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    Driveway Safety

    Hey guys... As some of my dcp don't keep up with the News, I've warned them about driving in and out of my driveway when other parents are there trying to get reluctant kids into their car in light of the recent tragedy of the 5 yr old backed-over by their mother. She was trying to make room for child to play on driveway.

    I find driveways can be so hectic with the parent chasing one child and the other is playing with the automatic doors, horn etc. It only takes a split second for something to go really wrong and toddlers are so short they're hard to spot when backing up. I've got my own new teenage drivers added to the chaos sometimes, so I'm a wreck! I feel soooo terrible for that mom and her family I've heard of these tragedies happening a few times before. it's best to put your kid in the car while trying to move it.
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    I haven't heard of this incident but wow, so sad!! is the child okay?

    In my contract, I specify that only one vehicle (plus mine) can be in the front and if it's full, they must park in our backlane spots (we live on a provincial road so no parking on the street is allowed). I put this in place just so that a parent wasn't holding up another in case they had somewhere to be...never even thought of the safety aspect if it but it's a valid concern!!

    Thankfully, from what I've seen, parents with multiple children put them in the vehicle at same time and than buckle them in. This is how I do it as well on field trips. It just seems silly to me to have children out of the vehicle when your inside it buckling up others. When I unload, I unbuckle them all first and than get them out. If I do have children out of the vehicle waiting, they MUST place one hand on the car and they can not let go! There's always the potential for an accident but hopefully this decreases that chance a little bit!

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    No He was killed .

    This is what I see a caregiver 5 doors down do ALL THE TIME!!!! Tell the kids to stay by the garage while she moves her car down the street. Imagine if one didn't listen and ran behind? Or she throws the kids in the car (no car seats) and backs out. Imagine someone came zooming down the street and hit the back of her car? They'd all b gone. She'd b sued and done! I think about these what ifs every time I c that. It makes my heart sink. why would u even risk that? When u can just hop out in the am before they come and move the car!

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    Even the best of kids don't always listen to safety stuff cuz they don't realize the consequence; they see the world differently. Beyond sad.

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    so sad!

    Side note...why does the provider need to move her car?

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    Is a skinny two car lane way. Her car is up near the garage therefor no rm for ride on cars or,to bring out the water table. She moves the car and then they can play on driveway

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    This very frightening.

    I live up lane in old Fisherman cottage so we have lot of parking space but when my sons learning to drive was frightened they hit my car because new driver with little experience.

    I not allow children to go to parent when parent come if we outside. Adult must come into play area for child and then they responsible for safe escort to own car. I would not allow children to play where parent pull in.

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    Oh I've got all my dcks in a fenced area that the parents pick up from. Near closing time when they retrieve their child and have siblings along all heck breaks loose sometimes with parent chasing child around my driveway to get dcc into car and other cars showing up at same time to get their children. I just watch from afar with remaining children shaking my head and hoping for the best.

    NEED ADVICE PLEASE: I don't want to start another thread - my teenage son who generally is fairly responsible skidded into our driveway during quiet time while I was posting this thread. Left quite a squeal mark and I heard it from in the house. I was LIVID with him and I told him he can't have the car for a week. He needs it to go to his job but I said he can pay for taxi. He says I'm totally over reacting. What do you think? It's first time he's done this and helps me around the house daily but to me driving is a privilege. He said sorry which I accepted but still no keys. He thinks not cool. I think stupid teenage impulses. I'm disappointed in him.
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    We just have one car so when our sons living at home, we had some conditions of use for them.

    1. They paid for additional cost of insurance. They getting to drive our asset of many thousand dollars so they contributed to cost of them having privilege.

    2. Our car service schedule was small service, medium service, small service, big service. Our sons pay for small service to contribute to wear and tear cost.

    3. My husband and I have priority of car use. I not intending to book my own car when I needed it.

    4. Privileges are earned based on trust. If we saw sons speeding, driving without sensible, then privilege GONE. Buy own car, and trash that but not ours. No second chance. Very lucky to be able to use vehicle they not worked to buy so be respectful of that.

    5. I always say to my sons, "Sorry not shown in words but in actions. Show me you really sorry but not repeating."

    I would not be concerned your son not think you cool. I would tell him that I not think he's cool disrespecting my drive and my car. I not here to be cool, I here to protect my investment since it clear he not going to.

    Boys - so much easier when could ground. Not so easy when they men with children's brains. I found teenager years and early 20's very hard. Moment of incredible proudness of men they becoming but moment of shaking head that someone so big can not have proportional brain.

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    Maybe I am just mean and no fun but my 26month old is not allowed to sit in the front of the car, play with the doors, play with the buttons on the door, open the window or anything related to the car. When I have more than one child in the car they all get unbuckled and they all go out the same door (when I open it). The other day my husband went to teach our daughter to open the door from the outside. I quickly made it clear it was not acceptable. It didn't see why...so I pointed out he was responsible for the costs of her opening the door in a parking lot and smacking the car next to us because she has no concept of space. He quickly decided it is best to not let her open the door lol. I don't care to let a 2yr old know they can open the door (from inside or out) when they want to...for then I cannot control what they step into on the outside or prevent them from going in the car when it's hot and over heating when she can't get back out. ok...maybe I am overly paranoid but cars are just not meant to be played with in my opinion!!!!!

    It drives me bonkers when my 2.5 yr old DCG gets picked up and every. single. day. they let her in the front seat (of the car they leave running) to push buttons, steer, leap over the front seat, run around back before they try and convince her to get in her seat. Cars are NOT a toy, they should not be treated like one and should not be viewed as one. It is just too much of a risk.

    I still remember in grade 5 a classmate got dropped off on the street in front of the school and his dad ran into him. It was only a bump and he was fine but this was a 10yr old that just jumped in front of the car and the dad mistakenly thought the son would wait until he drove off. If a 10yr old can mindlessly do such a thing then we can NEVER expect a 2-5 year old not to. They are fast, unpredictable and just plain random.

    Not sure what to suggest, aside from making some clear 'rules' as to what you expect from the parents while using your driveway.

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