Keep the little ones close
A horrible and tragic accident from this weekend. Remember to keep those little ones close when setting up camp: Clicky
Forum Discussion
I don't judge.
It doesn't necessarily have to be negligence "turning their kids loose" as much as the more common "I thought YOU had the baby!" problem that arises when you are away from your norm, setting up, perhaps around friends and extended family. Someone thinks Grandma has the child and grandma thinks junior is with Uncle Joe, for example.
We have camped for years with a large group of friends all of us with children and one thing we drilled into EVERYONE was the need to confirm - to the point of ridiculousness - who had the children and where. No one can "assume" that the child is safely with someone else. We need to KNOW that grandma, aunt Judy, or someone else has the kids. We think that when "everyone" is around to mind the child they are safer when, in reality, "everyone" can mean "no one" if no single person realizes they are responsible at that moment. When child minding duties are transferred back - even across a campsite - there needs to be eye contact and verbal confirmation among adults "Dan you have the baby? I'm going to shower," etc.
My heart and prayers go out to this family. No judgment. Just prayer for comfort and mercy in their loss.
It doesn't necessarily have to be negligence "turning their kids loose" as much as the more common "I thought YOU had the baby!" problem that arises when you are away from your norm, setting up, perhaps around friends and extended family. Someone thinks Grandma has the child and grandma thinks junior is with Uncle Joe, for example.
We have camped for years with a large group of friends all of us with children and one thing we drilled into EVERYONE was the need to confirm - to the point of ridiculousness - who had the children and where. No one can "assume" that the child is safely with someone else. We need to KNOW that grandma, aunt Judy, or someone else has the kids. We think that when "everyone" is around to mind the child they are safer when, in reality, "everyone" can mean "no one" if no single person realizes they are responsible at that moment. When child minding duties are transferred back - even across a campsite - there needs to be eye contact and verbal confirmation among adults "Dan you have the baby? I'm going to shower," etc.
My heart and prayers go out to this family. No judgment. Just prayer for comfort and mercy in their loss.
