April
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So tonight when we got home Faith mentioned that she rode in "Mr. Josh's" car today (one of the daycare workers). I asked where to and she said across the parking lot to the playground at the top of the daycare property. So about maybe 75 feet. I asked why and she said "for fun and because it was faster". I asked a bunch of questions and basically she was in the back seat, seatbelt on, but no booster. So obviously I'm a little ticked off. Here's why:
1.) She's almost 7 and needs to be in a booster at all times;
2.) She is the oldest of our four and all the younger kids follow her lead. She is the one who gives me the MOST trouble about sitting properly in the car. Always leaning forward, putting the seatbelt behind her shoulder, etc. I pull over A LOT. I'm always on her case and I feel that this incidenct just undermined my authority. I'm trying so hard to get the message across that car safety is not negotiable. This just set me way back.
3.) It's illegal. Booster law says 9 or 4'9. She's neither. That basically just showed her that it's okay to break the law if it's only for a minute, or if a grown up says so, or whatever. She is such a little negotiator and always argues with every answer we give her, trying to convince us WHY we should let her do whatever it is she wants, etc.
4.) They do not have our consent to transport her by car. They have consent for the schoolbus only.
5.) It was totally unnecessary. They could've walked 75 feet!
So, I'm going to have a little chat with the director of the daycare tomorrow. Just hoping someone can help me compose myself a little, since I'm pretty ticked off and I don't want to come off as an overreacting paranoid mom. Are there any points I'm missing? What would you say?
The other thing is that they have a 10 passenger van that I think they have boosters for. I've seen some old looking boosters sitting in the hallway before. Our kids don't ride in that van (to my knowledge), but at some point I'd like to broach the topic of those boosters and just CPS in general with them. Should I wait until some time in the future or roll it into this conversation? Advice please!
1.) She's almost 7 and needs to be in a booster at all times;
2.) She is the oldest of our four and all the younger kids follow her lead. She is the one who gives me the MOST trouble about sitting properly in the car. Always leaning forward, putting the seatbelt behind her shoulder, etc. I pull over A LOT. I'm always on her case and I feel that this incidenct just undermined my authority. I'm trying so hard to get the message across that car safety is not negotiable. This just set me way back.
3.) It's illegal. Booster law says 9 or 4'9. She's neither. That basically just showed her that it's okay to break the law if it's only for a minute, or if a grown up says so, or whatever. She is such a little negotiator and always argues with every answer we give her, trying to convince us WHY we should let her do whatever it is she wants, etc.
4.) They do not have our consent to transport her by car. They have consent for the schoolbus only.
5.) It was totally unnecessary. They could've walked 75 feet!
So, I'm going to have a little chat with the director of the daycare tomorrow. Just hoping someone can help me compose myself a little, since I'm pretty ticked off and I don't want to come off as an overreacting paranoid mom. Are there any points I'm missing? What would you say?
The other thing is that they have a 10 passenger van that I think they have boosters for. I've seen some old looking boosters sitting in the hallway before. Our kids don't ride in that van (to my knowledge), but at some point I'd like to broach the topic of those boosters and just CPS in general with them. Should I wait until some time in the future or roll it into this conversation? Advice please!