To think hot drinks should be baned from toddler groups?

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I am sick to death of parents just leaving them in toddlers reach! It really scares me!

Sally78, as a new mum isolated with no friends in the area where I was living toddler group was my only social life apart from the internet.

After walking 3 miles into town and then up a very steep hill to the church I NEEDED that cup of tea when I got there.

Coffee mornings are how I got a bloody life after I had ds. I moved to the other end of the country 5 weeks before he was born, knew no-one, had a pretty dreadful birth, was ill and exhausted and scared. Oh, and DH worked away every week. A neighbour used to come and collect me to make sure I got out of the house. So, yes, it was all about me. Selfish.

I don't really think that my DS got a lot out of the M&T group that we went to.

I met a lot of people after moving to a new area. So it was about me.

I am with Psychomum, crack open the ice cold champagne.

You're doing well to get a drink hot enough to scald anybody - it's always luke warm by the time I get to it.

Get a grip woman - it's a toddler group not fluffy, happy babyland - you ae still responsible for YOUR OWN CHILD! So don't let your child grab your drink and watch that they don't grab anyone elses!

oh yes, the icier the better IMVHO

coffee, pah!!!

Way too precious and vvv unreasonable (although as I don't have a baby or toddler any more, I am mercifully excempt from this debate)

LOVE the champagne on ice idea though - would actually borrow a toddler in this case

Has anyone seen the blog the OP linked to?

Might the injured child not be hers?

What happened to the milk of human kindness, you lot? Did you leave it out of the fridge?

exempt [sigh] . Lack of champers, obviously

oxo, I would go borrow a toddler if they changed the rules to icy wine/champagne too

Blueaeroplane - nobody here is throwing hot drinks over small children willy nilly! I just don't see why a perceived risk - which can be minimsed in many other ways - including by vigilant parenting - should change the right of a parent at a toddler group to have a warm drink! The op has got over-reaction written all over it.

It's sad but true accidents do happen always have done always will do. Its up to us parents to take responsibily for are little ones and our coffee cups.

Mother and toddler/baby groups are for the benefit of mums and toddlers/baby. At the groups I go to all the parents sre looking out for the kids and others.

The real reason hot drinks were banned in my area was because sure start didn't want to pay the extra money on there insurance policies and they were worried about being being sued if a accident did happen, are we turning into America??

Have also just discovered in playgroups etc toliet roll tubes are egg boxes are not allowing to be used for craft, why?? when I was small (some time ago!!) this was of no concern to childcare workers.

Excuse my typos have a rough night/day with new baby!!

Sounds like you need a cup of coffee ...

Blimey - 2 hours with loads of screaming kids and no coffee. Who'd go?

I am doing just that with the box of Thorton's hubby bought me whilst waiting for my hair removal cream to work on my legs that resemble those of a yettie LOL

oh pleeeeaseeee...

NL, you're right, nobody's throwing hot drinks over toddlers on this thread.

But people are being unkind to someone who may currently be very upset over something that happened to her child - and the pics are very upsetting, poor little thing - it really doesn't hurt to be kind to her rather than telling her to get a grip, does it?

I know this is AIBU (aka "kick back and post with as much venom as you can muster, because anything goes") but I'm still a bit surprised at the reaction on this thread.

The only time I have seen a child pour hot coffee over itself was in a private house. Said child was immediately plonked in sink and held down under the cold water tap. Screamed the house down but no permanent damage done. Scary but saved by quick reactions of other parents present.

It is a risk, but no different at toddler group from private homes, and you can't really permanently ban hot drinks until all the children of a community are grown up.

Am really sorry if it happened to you, OP.

Where are these toddler groups with friendly mums and socialising??? No-one bloody talks to me at our local one!

Sorry about your DD's burns, OP, but it just is not possible to protect children from all the dangers they face in life.

My local toddler group is for parents and their children. It's not just for the children to have fun, it's for parents to meet each other and get to know other people in the area. If there were no hot drinks I imagine far fewer people would come and many parents would be very socially isolated.

Cars are far more dangerous but we still drive them, and cross the road.

Those injuries do look very nasty for just a cup of tea (rather than a boiling kettle).

Wonder if the cold water was left running for long enough; it looks so much worse than my own experiences.

Surely it is served cold and rancid lukewarm anyway?

truly awful what happened to the little girl I agree. and I am sorry.
however imo there are a lot more risks in private house (say when children go for playdates). they might spend time upstairs or behind closed doors and play with a rope, find a pair of scissors everybody forgot about etc.
I hate nanny state. when the forbid pencil csharpners I wanted to scream!!!

The Op wasn't exactly charming either.
I quote. ''why am I bothering, shocked by your ignorance

See rubyandamberinhawea.blogspot.com then come back to a sensible state of mind.''

YABU, ban everything and get out the cotton wool eh?