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The purpose of this thread is in no way meant to engage in a "blame game". On the contrary, most of us desire to learn something here. Otherwise, tragic events like this, are certain to repeat themselves.

As I said earlier, [b]if I, as the parent, am not responsible for my young child's basic safety, who is[/b]?

As parents, most of us acknowledge some degree of responsibility for our young children. As each child matures, the scope of that responsibility evolves. To a large extent, our financial resources dictate what kind of care and education our children will receive.

[b]While the death or neglect, of every child is an outrage, the more wealthy the family, the more sensational the news[/b].

It seems that such [b]families of extreme wealth are held to a higher standard. Everyone expects these children to be given the best of everything. It is simply unfathomable to most of us, that even when 'money is no object', these children paid the ultimate price. [/b]

We are all asking, why? [b]Why do parents, who will no doubt pay for the finest schooling (money can buy), resort to immigrant child care? Their immigrant nanny's command of English was so poor, that she required an interpreter at her court hearing.

I fail to understand why so many well-to-do American parents are hiring immigrant nannies with broken English. Early childhood is the time to have only perfect language spoken to your child, for we all know that young children learn primarily through imitation. Speech therapy for children has become a booming business, for obvious reasons.[/b]

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Well-said.[/quote]

I agree.

I don't want to contribute to a discussion where we blame these poor parents, so maybe this discussion should have its own thread separate from this particular tragedy, but wherever it's being said... it remains true.[/quote]

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