her own arm.

Don't be pathetic. PP wrote that it was nanny's fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son broke his leg at a playground.

He was under nanny supervision.

He is only 4 and he won't be able to walk for the next 6-8 weeks.

What would you do if you were me?

I hear you OP. It's awful. It happened to my daughter 2 months ago. She broke her arm on nanny's watch because nanny was texting her friend... We fired her the same day.

Did you also punish you daughter severely like with a belt ? Clearly your dd did something wrong if she was being so bad she broke her own arm.

No it was the child's fault. The child made the choice to harm herself. The nanny was just distracted. The only person who caused the broken arm was the child, they should be punished. The nanny didn't break the arm, the child did


Don't be pathetic. PP wrote that it was nanny's fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son broke his leg at a playground.

He was under nanny supervision.

He is only 4 and he won't be able to walk for the next 6-8 weeks.

What would you do if you were me?

I hear you OP. It's awful. It happened to my daughter 2 months ago. She broke her arm on nanny's watch because nanny was texting her friend... We fired her the same day.

Did you also punish you daughter severely like with a belt ? Clearly your dd did something wrong if she was being so bad she broke her own arm.

Don't be pathetic. PP wrote that it was nanny's fault.

NO it was the child's fault, the child made a bad choice and broke her own arm. The child is at fault., yes the nanny was distracted but she didn't break the child's arm, the child should be punished for being bad. Children even infants need to learn personal responsibility. if I jump off a house I might die. My nanny can't always save me from my stupid choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Four year olds can be really tough on the playground. They don't listen and want to take risks because it's fun and exciting and they can move really fast. It was an accident and you have no idea what would have happened if you had been there. One child I was watching tried to jump off his swing because he saw the kid next to him doing it. He jumped at the wrong time and hit his face on the ground.

Hopefully you were let go and you took some nannying classes before getting back in the game or becoming a mother yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to believe how many frustrated and agressive nannies and babysitters are on this forum...

Every discussion ends the same way..

+1

That is so odd. I am an MB and all I see are ridiculous and angry MBs.

I will say one thing to you, OP, that I hope you hear: Remember everything you have written about your nanny when your child next gets hurt on your watch. Hopefully you will have mothers around you who judge you the way you are judging your nanny. Then you will learn.

Sure "MB" nanny.

I have 4 kids and none of them have ever got hurt on my or my husband watch. So get a life.

I am an MB with a life, PP. You should encourage your children to be more active and risk takers. Otherwise they will stay obese and lazy.

Have a lovely week, PP, and try to make sure your children get outside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Injuries at the playground are part of being a kid. It is unfortunate that your child broke his leg, but exploring and playing hard are good for kids. And swinging too high isn't really a thing. You can't tell me that when you were four you didn't swing as high as you could go and then jump off.

I have never told a child they were swinging too high, even if I thought they were (in which case I was standing behind them far enough back to not be hit, but close enough to get to them if they fell, no I wouldn't have been able to catch them). However, I do believe that four-year-olds should be prevented from jumping, and if they disobey, they are done swinging.

How exactly do you prevent a child from jumping? they're in control of whether or not they let go.

Child is told not to jump, which is the only prevention I can do. When the child disobeys (and it's something I expect at least once), swinging is over, first time and we can try to follow the rules the next day. If it's not the first time, they need to show me that they can follow other directions and rules before they're allowed to try again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Accidents are bound to happen sooner or later to each and every child.

It is par for the course.

I wouldn't consider letting your nanny go because of this unless you have proof that she was intentionally negligent on the job.

Was she texting or talking on her cell phone when the incident occurred? Was she talking to someone thus taking her eyes of your son for more than a minute?

If so, then yes, I would send her off w/her walking papers. However, if he hurt himself while being properly supervised, then I wouldn't make a big deal of this.

Ask any parent around. ALL kids get hurt, even in the presence of their own parents. To expect the nanny to be super-human is just not logical.

BAHAHAHA! Thanks for the laugh, I needed it today@

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son broke his leg at a playground.

He was under nanny supervision.

He is only 4 and he won't be able to walk for the next 6-8 weeks.

What would you do if you were me?

I hear you OP. It's awful. It happened to my daughter 2 months ago. She broke her arm on nanny's watch because nanny was texting her friend... We fired her the same day.

Did you also punish you daughter severely like with a belt ? Clearly your dd did something wrong if she was being so bad she broke her own arm.

Don't be pathetic. PP wrote that it was nanny's fault.

NO it was the child's fault, the child made a bad choice and broke her own arm. The child is at fault., yes the nanny was distracted but she didn't break the child's arm, the child should be punished for being bad. Children even infants need to learn personal responsibility. if I jump off a house I might die. My nanny can't always save me from my stupid choices.

