And her family. My heart goes out to them. Sad for the loss of the baby, but worse for the baby sitter. And to have to pay a million dollars, too? Bad idea.
Even worse for the babysitter?! Someone’s baby has died because she was irresponsible. That’s WHY you hire a babysitter, so things like that don’t happen while you’re away. I doubt this was some freak accident because if it was, it’s unlikely they would’ve agreed to pay anything especially over a MILLION DOLLARS. There’s some responsibility in that settlement, the fact that so much was agreed to be paid out is saying something. I feel bad for the sitter, I’m sure she feels awful and it will scar her for life but I feel even worse for the family that hired someone with the trust to look after their child and she didn’t.
Is there more on this story, like what type of pool was it, how did the child get into the pool, did the babysitter take them to the pool, etc., etc., etc?
As a parent, you don’t have eyes in the back of your head. You think your child is right there one minute, but they quietly slip away. If this was in inground pool for example, the parents should have had a fence around it to keep children out. If it was an above ground pool, it should have had a ladder that was raised out of reach.
More details on this story would be helpful. If it was a case fo the child slipping out of sight of the babysitter and getting into the pool because it was not fenced or whatever by the parents, then I wouldn’t fault the babysitter, and I would outraged at the parents for bringing suit. If proper precautions were in place, and the babysitter allowed the children to go into the pool area, then absolutely she should be at fault. But, a million dollars? What financial loss did the parents incur that they should be compensated for?
We need the Amish running the show.
OKay… so to seriously yes… the life of a child is priceless, so a million dollars is nothing compared to the life of an innocent. And poor baby sitter? no, this is life and if you cannot watch a child then you should not be sitting. People are awfully complacent these days while hiring sitters. They are in charge of keeping your babies alive. and when they fail to do their job everyone loses!
If I have learned nothing else from my job, I have learned that money doesn’t bring children back. It doesn’t bring closure, peace or anything. I don’t know the circumstances of this child’s death. My heart goes out to the parents. My heart goes out to the girl who’s life is forever changed because a child in her care died. A million dollars doesn’t bring their child back. You can’t value a life (though we often have to). The real question is what does the babysit learn from writing a check for $1M (assuming they have that kind of money)?
Would appreciate it if posters would post links that may be opened. Your long link is cut off and is unusable. Could you use bit.ly or similar service to post a link to the NH Reg story?
I read the article that Investigating Reporter posted from the New Haven Register but it still doesn’t give the circumstances of the drowning or the type of pool involved. Only that the sitter froze and didn’t jump into the pool to save the child. It also stated that the mother misrepresented her daughter’s skills to the parents. There are still some unanswered questions here.
Ok, the link gives a little more info but still not much. As a parent, you have a responsibility to find competant care for your children. We still don’t know how he ended up in the pool which is a very key detail. The fact that she froze up is not enough to say she was negligent. There are a lot of people whose lives will never be the same. I feel bad for the twin sister most though. Just tragic. And it sounds like its an insurance settlement in the other article? It doesn’t in the IJ.
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And her family. My heart goes out to them. Sad for the loss of the baby, but worse for the baby sitter. And to have to pay a million dollars, too? Bad idea.
Even worse for the babysitter?! Someone’s baby has died because she was irresponsible. That’s WHY you hire a babysitter, so things like that don’t happen while you’re away. I doubt this was some freak accident because if it was, it’s unlikely they would’ve agreed to pay anything especially over a MILLION DOLLARS. There’s some responsibility in that settlement, the fact that so much was agreed to be paid out is saying something. I feel bad for the sitter, I’m sure she feels awful and it will scar her for life but I feel even worse for the family that hired someone with the trust to look after their child and she didn’t.
Is there more on this story, like what type of pool was it, how did the child get into the pool, did the babysitter take them to the pool, etc., etc., etc?
As a parent, you don’t have eyes in the back of your head. You think your child is right there one minute, but they quietly slip away. If this was in inground pool for example, the parents should have had a fence around it to keep children out. If it was an above ground pool, it should have had a ladder that was raised out of reach.
More details on this story would be helpful. If it was a case fo the child slipping out of sight of the babysitter and getting into the pool because it was not fenced or whatever by the parents, then I wouldn’t fault the babysitter, and I would outraged at the parents for bringing suit. If proper precautions were in place, and the babysitter allowed the children to go into the pool area, then absolutely she should be at fault. But, a million dollars? What financial loss did the parents incur that they should be compensated for?
We need the Amish running the show.
Wish IJ would post more info than the headline portion…
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/05/13/news/metro/doc4becc4386c8e1754500296.txt
OKay… so to seriously yes… the life of a child is priceless, so a million dollars is nothing compared to the life of an innocent. And poor baby sitter? no, this is life and if you cannot watch a child then you should not be sitting. People are awfully complacent these days while hiring sitters. They are in charge of keeping your babies alive. and when they fail to do their job everyone loses!
If I have learned nothing else from my job, I have learned that money doesn’t bring children back. It doesn’t bring closure, peace or anything. I don’t know the circumstances of this child’s death. My heart goes out to the parents. My heart goes out to the girl who’s life is forever changed because a child in her care died. A million dollars doesn’t bring their child back. You can’t value a life (though we often have to). The real question is what does the babysit learn from writing a check for $1M (assuming they have that kind of money)?
Would appreciate it if posters would post links that may be opened. Your long link is cut off and is unusable. Could you use bit.ly or similar service to post a link to the NH Reg story?
Thx
I read the article that Investigating Reporter posted from the New Haven Register but it still doesn’t give the circumstances of the drowning or the type of pool involved. Only that the sitter froze and didn’t jump into the pool to save the child. It also stated that the mother misrepresented her daughter’s skills to the parents. There are still some unanswered questions here.
Ok, the link gives a little more info but still not much. As a parent, you have a responsibility to find competant care for your children. We still don’t know how he ended up in the pool which is a very key detail. The fact that she froze up is not enough to say she was negligent. There are a lot of people whose lives will never be the same. I feel bad for the twin sister most though. Just tragic. And it sounds like its an insurance settlement in the other article? It doesn’t in the IJ.
OK Reg Site here you go: http://bit.ly/MDCZa