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There's a kids event or small project that usually runs for a few hours every other Saturday, and I often set it up and help the kids make their cute little crafts. As much as I say that I ignore kids who look like they are about to do something stupid on the floor because more often then not the parent has a big stink over me saying anything, I really don't want the kids to get hurt or worse even. Which is why during these events I tell parents to stay in the bloody room with the kid -- at least that, since most of these little projects take no more then ten minutes tops. After that the kids leave with their items, as they don't stay the entire time that the event is going on.
Not too long ago I was doing one of these projects with a few kids, some of whom were with a couple of middle-aged women. Now our company policy on these events is that even if the parents leave the room while the kid is doing their projects, they HAVE to remain in the store for the sole purpose that if anything should happen to the kids, which hasn't happened when I've done these projects, the parents will at least be in the store on hand. The middle-aged women, who had just gotten there with the kids, said to the kids that they'd be back, they were going grocery shopping.
That's a big no-no to do, and I told the two women that the kids need to go with them as not only was I not responsible for the kids if they left, the store wasn't responsible for them. There was no way anyone could keep an eye on the kids since I was, as I often do with these projects, in and out of the room when other kids came to do the project.
Thankfully the women didn't argue with me since the kids were about done anyways, and I haven't seen them since then. Really, if you are more interested in going grocery shopping then don't get all fussy when someone tells you to wait for a few minutes while your child finishes up a project that they are enjoying. It's five minutes.
Not too long ago I was doing one of these projects with a few kids, some of whom were with a couple of middle-aged women. Now our company policy on these events is that even if the parents leave the room while the kid is doing their projects, they HAVE to remain in the store for the sole purpose that if anything should happen to the kids, which hasn't happened when I've done these projects, the parents will at least be in the store on hand. The middle-aged women, who had just gotten there with the kids, said to the kids that they'd be back, they were going grocery shopping.
That's a big no-no to do, and I told the two women that the kids need to go with them as not only was I not responsible for the kids if they left, the store wasn't responsible for them. There was no way anyone could keep an eye on the kids since I was, as I often do with these projects, in and out of the room when other kids came to do the project.
Thankfully the women didn't argue with me since the kids were about done anyways, and I haven't seen them since then. Really, if you are more interested in going grocery shopping then don't get all fussy when someone tells you to wait for a few minutes while your child finishes up a project that they are enjoying. It's five minutes.