Pre school drop off in the rain wwyd

JCS2007 · September 2010

It is supposed to be raining heavily when I am due to drop ds off. I have to go in and sign him in, the front door is about 10 feet from the parking, and his room is the first room. My issue is that I carry my 1yr old ds in as well, and am hating the idea of dragging him out of the car in the pouring rain for what will be less than minute. I will take him in, but if I can park directly in front, am I terrible to be considering leaving him in the locked car while we run in? I would be able to see the car from inside.

BubblyToes · September 2010

I would not leave the baby in the car. Period.

JCS2007 · September 2010

Yeah, what I am totally wishing with this is that someone will say it is not a big deal and i am overreacting by thinking it is wrong.

littlemermaid · September 2010

I wouldn't leave the baby in the car. All it takes is another parent who deems this act unacceptable and they call CPS. This exact scenario happened to a mom in my children's school. The mom was parked in front of the school and she was just inside the doors which were about 15 feet away. So as inconvenient as it may be I would take the baby with you.

4Speedy · September 2010

Do you have to sign your own child in? My SIL had the same problem--she and her good friend sent their kids to the same preschool and both had younger siblings so they worked out a system. On rainy days, one mom would run both kids inside while the other mom stayed with the babies in two cars.

It may not help today but if you could propose this idea to another student's mom, it might help you out next time.

shopgirl78 · September 2010

Is there a way to get someone to ride with you and wait in the car? Or have DH stay behind for a few mins to wait to you get back?

Like you, I would so want to leave the younger children in the car but my guilt and conscience would get to me!

KrisBriMcBunny · September 2010

there are several parents with babies in M's preschool. What we do is that a parent without little ones would take the child so the mom can stay in the car with the baby. We make arrangements with the teacher ahead of time so they know that sometimes Mrs.X will be bringing in Mrs. Y's child in case of bad weather.

JCS2007 · September 2010

Yup, I am good. I was not planning to do it, just wanted to be sure I am not being more conservative than needed since it would be easier. I expected to hear no when I posted this, but every once in a while I see a post where I am surprised that parents do certain things that I would not be confortable with so I wanted to see. Thanks!!

JCS2007 · September 2010

And I just saw the other suggestions- thanks! I actually did have another parent hang with both boys last week when I had to run back in to grab something. If I plan ahead, I think that coordinating would work. Thanks again!

Zenya · September 2010

People really wouldn't leave the child there for ONE minute/a couple of feet?! That is crazy to me. I regularly leave my kids in the car while I run in the house to get something. That sounds like the same distance/time.

AnnapolisLari · September 2010

Zenya:

People really wouldn't leave the child there for ONE minute/a couple of feet?! That is crazy to me. I regularly leave my kids in the car while I run in the house to get something. That sounds like the same distance/time.

I do it, too.

DS preschool door is on the back of the building, and there's only one way in/out of the lot. I have pulled up to the back door, left DD in the car, run DS in and gone back out. Many of the moms do the same thing, and no one calls CPS on each other.

JCS2007 · September 2010

AnnapolisLari:
Zenya:

People really wouldn't leave the child there for ONE minute/a couple of feet?! That is crazy to me. I regularly leave my kids in the car while I run in the house to get something. That sounds like the same distance/time.

I do it, too.

DS preschool door is on the back of the building, and there's only one way in/out of the lot. I have pulled up to the back door, left DD in the car, run DS in and gone back out. Many of the moms do the same thing, and no one calls CPS on each other.

This is what I was picturing, his room is right inside the door. I am just a nervous nelly about the 'what ifs'.

CleoKitty · September 2010

AnnapolisLari:
Zenya:

People really wouldn't leave the child there for ONE minute/a couple of feet?! That is crazy to me. I regularly leave my kids in the car while I run in the house to get something. That sounds like the same distance/time.

I do it, too.

DS preschool door is on the back of the building, and there's only one way in/out of the lot. I have pulled up to the back door, left DD in the car, run DS in and gone back out. Many of the moms do the same thing, and no one calls CPS on each other.

