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Like most parents in Korea I know, I was horrified by the news stories of kids killed by negligent caregivers over the past week (and, really, years). I like the idea of buses with better safeguards against drivers forgetting kids onboard (fatally) when they lock up on hot days.Permalink On twitter.com
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So I was happy to see this piece in the news: koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180723000600#cb I mean once I actually read the article. I'd heard a petition was going round requesting better precaution-tech on buses. I think that makes sense. The headline, though, is total BLACK MIRROR fodder...Permalink On twitter.com
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I mean: "Ministry to use sensors to track children" immediately makes me think of all the possible negative consequences, even though I get it, I really do. I am much more comfortable with the bus checking reinforcement gizmo...Permalink On twitter.com
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But really, none of it is a good substitute for better-trained, better-qualified caregivers, which technological failsafes unfortunately won't give us. Also: it's not just the bus drivers' faults. Caregivers that don't cal about a no-show toddler for 8 hours are negligent, too...Permalink On twitter.com
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... and so are their bosses, for not having trained them and reinforced the protocol where parents get called when their kids don't show up. Promptly. But yeah, it does inspire a round of "What could possibly go wrong with THIS solution?" in my head, anyway.Permalink On twitter.com
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Oh, and this is also pertinent: koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180723000592 Forced napping stories terrified us, since our son sometimes refuses to nap, and we've heard a few stories in recent years where kids at day cares were compelled with such force that it killed them.Permalink On twitter.com
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(Still don't know why but it seems like it's almost always older women doing this forced-napping thing. Was it a thing in the old days or something?)On twitter.com