Liability Clause in your contract

[bright sparks]

I have a waiver for emergency treatment only. It is in case their child should need to go in an ambulance or be taken to hospital and the dr's need to make a judgement call in the parents absence which is deemed by that professional to be necessary to the child's well being, then all responsibility on my part is waivered should things not go to plan. I do not want to be in a position where the doctor asks me for consent. I can not give it and will not give it, so I pass on the responsibility to a doctor if an emergency arises which is time sensitive and would prevent waiting for parents to show up.

[Tinyones1981]

Perhaps I should have been more specific, I am meaning for the everyday bumps, falls, stumbles that all kids have, that kind of thing. I have had parents that have been upset that a child fell and scraped their knee while out on our walk. I am not talking anything critical, I would never ask a parent to give up that right.

[kindertime]

IMO, that's not really a liability issue. Liability is something that would require you to make restitution, as in being sued. I think what you should do is have a clause in the contract, or a paragraph in your handbook, (whichever) that states, the obvious. Kids can be clumsy, reckless and accident prone. They explore their world with 'gusto', and have no understanding of consequences. Accidents happen. Then maybe a bit about how you will handle these situations. Some parents just can't help themselves, they have to question every little thing. I'm not saying they don't have a right to do that, but you also don't have to feel guilty about a scraped knee, either.

[Tinyones1981]

Thank you kindertime for your reply, that's exactly what I was trying to get to I guess, I just want something that says hey your kids will fall, they will get scrapes, bumps and who know what else. You are exactly right in that I don't want to feel guilty when a child literally trips over their own feet. Of course, we all feel bad but I don't want the parent thinking I was irresponsible at every turn. Kids are kids, they play without any hesitation of what could happen.