Yeah, pretty much the same experience/thoughts here too. I'm not going to leave a kid in the car alone while I go get my nails done, but I'll park directly in front and run ds up to the door. I'm literally gone from the vehicle for less than 30 seconds. Most of the time I'd ask another parent doing drop-off to keep an eye on the vehicle for a few seconds, but there have been times when that wasn't possible. How is that any worse than leaving your kid in the car while you pump gas?

JCS2007 · September 2010

And it ended up not being an issue, as I was getting Jack out, another parent I know was walking up and took him in for me. Hopefully his teacher is not annoyed I did not sign him in myself, but oh well.

almostjennifer · September 2010

Unless you are in a super shady neighborhood, I'd probably leave the baby in the car.

newwifey · September 2010

All of the preschools and daycare in the area have policies specifically against this. The one my dd went to would use cones to block the front so that no one could just park and run in. They will happily introduce you to other parents in the same situation so that you can hlp eachother out as much as possible.

Ciarrai · September 2010

I agree with everyone else. What I do sometimes if we're running late or the weather is bad is I wait for a friend (another mom). Either I send my girls in with her (which works fine) or if I catch her when she's coming out after dropping her kids, I ask her to sit in my car to watch DS while I bring the girls in. We all help each other out. I've been known to stand between two cars (with doors open) to watch DS in my car and a friend's DD in her car. Can a friend just keep an eye on your car/LO while you bring your older child in?

Andrewsgal · September 2010

Call CPS on me, I left DS in the car yesterday (he was sleeping) to drop DD off at school. I littlerally run her in the hall and run back out.

melmax · September 2010

AnnapolisLari:
Zenya:

People really wouldn't leave the child there for ONE minute/a couple of feet?! That is crazy to me. I regularly leave my kids in the car while I run in the house to get something. That sounds like the same distance/time.

I do it, too.

DS preschool door is on the back of the building, and there's only one way in/out of the lot. I have pulled up to the back door, left DD in the car, run DS in and gone back out. Many of the moms do the same thing, and no one calls CPS on each other.

This, exactly. Only in very bad inclement weather of rain or snow, otherwise I bring her in with me.

jlw2505 · September 2010

I would never leave my child in the car - it only takes a sec for someone to break your car window and take off with the car or your child. Not to be harsh but I have seen someone break into someone's car and it was really fast when they are ready and waiting and my diaper bag was stolen off my front seat when I was just running in to get my kids. The window was broken and the bag taken in less than a min. Give your DS an umbrella and use one for your self and your DS and wear rain coats. Its a pain but worth it.

AnnapolisLari · September 2010

Well, then, jlw. You are clearly the superior parent. Good for you.

CleoKitty · September 2010

PMQ:
Zenya:

People really wouldn't leave the child there for ONE minute/a couple of feet?! That is crazy to me. I regularly leave my kids in the car while I run in the house to get something. That sounds like the same distance/time.

Part of the process at Joey's preschool was to bring them in, remove their coat/boots and put them away and take them to the washroom and wash their hands. The way the building was structured even though I was parked right outside the door I could not see my van at all during this time. So, 3-7 minutes alone in the van when I could not see it was too much risk for me.

I have left my kids in my van in my driveway to run into the house for something...that's different IMO than in a public parking lot.

Yeah, in that situation I wouldn't think of leaving a child in the car either. Ds's school is quite different though: parents are required to walk the children up to the classroom door and drop them off. Parents aren't even allowed in the classroom (with very few exceptions.) From the parking spot to the classroom's door is 25-30 feet at most.

Andrewsgal · September 2010

jlw2505:
I would never leave my child in the car - it only takes a sec for someone to break your car window and take off with the car or your child. Not to be harsh but I have seen someone break into someone's car and it was really fast when they are ready and waiting and my diaper bag was stolen off my front seat when I was just running in to get my kids. The window was broken and the bag taken in less than a min. Give your DS an umbrella and use one for your self and your DS and wear rain coats. Its a pain but worth it.

Yep you win parent of the year, I do believe I would notice some stranger wandering the parking lot at the church we go to, not to mention all the parents that are also bringing their kids in, not thinking someone is going to break my window in plain sight with 20 other people around to steal my ford explorer with my toddler in it, but stranger things have happened.

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