Caring for a risky child

[treeholm]

I would not be able to promise the parents the proper supervision to make sure the child does not seizure during her sleep. When the children are napping, I have a baby monitor on, but if a child seizures and stops breathing, I would imagine there might not be any noise to alert me. I use the children's nap time to have my lunch, clean up their lunch etc., and I would not promise to be in the same room as the napping children for the entire naptime. If I were a parent and this happened to my child, I would not be comfortable leaving my child with anyone until the seizures had been brought under control with medication.

[Spixie33]

I would not be able to promise the parents the proper supervision to make sure the child does not seizure during her sleep. When the children are napping, I have a baby monitor on, but if a child seizures and stops breathing, I would imagine there might not be any noise to alert me. I use the children's nap time to have my lunch, clean up their lunch etc., and I would not promise to be in the same room as the napping children for the entire naptime. If I were a parent and this happened to my child, I would not be comfortable leaving my child with anyone until the seizures had been brought under control with medication.

It sounds like these seizures come when DCG gets a fever. It is not like epilepsy or other seizures that you can medicate. They said to just give Tylenol or Advil at the irst sign of fever but that is not a guarantee that there won't be a seizure. The mom said that I should call 911 at the first sign of seizure but I am just getting scared to be responsible for this risky child when there are other children that require my attention and I can't always have my eyes on this child every second.

I.e What if I am toilet training one of my toddlers where I can sometimes be in the washroom with a little one off and on for 10 minutes at a time

I am thinking whether to bring it up to the parents and ask whether they might feel more comfortable having someone come to their home 1 on 1. It would be more expensive for them but I would imagine that it would be the safest thing to have someone watch this child 1 on 1.

She is still going through teething and even then she will get a fever, colds, etc. Every fever is dangerous for seizure risk.

And the hospital said this is likely to last until she is 5 or 6 and then she would outgrow it.

[Judy Trickett]

It sounds like these seizures come when DCG gets a fever. It is not like epilepsy or other seizures that you can medicate. They said to just give Tylenol or Advil at the irst sign of fever but that is not a guarantee that there won't be a seizure..

Okay, and let's say the kid spikes a fever and you don't notice. As a result you do NOT administer meds and the kid DOES have a seizure and dies. Now YOU are liable because you neglected to watch for fever and give her meds. You WERE made aware of a pre-existing medical condition and then, while in your care, YOU failed to probably offer preventative treatment. It's all on you at that point.

NO WAY....I would terminate.

Is it really worth it? Think of it this way......think of YOUR kids. How would they go growing up without a mommy because she was in jail for neglect because a kid died in her care? Or, even if you were not found to be at fault but a child passed away you would ALWAYS be under scrutiny. You would certainly have to close your daycare.

I would never keep a kid in care like that.