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06.04.08, 13:02 PM General Topics
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DD broke her arm at daycare last week. She was holding a rope they use to bring the kids to and from the playground and another kid pulled the rope, breaking her arm. Teacher waited 4.5 hrs. to call me, even though she cried a lot and arm hanging limp. I was all set to find new situation--would be difficult, but I couldn't see leaving her there another day. But I spoke to director, and she said all the right things and implemented major changes to safety protocol. It kinda took the wind out of my sales and now I'm not sure whether to pull her anyway. WWYD? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.04.08, 01:02 PM Flag
 

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that's horrible. I don't think I could keep her there after that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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the teacher waited almost 5 hours to call you and you don't think you should pull out DD? what if this was somethign even more serious than a broken arm???? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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Director had a meeting with all staff and told them all that parent must be called immediately. She apologized and sais teacher was wrong to wait. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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what i would say is "i don't care what safety protocols you put in place after this incident! the problem is, no one called me when my child's arm was broken after almost 5 hours!!!!!" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:08 PM Flag
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^^sails [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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I would talk to my ped. who would have a lot more experience with broken arms. Maybe your ped will tell you lots of parents wait a long time, don't realize the arm is broken. OTOH, maybe your ped will tell you that only a moron wouldn't have realized that immediate medical care was required. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:06 PM Flag
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her daughter was crying and her arm was limp. she shoudl have called the parent [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:10 PM Flag
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ita. A friend of mine is a K teacher and had a student break her arm on the playground, and she kept her in the class all afternoon because the child didn't complain that it hurt! She needed surgery too- it was awful, and my teacher friend was a wreck about it. But she really didn't know that it was serious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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my mom waited 2 days before taking me when i broke my arm as a kid. i wasn't freaking out, i could move it in all directions, and she didn't think it was anything more than hurt. after two days of soaking in epsom salts, she took me and they put a cast on it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:16 PM Flag
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^i was around 9 when it happened -- i remember the whole thing, and i totally don't blame her. i didn't think it was broken either. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:17 PM Flag
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my mother waited 5 days after my sister broke BOTH arms and only took my sister to the hospital because school was starting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:35 PM Flag
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I can't imagine that the teacher knew it was broken or how bad it was hurting your child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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how does your daughter feel? does she want to go back and holds no grudge, or is she fearful? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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np: this would be the determining factor for me too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:23 PM Flag
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I think I might ppull her. Poor kid!! How old? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:14 PM Flag
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my dd broke her leg last summer slipping on some paper. we didn't take her to the hospital until the next day, mid-day. it is not always an easy call. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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my mother is a piano teacher and had a student in her class who had two broken arms for about 5 days until my mother noticed. i broke my foot, and my mother (the same woman, obviously) waited about 5 hours to bring me to the hospital. it is fine. did your daughter cry the full 5 hours? i doubt it. i can understand you would feel this way, but i don;t think the teacher was necessarily in the wrong and that you have to pull your kid because of it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:41 PM Flag
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In the teacher's defense, it seems so unlikely that being pulled while holding a rope could break an arm. My friend waited days before realizing her dd's arm was broken from a fall off a bike. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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did they put ice on it? offer ice? did they care for her-- in other words does your daughter feel safe and cared for there? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 03:47 PM Flag
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