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Katherine
Katherine asked in Pregnancy & ParentingParenting · 7 years ago

Would you be upset with the babysitter if your child fell and scraped their knee under their care (but you took care of it)?

Update:

I'm babysitting some kiddos (4 of them, aged 7 - 13) -- the 10 year old fell and scraped her knee pretty badly. She fell over the dog on the sidewalk. :( I gave her a piggyback ride back to the house, cleaned the cut, put neosporin on it, and a bandaid. Obviously she's going to be fine, but I'm wondering if you would be upset with the babysitter if this happened to your child. :/

Update 2:

P.S. the girl who scraped her knee is actually the friend of the other little girl that I usually babysit... so technically it's someone else's kid who sent their kid over for a sleepover, with a babysitter, and there are two sets of parents who could be mad...

>.< Oy.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    I wouldn't be mad. A babysitter can't prevent a child from tripping on the sidewalk unless they are holding the child's hand, and for a 10 year old that is unnessecary. It's just a scraped knee, not a broken leg.

  • Kimmy Gibbler
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    No, kids fall...I'd only be upset if you didn't do anything about and she was bleeding until I got home...trust me, if a parent does get mad about that, than you're better off not babysitting for that nutcase

  • Sarah
    7 years ago

    If it happened right before I got home I wouldn't be too upset, but if it happened a few hours before that I would. They are hired to take care of your children. When I babysit, I always make sure to find bandaids and take care of the situation.

  • xfilesfan
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Kids get skinned knees. It's not a big deal, and it would've happened whether she was with you, with her mom, or by herself.

  • Jenny
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Kids fall down. Accidents happen. If the parents get upset, they are being unreasonable.

  • ?
    7 years ago

    no. I would be okay with it if they did their best to care for the child. kids fall. it happens

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