If you are a parent, almost every decision you make for your child involves risk. Every decision each of us makes every day – parents or not – can lead to disaster. You may think that this woman has put her child in danger, but her child is fine, and she clearly wouldn`t do it anymore, so maybe the correct answer should be less “You`re the devil!” and more “I`m glad your child is okay, I understand the impulse.” I live in California where OP says they stay. The laws on leaving children alone at home (which I assume would apply here) state that there is no age limit as long as the child is able to fend for himself in the situation. “YES, you are 100% wrong!!! You do NOT leave a baby unattended in a hotel room. If you really need to go out for a while. Take turns with your husband or boyfriend. Ouch! It`s crazy to think someone would. When questioned by police, the woman said she “looked at her phone every 20 minutes.” None of the other adults who dined with the couple watched the children, according to the report. It wasn`t the idea of a stranger breaking into the room and kidnapping our children that scared us the most – it was the revelation that our sons would likely be hanging from the balcony after an impromptu pillow fight and a jumping contest. Or even worse – eat all the sweets in the minibar.
Not to mention the fact that my eldest son told us that there was a sticker on the sliding glass door of our room advising against such actions. Some parents were equally horrified that parents chose to leave their child alone in a hotel room. Now I`m wondering. At what age can you start leaving your children alone in a hotel room (if applicable) or at home? Not that I`m scared or anything. “Not a chance. I can`t believe people do that. Not only that – can you imagine how scary it must be from the child`s perspective when they wake up and realize that no one is there? Another mother commented. “I would never leave my children unattended, regardless of their age.
You don`t know what could happen to them. You will never forgive yourself if something happens. I say it completely selfish of this lady to do this. The law in the UK does not prevent a parent from leaving their child alone, but it does state that children must not be neglected or abandoned “in a way that could cause them unnecessary suffering or damage to their health.” Honestly, it`s a very happy childhood memory for me. Location = different laws about when a child can be left unattended. It`s also more a question of how likely it is that they will get into trouble because of child abandonment, not so much if their child is able to do it because they know it. Should children be left alone in a hotel room? Tell us what you denken@YahooStyleUK “We do this, but only in small hotels, which are basically like a big house. Always have a video monitor and DS isn`t big enough to escape a cot. I don`t think I`m wrong, and I don`t mind that some of my friends don`t (prob 50/50 split).
Aside from the risk of fire (and hotels have very sophisticated fire protection systems), I can`t think of any other risk than having him at home in his room when we are on two floors,” said one mother. If the responses to a recent Mumsnet post are anything, the question of whether it`s okay to leave a child alone in a hotel room is controversial, with many parents divided on right and wrong. But other parents were less opposed to the idea, and some admitted to leaving their own children alone in the room. A Virginia couple is accused of child neglect after police say they left their 1-year-old and 2-year-old boys alone in a hotel room for more than two hours while they had dinner. “I would never have dreamed of leaving my children alone in a hotel room, regardless of the staff`s assurances, etc.,” she wrote. “I think it was very irresponsible. There does not appear to have been an adequate risk assessment, other than the assumption that the chances are very slim. and a comparison with previous years, when another generation liked to leave their children in hotel rooms. She concludes her article with information on how hotels in her area are trying to help by offering childcare and caregivers to reassure parents. But judging by the reaction to his game, I`m not sure anything other than constant parental supervision is enough for our kids.
At 9:22 p.m., the hotel`s security manager contacted the children`s parents, who returned to the room a few minutes later. When other officers entered the room around 10 p.m., the two boys were still sleeping in their cribs, according to the report. “I would never do it in a million years. If I don`t have daycare, I don`t go out, finish. It`s not just someone picking up the child, any other type of accident could happen,” one poster wrote. Years ago, when my eldest son was brand new, my wife and I took him on a trip to Charleston. One night, at happy hour, we left our baby asleep in the room and brought the monitor into the yard where we could have a drink and chat without waking him. As a co-parent, I understand the impulse. As a human being, I am happy that his child is doing well.
As someone increasingly dismayed by the tenor of online interactions? I`m afraid to read the comments. A woman shared a candid article on The Telegraph about her decision and her husband`s to sneak into the hotel restaurant while their baby slept soundly in her room, and what people had to say about it. The couple confirmed they went to dinner at the seafood bar after putting the kids to sleep, but said they had a baby monitor in the hotel room that sends notifications to the mother`s mobile phone with a live video and audio feed. A British mother is asking this question after receiving harsh comments about an article she wrote about letting her baby sleep in a hotel room while she and her husband had dinner downstairs. My husband and I are going to a wedding rehearsal dinner tonight. My 11-year-old daughter, who is sensitive to noise, would be happier if she didn`t walk. So far we have not been able to find a babysitter. Do you think it would be acceptable to leave them alone in a hotel room for 2-3 hours? She says yes and would play Minecraft on her laptop all the time. We would be in contact by phone and 15 minutes by car.