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"What do you imagine your parents did? And parents for all of human history before the last 20 years?”" Many things were different 20 years ago. Today being a

"What do you imagine your parents did? And parents for all of human history before the last 20 years?”" Many things were different 20 years ago. Today being a parent of 2 toddlers, I cannot even imagine not having a phone with me when my kids are away at school/daycare. No I am not paranoid. I trust the school/daycare. But that one instance of time when my kids need me asap and the school could not get to me quick enough, I will never forgive myself for that. Just for that kind of emergency, I will have my cellphone. When it comes to kids of your own, it changes a lot of things. I will never take a chance with my kids.

johnpowell 11y ago
Just curious. What kind of emergency would that be? Are we talking the broken bone I got falling off a slide during recess in 1983?
- codegeek 11y ago
  I am also curious. When you broke that bone, did the school take you to hospital right away or did they wait for your parents/guardian to arrive because they are not allowed to take kids to hospital. I am asking because if something like this happens today, they will most likely wait for at least one parent/guardian to arrive.
  - vermontdevil 11y ago
    What kind of place is this? My kid would be taken to the hospital right away. I know because it has happened to her classmates. The school even has my waiver signed allowing them to do this in case of emergency as defined by the school nurse. That place has to be beyond ridiculous.
  - VLM 11y ago
    I predict you don't have kids and don't hang with parents. Thru the grapevine, social media, and from the other kids you hear some scary stories, like it or not. If its serious they call an ambulance or they get sued into oblivion, therefore they call an ambulance for anything more serious than sniffles, and the hospital is legally required to stabilize the condition of anyone who comes in (see emergency room full of illegals, etc). So if your kid has a fever seizure at day care or takes a very serious fall at recess or gets knocked out in gym, you'll get contacted by the hospital while your kids already being treated. Also if you have kids you know all about filling out multi page contact sheets for pretty much any facility that has your kids, from day care to after school basketball. They'll track down an adult via landlines, employer name, relatives, friends parents... its all business as usual. I can assure you that at least away from the coasts no one leaves a not-breathing kid laying in a pool of blood until the parents arrive, etc.
dazzawazza 11y ago
I hate to break it to you but you sound paranoid.
BatFastard 11y ago
What's different is the school EXPECTS you to have a cell phone, and come running if they call. After raising two kids this immediacy is really not necessary. I lot of it goes back to the craziness in the healthcare system. No school wants to be sued, so they don't have a nurse. They can't take the kid to the hospital themselves, since the hospital won't even see the kid unless the have insurance info. And since it takes two working parents to be able to afford to live in this country, one parent is no longer home. The madness ends when we make other choices in our lives. Go Bernie!
- codegeek 11y ago
  Good point. Sometimes I get calls from daycare that my kid fell on the ground while playing and they just wanted to let me know as FYI. Of course kids fall down when they are playing. I don't need to know that everytime it happens unless a serious injury occurs. The fear of being sued and the culture of lawsuits in this country is something that is creating this type of practice.
- ghaff 11y ago
  I have a tech friend who didn't have a cellphone. A few years ago, he and his wife adopted a kid. I gather his wife was actually OK with him continuing to not have a cellphone but a part-time nanny (or something along those lines) that they hired absolutely insisted that he get one--as in wouldn't take the job if he didn't.
gk1 11y ago
Is the risk of something happening at daycare greater now than it was 20 years ago?
taytus 11y ago
"No I am not paranoid." Yes, yes you are.
bluedino 11y ago
>> I trust the school/daycare. But that one instance of time when my kids need me asap Today it's more likely for the kid to use their own cell phone to contact the parent. "The teacher hates me", "I don't feel good come pick me up" ...

johnpowell 11y ago

Just curious. What kind of emergency would that be? Are we talking the broken bone I got falling off a slide during recess in 1983?

codegeek 11y ago
I am also curious. When you broke that bone, did the school take you to hospital right away or did they wait for your parents/guardian to arrive because they are not allowed to take kids to hospital. I am asking because if something like this happens today, they will most likely wait for at least one parent/guardian to arrive.
- vermontdevil 11y ago
  What kind of place is this? My kid would be taken to the hospital right away. I know because it has happened to her classmates. The school even has my waiver signed allowing them to do this in case of emergency as defined by the school nurse. That place has to be beyond ridiculous.
- VLM 11y ago
  I predict you don't have kids and don't hang with parents. Thru the grapevine, social media, and from the other kids you hear some scary stories, like it or not. If its serious they call an ambulance or they get sued into oblivion, therefore they call an ambulance for anything more serious than sniffles, and the hospital is legally required to stabilize the condition of anyone who comes in (see emergency room full of illegals, etc). So if your kid has a fever seizure at day care or takes a very serious fall at recess or gets knocked out in gym, you'll get contacted by the hospital while your kids already being treated. Also if you have kids you know all about filling out multi page contact sheets for pretty much any facility that has your kids, from day care to after school basketball. They'll track down an adult via landlines, employer name, relatives, friends parents... its all business as usual. I can assure you that at least away from the coasts no one leaves a not-breathing kid laying in a pool of blood until the parents arrive, etc.

dazzawazza 11y ago

I hate to break it to you but you sound paranoid.

BatFastard 11y ago

What's different is the school EXPECTS you to have a cell phone, and come running if they call. After raising two kids this immediacy is really not necessary. I lot of it goes back to the craziness in the healthcare system. No school wants to be sued, so they don't have a nurse. They can't take the kid to the hospital themselves, since the hospital won't even see the kid unless the have insurance info. And since it takes two working parents to be able to afford to live in this country, one parent is no longer home. The madness ends when we make other choices in our lives. Go Bernie!

codegeek 11y ago
Good point. Sometimes I get calls from daycare that my kid fell on the ground while playing and they just wanted to let me know as FYI. Of course kids fall down when they are playing. I don't need to know that everytime it happens unless a serious injury occurs. The fear of being sued and the culture of lawsuits in this country is something that is creating this type of practice.
ghaff 11y ago
I have a tech friend who didn't have a cellphone. A few years ago, he and his wife adopted a kid. I gather his wife was actually OK with him continuing to not have a cellphone but a part-time nanny (or something along those lines) that they hired absolutely insisted that he get one--as in wouldn't take the job if he didn't.

gk1 11y ago

Is the risk of something happening at daycare greater now than it was 20 years ago?

taytus 11y ago

"No I am not paranoid." Yes, yes you are.

bluedino 11y ago

>> I trust the school/daycare. But that one instance of time when my kids need me asap Today it's more likely for the kid to use their own cell phone to contact the parent. "The teacher hates me", "I don't feel good come pick me up" ...