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I was wanderer when I was a kid. My mother finally resorted to a harness when I was outside. Don't remember any of it, Wasn't harmed by it. Was probably saved from danger because of it. There were a lot of kids in my family and she had a mother with dementia she was watching out for. I would walk right out the door when her back was turned.
I dont think that a mom choosing to use a simple harness with a child and a da care provider strapping a child in a seat are the same thing. One is for safety, one is for convenience.
When I worked in the public schools, this was expressly prohibited. I agree with hypocore, I would check to see if it is allowed. I would also ask them for a copy of their discipline policy. Dollars to doughnuts they don't have one in writing.
Next, I'd be finding a new daycare.
^^^ That. I have a son with Down syndrome and I caught the school doing this to keep him in his seat in a special education classroom. She said "We didn't think you would mind." I said "Take it off!" Turns out they had other barbaric issues which were brought to the attention of the State.
I wanted my child to learn self-control for one thing and I definitely oppose strapping him down to a chair anyway. This would be like me having leashed him in the yard and I cannot imagine the "visit" I would have gotten on that one.
At the time of this incident, my son was functioning at a 2 year old level and was curious about his surrounding. Toddlers and pre-schoolers should be curious about their surrounding. Also, depending on the child, it can be very uncomfortable to sit in one spot.
What were they doing at the time? The one situation in which I can understand this would be if they were feeding her at the time--don't most high chairs and toddler boosters come with safety straps? I know we used them with our kids, though maybe not by age 3.
Otherwise, I agree, not acceptable. (And not even for feeding if the problem was that she wasn't hungry.)
I am a 3 year old preschool teacher and our center would never use this as a technique to encourage a child to stay in their seat. This is absolutely wrong and not age appropriate. From your description it sounds like the workers were trying to hide what they were doing when you entered the room, I would be looking for another daycare.
Definitely have your daughter contact the licensing authorities. And I personally would pull my child immediately and find another childcare provider.
And I don't even know how to begin to address the narrow minded people who took this opportunity to bash working parents who use childcare. Ridiculous.
Definitely have your daughter contact the licensing authorities. And I personally would pull my child immediately and find another childcare provider.
And I don't even know how to begin to address the narrow minded people who took this opportunity to bash working parents who use childcare. Ridiculous.
I picked up my granddaughter, who is almost 3, from daycare today. When I went into her classroom, she was pulled off to the side with the 2 teachers in a chair. I said "Is she in trouble?" They both looked at each other and one looks at me and says, "no, she just wasn't staying in her chair". One of the teachers quickly removed a cloth with velcro around her waist that was used to strap her to the chair. At first, I was caught off guard and thought wow that is strange to strap a child to a chair. Are they legally able to do that at at a daycare?
I understand the intentions and there was no harm but what would go through your mind? My daughter is furious and is going to talk to them tomorrow. She's even thinking about pulling her from that daycare. She said it makes her think, if they strap her to the seat, are they mean to her other times or what else do they do?
Why do parents immediately blame the daycare? I guess their special snowflake couldn't possibly have been acting like a little assclown and wouldn't sit down, right?
I know my grandson, and I can totally see him needing to be strapped to a chair, because he doesn't mind anyone.
I would be concerned. No confinement is necessary, or legal.
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