With children, even INFANTS, being so full of personal responsibility, why should we need nannies at all? Children should be able to eat, clean and entertain themselves without getting into trouble. Maybe we should be getting them odd jobs at age 4, they can start earning money instead of costing us money.

that was sarcasm you dumb nanny who wants to teach infants personal responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son broke his leg at a playground.

He was under nanny supervision.

He is only 4 and he won't be able to walk for the next 6-8 weeks.

What would you do if you were me?

I hear you OP. It's awful. It happened to my daughter 2 months ago. She broke her arm on nanny's watch because nanny was texting her friend... We fired her the same day.

Did you also punish you daughter severely like with a belt ? Clearly your dd did something wrong if she was being so bad she broke her own arm.

Don't be pathetic. PP wrote that it was nanny's fault.

NO it was the child's fault, the child made a bad choice and broke her own arm. The child is at fault., yes the nanny was distracted but she didn't break the child's arm, the child should be punished for being bad. Children even infants need to learn personal responsibility. if I jump off a house I might die. My nanny can't always save me from my stupid choices.

With children, even INFANTS, being so full of personal responsibility, why should we need nannies at all? Children should be able to eat, clean and entertain themselves without getting into trouble. Maybe we should be getting them odd jobs at age 4, they can start earning money instead of costing us money.

that was sarcasm you dumb nanny who wants to teach infants personal responsibility.

There's a big difference between an infant who isn't mobile or verbal and a 4 year old who is both while trying to be independent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son broke his leg at a playground.

He was under nanny supervision.

He is only 4 and he won't be able to walk for the next 6-8 weeks.

What would you do if you were me?

I hear you OP. It's awful. It happened to my daughter 2 months ago. She broke her arm on nanny's watch because nanny was texting her friend... We fired her the same day.

Did you also punish you daughter severely like with a belt ? Clearly your dd did something wrong if she was being so bad she broke her own arm.

Don't be pathetic. PP wrote that it was nanny's fault.

NO it was the child's fault, the child made a bad choice and broke her own arm. The child is at fault., yes the nanny was distracted but she didn't break the child's arm, the child should be punished for being bad. Children even infants need to learn personal responsibility. if I jump off a house I might die. My nanny can't always save me from my stupid choices.

With children, even INFANTS, being so full of personal responsibility, why should we need nannies at all? Children should be able to eat, clean and entertain themselves without getting into trouble. Maybe we should be getting them odd jobs at age 4, they can start earning money instead of costing us money.

that was sarcasm you dumb nanny who wants to teach infants personal responsibility.

Thank you PP. You are absolutely right.

[Anonymous]

OP here. We had a very long discussion with the nanny today. We confronted her and told her there was a witness. She admitted it was her fault because she was texting someone..

The only reason I might consider not firing her is that she said "it will never happen again". I am pretty sure she will be more careful from now on.

Moreover, we live in Pennsylvania and it's more difficult to find a good nanny here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We had a very long discussion with the nanny today. We confronted her and told her there was a witness. She admitted it was her fault because she was texting someone..

The only reason I might consider not firing her is that she said "it will never happen again". I am pretty sure she will be more careful from now on.

Moreover, we live in Pennsylvania and it's more difficult to find a good nanny here.

How texting can cause a child to swing too high ( which makes no sense to begin with because swings only go so high) is beyond me. The nanny and the child in this situation are not connected. Even if she was smoking crack while banging a preacher in her car it didn't cause this child to break his leg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We had a very long discussion with the nanny today. We confronted her and told her there was a witness. She admitted it was her fault because she was texting someone..

The only reason I might consider not firing her is that she said "it will never happen again". I am pretty sure she will be more careful from now on.

Moreover, we live in Pennsylvania and it's more difficult to find a good nanny here.

How texting can cause a child to swing too high ( which makes no sense to begin with because swings only go so high) is beyond me. The nanny and the child in this situation are not connected. Even if she was smoking crack while banging a preacher in her car it didn't cause this child to break his leg.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We had a very long discussion with the nanny today. We confronted her and told her there was a witness. She admitted it was her fault because she was texting someone..

The only reason I might consider not firing her is that she said "it will never happen again". I am pretty sure she will be more careful from now on.

Moreover, we live in Pennsylvania and it's more difficult to find a good nanny here.

So what do you expect the nanny to do if your child gets on a swing? How high is your child allowed to swing now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

She allowed him to swing too high. And he fell off the swing.

Poor judgement. Good luck ever trusting her again. This will be haunting.

Also folks, "going down the slide with DC on your lap" is one of the #1 reasons for ER visits. Kid sticks his/her leg out, speed is faster given weight of two people, and SNAP. Every pediatrician warns not to do this.